- * Get the ICQ number of the author of the current post in the Loop.
- * @global object $authordata The current author's DB object.
- * @return string The author's ICQ number.
- */
-function get_the_author_icq() {
- global $authordata;
- return $authordata->icq;
-}
-
-/**
- * Echo the ICQ number of the author of the current post in the Loop.
- * @see get_the_author_icq()
- * @return null
- */
-function the_author_icq() {
- echo get_the_author_icq();
-}
-
-/**
- * Get the AIM name of the author of the current post in the Loop.
- * @global object $authordata The current author's DB object.
- * @return string The author's AIM name.
- */
-function get_the_author_aim() {
- global $authordata;
- return str_replace(' ', '+', $authordata->aim);
-}
-
-/**
- * Echo the AIM name of the author of the current post in the Loop.
- * @see get_the_author_aim()
- * @return null
- */
-function the_author_aim() {
- echo get_the_author_aim();
-}
-
-/**
- * Get the Yahoo! IM name of the author of the current post in the Loop.
- * @global object $authordata The current author's DB object.
- * @return string The author's Yahoo! IM name.
- */
-function get_the_author_yim() {
- global $authordata;
- return $authordata->yim;
-}
-
-/**
- * Echo the Yahoo! IM name of the author of the current post in the Loop.
- * @see get_the_author_yim()
- * @return null
- */
-function the_author_yim() {
- echo get_the_author_yim();
-}
-
-/**
- * Get the MSN address of the author of the current post in the Loop.
- * @global object $authordata The current author's DB object.
- * @return string The author's MSN address.
- */
-function get_the_author_msn() {
- global $authordata;
- return $authordata->msn;
-}
-
-/**
- * Echo the MSN address of the author of the current post in the Loop.
- * @see get_the_author_msn()
- * @return null
- */
-function the_author_msn() {
- echo get_the_author_msn();
-}
-
-/**
- * Get the number of posts by the author of the current post in the Loop.
- * @global object $post The current post in the Loop's DB object.
- * @see get_usernumposts()