- * Get the description of the author of the current post in the Loop.
- * @global object $authordata The current author's DB object.
- * @return string The author's description.
- */
-function get_the_author_description() {
- global $authordata;
- return $authordata->description;
-}
-
-/**
- * Echo the description of the author of the current post in the Loop.
- * @see get_the_author_description()
- * @return null
- */
-function the_author_description() {
- echo get_the_author_description();
-}
-
-/**
- * Get the login 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 login name (username).
- */
-function get_the_author_login() {
- global $authordata;
- return $authordata->user_login;
-}
-
-/**
- * Echo the login name of the author of the current post in the Loop.
- * @see get_the_author_login()
- * @return null
- */
-function the_author_login() {
- echo get_the_author_login();
-}
-
-/**
- * Get the first 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 first name.
- */
-function get_the_author_firstname() {
- global $authordata;
- return $authordata->first_name;
-}
-
-/**
- * Echo the first name of the author of the current post in the Loop.
- * @see get_the_author_firstname()
- * @return null
- */
-function the_author_firstname() {
- echo get_the_author_firstname();
-}
-
-/**
- * Get the last 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 last name.
- */
-function get_the_author_lastname() {
- global $authordata;
- return $authordata->last_name;
-}
-
-/**
- * Echo the last name of the author of the current post in the Loop.
- * @see get_the_author_lastname()
- * @return null
- */
-function the_author_lastname() {
- echo get_the_author_lastname();
-}
-
-/**
- * Get the nickname of the author of the current post in the Loop.
- * @global object $authordata The current author's DB object.
- * @return string The author's nickname.
- */
-function get_the_author_nickname() {
- global $authordata;
- return $authordata->nickname;
-}
-
-/**
- * Echo the nickname of the author of the current post in the Loop.
- * @see get_the_author_nickname()
- * @return null
- */
-function the_author_nickname() {
- echo get_the_author_nickname();
-}
-
-/**
- * Get the ID of the author of the current post in the Loop.
- * @global object $authordata The current author's DB object.
- * @return int The author's ID.
- */
-function get_the_author_ID() {
- global $authordata;
- return (int) $authordata->ID;
-}
-
-/**
- * Echo the ID of the author of the current post in the Loop.
- * @see get_the_author_ID()
- * @return null
- */
-function the_author_ID() {
- echo get_the_author_id();
-}
-
-/**
- * Get the email of the author of the current post in the Loop.
- * @global object $authordata The current author's DB object.
- * @return string The author's username.
- */
-function get_the_author_email() {
- global $authordata;
- return $authordata->user_email;
-}
-
-/**
- * Echo the email of the author of the current post in the Loop.
- * @see get_the_author_email()
- * @return null
- */
-function the_author_email() {
- echo apply_filters('the_author_email', get_the_author_email() );
-}
-
-/**
- * Get the URL to the home page of the author of the current post in the Loop.
- * @global object $authordata The current author's DB object.
- * @return string The URL to the author's page.