- * @since 1.5
- * @uses $authordata The current author's DB object.
- * @return string The author's description.
- */
-function get_the_author_description() {
- global $authordata;
- return $authordata->description;
-}
-
-/**
- * Display the description of the author of the current post.
- *
- * @link http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/the_author_description
- * @since 1.0.0
- * @see get_the_author_description()
- */
-function the_author_description() {
- echo get_the_author_description();
-}
-
-/**
- * Retrieve the login name of the author of the current post.
- *
- * @since 1.5
- * @uses $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;
-}
-
-/**
- * Display the login name of the author of the current post.
- *
- * @link http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/the_author_login
- * @since 0.71
- * @see get_the_author_login()
- */
-function the_author_login() {
- echo get_the_author_login();
-}
-
-/**
- * Retrieve the first name of the author of the current post.
- *
- * @since 1.5
- * @uses $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;
-}
-
-/**
- * Display the first name of the author of the current post.
- *
- * @link http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/the_author_firstname
- * @since 0.71
- * @uses get_the_author_firstname()
- */
-function the_author_firstname() {
- echo get_the_author_firstname();
-}
-
-/**
- * Retrieve the last name of the author of the current post.
- *
- * @since 1.5
- * @uses $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;
-}
-
-/**
- * Display the last name of the author of the current post.
- *
- * @link http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/the_author_lastname
- * @since 0.71
- * @uses get_the_author_lastname()
- */
-function the_author_lastname() {
- echo get_the_author_lastname();
-}
-
-/**
- * Retrieve the nickname of the author of the current post.
- *
- * @since 1.5
- * @uses $authordata The current author's DB object.
- * @return string The author's nickname.
- */
-function get_the_author_nickname() {
- global $authordata;
- return $authordata->nickname;
-}
-
-/**
- * Display the nickname of the author of the current post.
- *
- * @link http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/the_author_nickname
- * @since 0.71
- * @uses get_the_author_nickname()
- */
-function the_author_nickname() {
- echo get_the_author_nickname();
-}
-
-/**
- * Retrieve the ID of the author of the current post.
- *
- * @since 1.5
- * @uses $authordata The current author's DB object.
- * @return int The author's ID.
- */
-function get_the_author_ID() {
- global $authordata;
- return (int) $authordata->ID;
-}
-
-/**
- * Display the ID of the author of the current post.
- *
- * @link http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/the_author_ID
- * @since 0.71
- * @uses get_the_author_ID()