+ return apply_filters( 'the_author_posts_link', $link );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Displays an HTML link to the author page of the current post's author.
+ *
+ * @since 1.2.0
+ * @since 4.4.0 Converted into a wrapper for get_the_author_posts_link()
+ *
+ * @param string $deprecated Unused.
+ */
+function the_author_posts_link( $deprecated = '' ) {
+ if ( ! empty( $deprecated ) ) {
+ _deprecated_argument( __FUNCTION__, '2.1' );
+ }
+ echo get_the_author_posts_link();