3 * Author Template functions for use in themes.
5 * These functions must be used within the WordPress Loop.
7 * @link http://codex.wordpress.org/Author_Templates
10 * @subpackage Template
14 * Retrieve the author of the current post.
17 * @uses $authordata The current author's DB object.
18 * @uses apply_filters() Calls 'the_author' hook on the author display name.
20 * @param string $deprecated Deprecated.
21 * @return string The author's display name.
23 function get_the_author($deprecated = '') {
26 if ( !empty( $deprecated ) )
27 _deprecated_argument( __FUNCTION__, '2.1' );
29 return apply_filters('the_author', is_object($authordata) ? $authordata->display_name : null);
33 * Display the name of the author of the current post.
35 * The behavior of this function is based off of old functionality predating
36 * get_the_author(). This function is not deprecated, but is designed to echo
37 * the value from get_the_author() and as an result of any old theme that might
38 * still use the old behavior will also pass the value from get_the_author().
40 * The normal, expected behavior of this function is to echo the author and not
41 * return it. However, backwards compatiability has to be maintained.
44 * @see get_the_author()
45 * @link http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/the_author
47 * @param string $deprecated Deprecated.
48 * @param string $deprecated_echo Deprecated. Use get_the_author(). Echo the string or return it.
49 * @return string The author's display name, from get_the_author().
51 function the_author( $deprecated = '', $deprecated_echo = true ) {
52 if ( !empty( $deprecated ) )
53 _deprecated_argument( __FUNCTION__, '2.1' );
54 if ( $deprecated_echo !== true )
55 _deprecated_argument( __FUNCTION__, '1.5', __('Use <code>get_the_author()</code> instead if you do not want the value echoed.') );
56 if ( $deprecated_echo )
57 echo get_the_author();
58 return get_the_author();
62 * Retrieve the author who last edited the current post.
65 * @uses $post The current post's DB object.
66 * @uses get_post_meta() Retrieves the ID of the author who last edited the current post.
67 * @uses get_userdata() Retrieves the author's DB object.
68 * @uses apply_filters() Calls 'the_modified_author' hook on the author display name.
69 * @return string The author's display name.
71 function get_the_modified_author() {
73 if ( $last_id = get_post_meta($post->ID, '_edit_last', true) ) {
74 $last_user = get_userdata($last_id);
75 return apply_filters('the_modified_author', $last_user->display_name);
80 * Display the name of the author who last edited the current post.
83 * @see get_the_author()
84 * @return string The author's display name, from get_the_modified_author().
86 function the_modified_author() {
87 echo get_the_modified_author();
91 * Retrieve the requested data of the author of the current post.
92 * @link http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/the_author_meta
94 * @uses $authordata The current author's DB object (if $user_id not specified).
95 * @param string $field selects the field of the users record.
96 * @param int $user_id Optional. User ID.
97 * @return string The author's field from the current author's DB object.
99 function get_the_author_meta($field = '', $user_id = false) {
103 $authordata = get_userdata( $user_id );
105 // Keys used as object vars cannot have dashes.
106 $field = str_replace('-', '', $field);
107 $field = strtolower($field);
108 $user_field = "user_$field";
110 if ( 'id' == $field )
111 $value = isset($authordata->ID) ? (int)$authordata->ID : 0;
112 elseif ( isset($authordata->$user_field) )
113 $value = $authordata->$user_field;
115 $value = isset($authordata->$field) ? $authordata->$field : '';
117 return apply_filters('get_the_author_' . $field, $value, $user_id);
121 * Retrieve the requested data of the author of the current post.
122 * @link http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/the_author_meta
124 * @param string $field selects the field of the users record.
125 * @param int $user_id Optional. User ID.
126 * @echo string The author's field from the current author's DB object.
128 function the_author_meta($field = '', $user_id = false) {
129 echo apply_filters('the_author_' . $field, get_the_author_meta($field, $user_id), $user_id);
133 * Retrieve either author's link or author's name.
135 * If the author has a home page set, return an HTML link, otherwise just return the
138 * @uses get_the_author_meta()
139 * @uses get_the_author()
141 function get_the_author_link() {
142 if ( get_the_author_meta('url') ) {
143 return '<a href="' . get_the_author_meta('url') . '" title="' . esc_attr( sprintf(__("Visit %s’s website"), get_the_author()) ) . '" rel="external">' . get_the_author() . '</a>';
145 return get_the_author();
150 * Display either author's link or author's name.
152 * If the author has a home page set, echo an HTML link, otherwise just echo the
155 * @link http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/the_author_link
157 * @uses get_the_author_link()
159 function the_author_link() {
160 echo get_the_author_link();
164 * Retrieve the number of posts by the author of the current post.
167 * @uses $post The current post in the Loop's DB object.
168 * @uses count_user_posts()
169 * @return int The number of posts by the author.
171 function get_the_author_posts() {
173 return count_user_posts($post->post_author);
177 * Display the number of posts by the author of the current post.
179 * @link http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/the_author_posts
181 * @uses get_the_author_posts() Echoes returned value from function.
183 function the_author_posts() {
184 echo get_the_author_posts();
188 * Display an HTML link to the author page of the author of the current post.
190 * Does just echo get_author_posts_url() function, like the others do. The
191 * reason for this, is that another function is used to help in printing the
192 * link to the author's posts.
194 * @link http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/the_author_posts_link
196 * @uses $authordata The current author's DB object.
197 * @uses get_author_posts_url()
198 * @uses get_the_author()
199 * @param string $deprecated Deprecated.
201 function the_author_posts_link($deprecated = '') {
202 if ( !empty( $deprecated ) )
203 _deprecated_argument( __FUNCTION__, '2.1' );
207 '<a href="%1$s" title="%2$s">%3$s</a>',
208 get_author_posts_url( $authordata->ID, $authordata->user_nicename ),
209 esc_attr( sprintf( __( 'Posts by %s' ), get_the_author() ) ),
212 echo apply_filters( 'the_author_posts_link', $link );
216 * Retrieve the URL to the author page for the user with the ID provided.
219 * @uses $wp_rewrite WP_Rewrite
220 * @return string The URL to the author's page.
222 function get_author_posts_url($author_id, $author_nicename = '') {
224 $auth_ID = (int) $author_id;
225 $link = $wp_rewrite->get_author_permastruct();
227 if ( empty($link) ) {
228 $file = home_url( '/' );
229 $link = $file . '?author=' . $auth_ID;
231 if ( '' == $author_nicename ) {
232 $user = get_userdata($author_id);
233 if ( !empty($user->user_nicename) )
234 $author_nicename = $user->user_nicename;
236 $link = str_replace('%author%', $author_nicename, $link);
237 $link = home_url( user_trailingslashit( $link ) );
240 $link = apply_filters('author_link', $link, $author_id, $author_nicename);
246 * List all the authors of the blog, with several options available.
249 * <li>optioncount (boolean) (false): Show the count in parenthesis next to the
250 * author's name.</li>
251 * <li>exclude_admin (boolean) (true): Exclude the 'admin' user that is
252 * installed bydefault.</li>
253 * <li>show_fullname (boolean) (false): Show their full names.</li>
254 * <li>hide_empty (boolean) (true): Don't show authors without any posts.</li>
255 * <li>feed (string) (''): If isn't empty, show links to author's feeds.</li>
256 * <li>feed_image (string) (''): If isn't empty, use this image to link to
258 * <li>echo (boolean) (true): Set to false to return the output, instead of
260 * <li>style (string) ('list'): Whether to display list of authors in list form
261 * or as a string.</li>
262 * <li>html (bool) (true): Whether to list the items in html form or plaintext.
266 * @link http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/wp_list_authors
268 * @param array $args The argument array.
269 * @return null|string The output, if echo is set to false.
271 function wp_list_authors($args = '') {
275 'orderby' => 'name', 'order' => 'ASC', 'number' => '',
276 'optioncount' => false, 'exclude_admin' => true,
277 'show_fullname' => false, 'hide_empty' => true,
278 'feed' => '', 'feed_image' => '', 'feed_type' => '', 'echo' => true,
279 'style' => 'list', 'html' => true
282 $args = wp_parse_args( $args, $defaults );
283 extract( $args, EXTR_SKIP );
287 $query_args = wp_array_slice_assoc( $args, array( 'orderby', 'order', 'number' ) );
288 $query_args['fields'] = 'ids';
289 $authors = get_users( $query_args );
291 $author_count = array();
292 foreach ( (array) $wpdb->get_results("SELECT DISTINCT post_author, COUNT(ID) AS count FROM $wpdb->posts WHERE post_type = 'post' AND " . get_private_posts_cap_sql( 'post' ) . " GROUP BY post_author") as $row )
293 $author_count[$row->post_author] = $row->count;
295 foreach ( $authors as $author_id ) {
296 $author = get_userdata( $author_id );
298 if ( $exclude_admin && 'admin' == $author->display_name )
301 $posts = isset( $author_count[$author->ID] ) ? $author_count[$author->ID] : 0;
303 if ( !$posts && $hide_empty )
308 if ( $show_fullname && $author->first_name && $author->last_name )
309 $name = "$author->first_name $author->last_name";
311 $name = $author->display_name;
314 $return .= $name . ', ';
316 continue; // No need to go further to process HTML.
319 if ( 'list' == $style ) {
323 $link = '<a href="' . get_author_posts_url( $author->ID, $author->user_nicename ) . '" title="' . esc_attr( sprintf(__("Posts by %s"), $author->display_name) ) . '">' . $name . '</a>';
325 if ( !empty( $feed_image ) || !empty( $feed ) ) {
327 if ( empty( $feed_image ) ) {
331 $link .= '<a href="' . get_author_feed_link( $author->ID ) . '"';
334 if ( !empty( $feed ) ) {
335 $title = ' title="' . esc_attr( $feed ) . '"';
336 $alt = ' alt="' . esc_attr( $feed ) . '"';
343 if ( !empty( $feed_image ) )
344 $link .= '<img src="' . esc_url( $feed_image ) . '" style="border: none;"' . $alt . $title . ' />';
350 if ( empty( $feed_image ) )
355 $link .= ' ('. $posts . ')';
358 $return .= ( 'list' == $style ) ? '</li>' : ', ';
361 $return = rtrim($return, ', ');