get_the_author_lastname()

This function has been deprecated. Use get_the_author_meta() instead.

Retrieve the last name of the author of the current post.

Description

See also

Return

(string) The author's last name.

Source

File: wp-includes/deprecated.php 

function get_the_author_lastname() {
	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '2.8.0', 'get_the_author_meta(\'last_name\')' );
	return get_the_author_meta('last_name');
}

Uses

Uses Description
wp-includes/functions.php: _deprecated_function()

Mark a function as deprecated and inform when it has been used.
wp-includes/author-template.php: get_the_author_meta()

Retrieves the requested data of the author of the current post.

Changelog

Version Description
2.8.0 Use get_the_author_meta()
1.5.0 Introduced.

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