get_the_author_posts()

Retrieve the number of posts by the author of the current post.

Return

(int) The number of posts by the author.

Source

File: wp-includes/author-template.php 

function get_the_author_posts() {
	$post = get_post();
	if ( ! $post ) {
		return 0;
	}
	return count_user_posts( $post->post_author, $post->post_type );
}

Uses

Uses Description
wp-includes/user.php: count_user_posts()

Number of posts user has written.
wp-includes/post.php: get_post()

Retrieves post data given a post ID or post object.

Used By

Used By Description
wp-includes/author-template.php: the_author_posts()

Display the number of posts by the author of the current post.

Changelog

Version Description
1.5.0 Introduced.

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https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_the_author_posts