the_author_link()

Display either author’s link or author’s name.

Description

If the author has a home page set, echo an HTML link, otherwise just echo the author’s name.

Source

File: wp-includes/author-template.php 

function the_author_link() {
	echo get_the_author_link();
}

Uses

Uses Description
wp-includes/author-template.php: get_the_author_link()

Retrieve either author’s link or author’s name.

Changelog

Version Description
2.1.0 Introduced.

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