wp-includes/author-template.php:273Displays either author's link or author's name.
function the_author_link() { echo get_the_author_link();}Introduced in 2.1.0. One change between 6.7.7 and 7.1.0.
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$use_title_attr added.verified against sourcesrc/wp-includes/author-template.php, and regenerated for each WordPress release so it tracks the code rather than a snapshot of it.