apply_filters( 'the_author', string $display_name )

Parameters

$display_namestring

The author's display name.

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• wp-includes/author-template.php:38get_the_author()

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32	 * Filters the display name of the current post's author.33	 *34	 * @since 2.9.035	 *36	 * @param string $display_name The author's display name.37	 */38	return apply_filters( 'the_author', is_object( $authordata ) ? $authordata->display_name : '' );39}40 41/**42 * Displays the name of the author of the current post.43 *44 * The behavior of this function is based off of old functionality predating

History

Introduced in 2.9.0. Unchanged from 6.7.7 through 7.1.0.

1. 6.7.7
2. 6.8.8
3. 6.9.7
4. 7.0.4
5. 7.1.0

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