get_the_author_link()

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

Description

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

Return

(string|null) An HTML link if the author's url exist in user meta, else the result of get_the_author().

Source

File: wp-includes/author-template.php 

function get_the_author_link() {
	if ( get_the_author_meta('url') ) {
		return sprintf( '<a href="%1$s" title="%2$s" rel="author external">%3$s</a>',
			esc_url( get_the_author_meta('url') ),
			/* translators: %s: author's display name */
			esc_attr( sprintf( __( 'Visit %s&#8217;s website' ), get_the_author() ) ),
			get_the_author()
		);
	} else {
		return get_the_author();
	}
}

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Related

Uses

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

Retrieves the requested data of the author of the current post.
wp-includes/author-template.php: get_the_author()

Retrieve the author of the current post.
wp-includes/l10n.php: __()

Retrieve the translation of $text.
wp-includes/formatting.php: esc_attr()

Escaping for HTML attributes.
wp-includes/formatting.php: esc_url()

Checks and cleans a URL.

Used By

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

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

Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
WP-3.0.0 Introduced.