the_author_meta( string $field = '', int|false $user_id = false )

Outputs the field from the user’s DB object. Defaults to current post’s author.

Description

See also

Parameters

$field

(Optional) Selects the field of the users record. See get_the_author_meta() for the list of possible fields.

Default value: ''

$user_id

(Optional) User ID. Defaults to the current post author.

Default value: false

Source

File: wp-includes/author-template.php 

function the_author_meta( $field = '', $user_id = false ) {
	$author_meta = get_the_author_meta( $field, $user_id );

	/**
	 * The value of the requested user metadata.
	 *
	 * The filter name is dynamic and depends on the $field parameter of the function.
	 *
	 * @since WP-2.8.0
	 *
	 * @param string $author_meta The value of the metadata.
	 * @param int    $user_id     The user ID.
	 */
	echo apply_filters( "the_author_{$field}", $author_meta, $user_id );
}

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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: the_author_{$field}

Filters the value of the requested user metadata.
wp-includes/plugin.php: apply_filters()

Calls the callback functions that have been added to a filter hook.

Used By

Used By
Used By Description
wp-includes/deprecated.php: the_author_url()

Display the URL to the home page of the author of the current post.
wp-includes/deprecated.php: the_author_ID()

Display the ID of the author of the current post.
wp-includes/deprecated.php: the_author_email()

Display the email of the author of the current post.
wp-includes/deprecated.php: the_author_icq()

Display the ICQ number of the author of the current post.
wp-includes/deprecated.php: the_author_yim()

Display the Yahoo! IM name of the author of the current post.
wp-includes/deprecated.php: the_author_msn()

Display the MSN address of the author of the current post.
wp-includes/deprecated.php: the_author_aim()

Display the AIM address of the author of the current post.
wp-includes/deprecated.php: the_author_description()

Display the description of the author of the current post.
wp-includes/deprecated.php: the_author_login()

Display the login name of the author of the current post.
wp-includes/deprecated.php: the_author_firstname()

Display the first name of the author of the current post.
wp-includes/deprecated.php: the_author_lastname()

Display the last name of the author of the current post.
wp-includes/deprecated.php: the_author_nickname()

Display the nickname of the author of the current post.
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Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
2.8.0 Introduced.