get_author_template() WordPress Function
The get_author_template() function in WordPress allows you to get the author template for a specific author. This function is useful for customizing the author template to better suit your needs.
get_author_template() #
Retrieve path of author template in current or parent template.
Description
The hierarchy for this template looks like:
- author-{nicename}.php
- author-{id}.php
- author.php
An example of this is:
- author-john.php
- author-1.php
- author.php
The template hierarchy and template path are filterable via the ‘$type_template_hierarchy’ and ‘$type_template’ dynamic hooks, where $type is ‘author’.
See also
Return
(string) Full path to author template file.
Source
File: wp-includes/template.php
function get_author_template() {
$author = get_queried_object();
$templates = array();
if ( $author instanceof WP_User ) {
$templates[] = "author-{$author->user_nicename}.php";
$templates[] = "author-{$author->ID}.php";
}
$templates[] = 'author.php';
return get_query_template( 'author', $templates );
}
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Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 1.5.0 | Introduced. |