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apply_filters( 'the_author', string $display_name )

Since
2.9.0
Filters the display name of the current post's author.

Compatibility

WordPress
since 2.9.0
  • 6.7.7
  • 6.8.8
  • 6.9.7
  • 7.0.4
  • 7.1.0

Present in every tracked release (6.7.7 to 7.1.0).

Parameters

$display_namestring
The author's display name.

Where this hook fires · 1

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

Source code

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	 * Filters the display name of the current post's author.	 *	 * @since 2.9.0	 *	 * @param string $display_name The author's display name.	 */	return apply_filters( 'the_author', is_object( $authordata ) ? $authordata->display_name : '' );} /** * Displays the name of the author of the current post. * * The behavior of this function is based off of old functionality predating

Changelog

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

Signature, return type and hooks compared across 5 parsed releases.

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