the_author_link

Filter Hook

Description

Filters the author URL link HTML.

Hook Information

File Location	`wp-includes/author-template.php` View on GitHub
Hook Type	Filter
Line Number	`257`

Hook Parameters

Type	Name	Description
`string`	`$link`	The default rendered author HTML link.
`string`	`$author_url`	Author's URL.
`WP_User`	`$authordata`	Author user data.

Usage Examples

Basic Usage

<?php
// Hook into the_author_link
add_filter('the_author_link', 'my_custom_filter', 10, 3);

function my_custom_filter($link, $author_url, $authordata) {
    // Your custom filtering logic here
    return $link;
}

Source Code Context

wp-includes/author-template.php:257 - How this hook is used in WordPress core

<?php
 252  		 *
 253  		 * @param string  $link       The default rendered author HTML link.
 254  		 * @param string  $author_url Author's URL.
 255  		 * @param WP_User $authordata Author user data.
 256  		 */
 257  		return apply_filters( 'the_author_link', $link, $author_url, $authordata );
 258  	} else {
 259  		return get_the_author();
 260  	}
 261  }
 262

PHP Documentation

<?php
/**
		 * Filters the author URL link HTML.
		 *
		 * @since 6.0.0
		 *
		 * @param string  $link       The default rendered author HTML link.
		 * @param string  $author_url Author's URL.
		 * @param WP_User $authordata Author user data.
		 */

Quick Info

Hook Type: Filter
Parameters: 3
File: wp-includes/author-template.php

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