Author Name

The author name.

• Name: core/post-author-name
• Category: theme
• API Version: 3
• Block Type: Dynamic (server-rendered)

Attributes

Defined via the attributes property in block.json.

Supports

Defined via the supports property in block.json.

• anchor: true
• html: false
• spacing:
  • margin: true
  • padding: true
• color:
  • gradients: true
  • link: true
• typography:
  • fontSize: true
  • lineHeight: true
  • textAlign: true
• interactivity:
  • clientNavigation: true

Context

Defined via the usesContext and providesContext properties in block.json.

Uses context:

• postType
• postId

Block Markup

This is a dynamic block. It is rendered on the server and does not save HTML in post content.

In post content, it is stored as a block comment:

<!-- wp:post-author-name /-->

Source

• block.json (reference)
• Source directory — browse edit.js, save.js, index.php, and more.