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WP_Posts_List_Table::column_author()

WP_Posts_List_Table::column_author( WP_Post $post )

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Handles the post author column output.

Parameters

$postWP_Postrequired
The current WP_Post object.

Source

public function column_author( $post ) {
	$author = get_the_author();

	if ( ! empty( $author ) ) {
		$args = array(
			'post_type' => $post->post_type,
			'author'    => get_the_author_meta( 'ID' ),
		);
		echo $this->get_edit_link( $args, esc_html( $author ) );
	} else {
		echo '<span aria-hidden="true">&#8212;</span><span class="screen-reader-text">' . __( '(no author)' ) . '</span>';
	}
}

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UsesDescription
WP_Posts_List_Table::get_edit_link()wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php

Creates a link to edit.php with params.

get_the_author_meta()wp-includes/author-template.php

Retrieves the requested data of the author of the current post.

get_the_author()wp-includes/author-template.php

Retrieves the author of the current post.

esc_html()wp-includes/formatting.php

Escaping for HTML blocks.

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Changelog

VersionDescription
6.8.0Added fallback text when author’s name is unknown.
4.3.0Introduced.

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