Title: wp-includes/author-template.php | Developer.WordPress.org

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# File: wp-includes/author-template.php

 * hook[wp_list_authors_args](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/wp_list_authors_args/)
 * Filters the query arguments for the list of all authors of the site.
 * Used by [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/wp_list_authors_args/#used-by)
   | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/wp_list_authors_args/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-includes/author-template.php:475](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/author-template.php#L475-L475)
 * hook[pre_wp_list_authors_post_counts_query](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/pre_wp_list_authors_post_counts_query/)
 * Filters whether to short-circuit performing the query for author post counts.
 * Used by [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/pre_wp_list_authors_post_counts_query/#used-by)
   | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/pre_wp_list_authors_post_counts_query/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-includes/author-template.php:488](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/author-template.php#L488-L488)
 * hook[the_author_link](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/the_author_link/)
 * Filters the author URL link HTML.
 * Used by [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/the_author_link/#used-by)
   | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/the_author_link/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-includes/author-template.php:262](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/author-template.php#L262-L262)
 * function[get_the_author_posts_link()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_the_author_posts_link/)
 * Retrieves an HTML link to the author page of the current post’s author.
 * Used by [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_the_author_posts_link/#used-by)
   | Uses [6 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_the_author_posts_link/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-includes/author-template.php:318](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/author-template.php#L318-L341)
 * function[__clear_multi_author_cache()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/__clear_multi_author_cache/)
 * Helper function to clear the cache for number of authors.
 * Used by [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/__clear_multi_author_cache/#used-by)
   | Uses [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/__clear_multi_author_cache/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-includes/author-template.php:633](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/author-template.php#L633-L635)
 * hook[is_multi_author](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/is_multi_author/)
 * Filters whether the site has more than one author with published posts.
 * Used by [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/is_multi_author/#used-by)
   | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/is_multi_author/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-includes/author-template.php:624](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/author-template.php#L624-L624)
 * function[the_author_link()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/the_author_link/)
 * Displays either author’s link or author’s name.
 * Used by [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/the_author_link/#used-by)
   | Uses [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/the_author_link/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-includes/author-template.php:278](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/author-template.php#L278-L280)
 * function[get_the_author_posts()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_the_author_posts/)
 * Retrieves the number of posts by the author of the current post.
 * Used by [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_the_author_posts/#used-by)
   | Uses [2 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_the_author_posts/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-includes/author-template.php:289](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/author-template.php#L289-L295)
 * function[the_author_posts()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/the_author_posts/)
 * Displays the number of posts by the author of the current post.
 * Used by [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/the_author_posts/#used-by)
   | Uses [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/the_author_posts/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-includes/author-template.php:303](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/author-template.php#L303-L305)
 * function[the_author_posts_link()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/the_author_posts_link/)
 * Displays an HTML link to the author page of the current post’s author.
 * Used by [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/the_author_posts_link/#used-by)
   | Uses [2 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/the_author_posts_link/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-includes/author-template.php:351](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/author-template.php#L351-L356)
 * hook[the_modified_author](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/the_modified_author/)
 * Filters the display name of the author who last edited the current post.
 * Used by [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/the_modified_author/#used-by)
   | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/the_modified_author/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-includes/author-template.php:113](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/author-template.php#L113-L113)
 * hook[the_author_posts_link](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/the_author_posts_link/)
 * Filters the link to the author page of the author of the current post.
 * Used by [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/the_author_posts_link/#used-by)
   | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/the_author_posts_link/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-includes/author-template.php:340](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/author-template.php#L340-L340)
 * function[the_modified_author()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/the_modified_author/)
 * Displays the name of the author who last edited the current post, if the author’s
   ID is available.
 * Used by [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/the_modified_author/#used-by)
   | Uses [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/the_modified_author/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-includes/author-template.php:124](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/author-template.php#L124-L126)
 * function[get_author_posts_url()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_author_posts_url/)
 * Retrieves the URL to the author page for the user with the ID provided.
 * Used by [10 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_author_posts_url/#used-by)
   | Uses [5 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_author_posts_url/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-includes/author-template.php:369](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/author-template.php#L369-L401)
 * function[get_the_author_meta()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_the_author_meta/)
 * Retrieves the requested data of the author of the current post.
 * Used by [23 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_the_author_meta/#used-by)
   | Uses [2 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_the_author_meta/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-includes/author-template.php:167](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/author-template.php#L167-L196)
 * hook[author_link](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/author_link/)
 * Filters the URL to the author’s page.
 * Used by [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/author_link/#used-by)
   | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/author_link/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-includes/author-template.php:398](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/author-template.php#L398-L398)
 * hook[get_the_author_{$field}](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/get_the_author_field/)
 * Filters the value of the requested user metadata.
 * Used by [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/get_the_author_field/#used-by)
   | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/get_the_author_field/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-includes/author-template.php:195](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/author-template.php#L195-L195)
 * function[wp_list_authors()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_list_authors/)
 * Lists all the authors of the site, with several options available.
 * Used by [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_list_authors/#used-by)
   | Uses [13 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_list_authors/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-includes/author-template.php:439](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/author-template.php#L439-L590)
 * function[the_author_meta()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/the_author_meta/)
 * Outputs the field from the user’s DB object. Defaults to current post’s author.
 * Used by [12 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/the_author_meta/#used-by)
   | Uses [2 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/the_author_meta/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-includes/author-template.php:209](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/author-template.php#L209-L223)
 * function[is_multi_author()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/is_multi_author/)
 * Determines whether this site has more than one author.
 * Used by [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/is_multi_author/#used-by)
   | Uses [4 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/is_multi_author/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-includes/author-template.php:607](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/author-template.php#L607-L625)
 * hook[the_author_{$field}](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/the_author_field/)
 * Filters the value of the requested user metadata.
 * Used by [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/the_author_field/#used-by)
   | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/the_author_field/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-includes/author-template.php:222](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/author-template.php#L222-L222)
 * function[get_the_author_link()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_the_author_link/)
 * Retrieves either author’s link or author’s name.
 * Used by [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_the_author_link/#used-by)
   | Uses [6 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_the_author_link/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-includes/author-template.php:238](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/author-template.php#L238-L266)
 * function[get_the_author()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_the_author/)
 * Retrieves the author of the current post.
 * Used by [6 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_the_author/#used-by)
   | Uses [2 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_the_author/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-includes/author-template.php:24](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/author-template.php#L24-L39)
 * hook[the_author](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/the_author/)
 * Filters the display name of the current post’s author.
 * Used by [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/the_author/#used-by)
   | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/the_author/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-includes/author-template.php:38](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/author-template.php#L38-L38)
 * function[the_author()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/the_author/)
 * Displays the name of the author of the current post.
 * Used by [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/the_author/#used-by)
   | Uses [3 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/the_author/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-includes/author-template.php:61](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/author-template.php#L61-L83)
 * function[get_the_modified_author()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_the_modified_author/)
 * Retrieves the author who last edited the current post.
 * Used by [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_the_modified_author/#used-by)
   | Uses [4 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_the_modified_author/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-includes/author-template.php:94](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/author-template.php#L94-L114)