get_author_feed_link() – Function | Developer.WordPress.org

Retrieves the feed link for a given author.

Description

Returns a link to the feed for all posts by a given author. A specific feed can be requested or left blank to get the default feed.

Parameters

$author_idintrequired: Author ID.
$feedstringoptional: Feed type. Possible values include 'rss2', 'atom'.
Default is the value of get_default_feed() .
Default:''

Return

string Link to the feed for the author specified by $author_id.

Source

function get_author_feed_link( $author_id, $feed = '' ) {
	$author_id           = (int) $author_id;
	$permalink_structure = get_option( 'permalink_structure' );

	if ( empty( $feed ) ) {
		$feed = get_default_feed();
	}

	if ( ! $permalink_structure ) {
		$link = home_url( "?feed=$feed&amp;author=" . $author_id );
	} else {
		$link = get_author_posts_url( $author_id );
		if ( get_default_feed() === $feed ) {
			$feed_link = 'feed';
		} else {
			$feed_link = "feed/$feed";
		}

		$link = trailingslashit( $link ) . user_trailingslashit( $feed_link, 'feed' );
	}

	/**
	 * Filters the feed link for a given author.
	 *
	 * @since 1.5.1
	 *
	 * @param string $link The author feed link.
	 * @param string $feed Feed type. Possible values include 'rss2', 'atom'.
	 */
	$link = apply_filters( 'author_feed_link', $link, $feed );

	return $link;
}

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Hooks

apply_filters( ‘author_feed_link’, string $link, string $feed ): Filters the feed link for a given author.

Uses	Description
user_trailingslashit()`wp-includes/link-template.php`	Retrieves a trailing-slashed string if the site is set for adding trailing slashes.
get_default_feed()`wp-includes/feed.php`	Retrieves the default feed.
get_author_posts_url()`wp-includes/author-template.php`	Retrieves the URL to the author page for the user with the ID provided.
trailingslashit()`wp-includes/formatting.php`	Appends a trailing slash.
home_url()`wp-includes/link-template.php`	Retrieves the URL for the current site where the front end is accessible.
apply_filters()`wp-includes/plugin.php`	Calls the callback functions that have been added to a filter hook.
get_option()`wp-includes/option.php`	Retrieves an option value based on an option name.

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Used by	Description
wp_list_users()`wp-includes/user.php`	Lists all the users of the site, with several options available.
feed_links_extra()`wp-includes/general-template.php`	Displays the links to the extra feeds such as category feeds.
get_author_rss_link()`wp-includes/deprecated.php`	Print/Return link to author RSS feed.
wp_list_authors()`wp-includes/author-template.php`	Lists all the authors of the site, with several options available.

Changelog

Version	Description
2.5.0	Introduced.

User Contributed Notes

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Codex 9 years ago

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Returns the rss2 feed link for post by author 2
```
echo get_author_feed_link( '2', '' );
```
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get_author_feed_link( int $author_id, string $feed = '' ): string

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