get_the_author_meta
get_the_author_meta ( $field = '', $user_id = false )
Parameters:- (string) field Optional. The user field to retrieve. Default empty.
- (int|false) user_id Optional. User ID. Defaults to the current post author.
Returns:- (string) The author's field from the current author's DB object, otherwise an empty string.
Defined at: - Introduced in WordPress: 2.8.0
- Deprecated in WordPress: —
Description
Retrieves the requested data of the author of the current post.Valid values for the `$field` parameter include:
- admin_color
- aim
- comment_shortcuts
- description
- display_name
- first_name
- ID
- jabber
- last_name
- nickname
- plugins_last_view
- plugins_per_page
- rich_editing
- syntax_highlighting
- user_activation_key
- user_description
- user_email
- user_firstname
- user_lastname
- user_level
- user_login
- user_nicename
- user_pass
- user_registered
- user_status
- user_url
- yim