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get_the_author_login()

This function has been deprecated. Use get_the_author_meta() instead.

Retrieve the login name of the author of the current post.

Description

See also

Return

(string) The author's login name (username).

Source

File: wp-includes/deprecated.php

function get_the_author_login() {
	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '2.8.0', 'get_the_author_meta(\'login\')' );
	return get_the_author_meta('login');
}

Changelog

Version Description
2.8.0 Use get_the_author_meta()
1.5.0 Introduced.

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https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_the_author_login