get_author_feed_link

Retrieves the feed link for a given author.

Description

(string) get_author_feed_link( (int) $author_id, (string) $feed = '' );

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.

Returns (string)

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

Parameters (2)

0. $author_id (int): The author id.
1. $feed — Optional. (string) => '': Feed type. Default empty.

Usage

if ( !function_exists( 'get_author_feed_link' ) ) { 
    require_once ABSPATH . WPINC . '/link-template.php'; 
} 
  
// The author id. 
$author_id = -1; 
  
// Optional. Feed type. Default empty. 
$feed = ''; 
  
// NOTICE! Understand what this does before running. 
$result = get_author_feed_link($author_id, $feed);

Defined (1)

The function is defined in the following location(s).

/wp-includes/link-template.php

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&author=" . $author_id); 
    } else { 
        $link = get_author_posts_url($author_id); 
        if ( $feed == get_default_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. 
     */ 
    $link = apply_filters( 'author_feed_link', $link, $feed ); 
 
    return $link; 
}