post_author_meta_box

Display form field with list of authors.

Description

post_author_meta_box( (object) $post );

Parameters (1)

0. $post (object): The post.

Usage

if ( !function_exists( 'post_author_meta_box' ) ) { 
    require_once ABSPATH . '/wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php'; 
} 
  
// The post. 
$post = null; 
  
// NOTICE! Understand what this does before running. 
$result = post_author_meta_box($post);

Defined (1)

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

/wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php

function post_author_meta_box($post) { 
    global $user_ID; 
?> 
<label class="screen-reader-text" for="post_author_override"><?php _e('Author'); ?></label> 
<?php 
    wp_dropdown_users( array( 
        'who' => 'authors',  
        'name' => 'post_author_override',  
        'selected' => empty($post->ID) ? $user_ID : $post->post_author,  
        'include_selected' => true,  
        'show' => 'display_name_with_login',  
 ) ); 
}