the_author

Filters the display name of the current post's author.

Description

apply_filters( 'the_author', (string) $author_display_name ); 

Parameters (1)

0. $author_display_name (string)

The author display name.

Usage

To run the hook, copy the example below.

$author_display_name = apply_filters( 'the_author', $author_display_name ); 
                         
if ( !empty( $author_display_name ) ) { 
                         
   // everything has led up to this point... 
                         
} 
  

The following example is for adding a hook callback.

// define the the_author callback 
function filter_the_author( $author_display_name ) { 
    // make filter magic happen here... 
    return $author_display_name; 
}; 
         
// add the filter 
add_filter( 'the_author', 'filter_the_author', 10, 1 ); 

To remove a hook callback, use the example below.

// remove the filter 
remove_filter( 'the_author', 'filter_the_author', 10, 1 );