Author Templates – WordPress | Author page

WordPress author page

Linking to Author Pages from Posts

<p>Written by: 
<?php the_author_posts_link(); ?></p>

List of Authors with Links

<h2>List of authors:</h2>
<ul>
<?php wp_list_authors(); ?>
</ul>

Which Template File is Used?

1. author-{nicename}.php – If the author’s nice name were rami, WordPress would look for author-rami.php.
2. author-{id}.php – If the author’s ID were 6, WordPress would look for author-6.php.
3. author.php
4. archive.php
5. index.php

Using Author Information

<?php
global $wp_query;
$curauth = $wp_query->get_queried_object();
?>

<p>This is <?php echo $curauth->nickname; ?>'s page</p>

• $curauth->aim;
• $curauth->description;
• $curauth->display_name;
• $curauth->first_name;
• $curauth->ID;
• $curauth->jabber;
• $curauth->last_name;
• $curauth->nickname;
• $curauth->user_email;
• $curauth->user_login;
• $curauth->user_nicename;
• $curauth->user_registered;
• $curauth->user_url;
• $curauth->yim;

<p><?php echo $curauth->display_name; ?><br />
<?php echo $curauth->description; ?></p>

Sample Template File

Here is a complete sample author.php file, which you can use as an example:

<?php get_header(); ?>

<div id="content" class="narrowcolumn">

<!-- This sets the $curauth variable -->

    <?php
    $curauth = (isset($_GET['author_name'])) ? get_user_by('slug', $author_name) : get_userdata(intval($author));
    ?>

    <h2>About: <?php echo $curauth->nickname; ?></h2>
    <dl>
        <dt>Website</dt>
        <dd><a href="<?php echo $curauth->user_url; ?>"><?php echo $curauth->user_url; ?></a></dd>
        <dt>Profile</dt>
        <dd><?php echo $curauth->user_description; ?></dd>
    </dl>

    <h2>Posts by <?php echo $curauth->nickname; ?>:</h2>

    <ul>
<!-- The Loop -->

    <?php if ( have_posts() ) : while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>
        <li>
            <a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: <?php the_title(); ?>">
            <?php the_title(); ?></a>,
            <?php the_time('d M Y'); ?> in <?php the_category('&');?>
        </li>

    <?php endwhile; else: ?>
        <p><?php _e('No posts by this author.'); ?></p>

    <?php endif; ?>

<!-- End Loop -->

    </ul>
</div>
<?php get_sidebar(); ?>
<?php get_footer(); ?>

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