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get_author_template › WordPress Function

Since1.5.0
Deprecatedn/a
› get_author_template ( No parameters )
See:
Returns:
  • (string) Full path to author template file.
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Codex:

Retrieves path of author template in current or parent template.

The hierarchy for this template looks like: 1. author-{nicename}.php 2. author-{id}.php 3. author.php An example of this is: 1. author-john.php 2. author-1.php 3. author.php The template hierarchy and template path are filterable via the {@see '$type_template_hierarchy'} and {@see '$type_template'} dynamic hooks, where $type is 'author'.


Related Functions: get_category_template, get_home_template, get_date_template, get_query_template, get_tag_template

Source 

function get_author_template() {
	$author = get_queried_object();

	$templates = array();

	if ( $author instanceof WP_User ) {
		$templates[] = "author-{$author->user_nicename}.php";
		$templates[] = "author-{$author->ID}.php";
	}
	$templates[] = 'author.php';

	return get_query_template( 'author', $templates );
}