Warning: This function has been deprecated. Use the_author_meta() instead.

the_author_ID()

Display the ID of the author of the current post.

Description Description

function the_author_ID() {
	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '2.8.0', 'the_author_meta(\'ID\')' );
	the_author_meta('ID');
}

Changelog
Version	Description
2.8.0	Use the_author_meta()
0.71	Introduced.

Uses
Uses	Description
wp-includes/functions.php: _deprecated_function()	Mark a function as deprecated and inform when it has been used.
wp-includes/author-template.php: the_author_meta()	Outputs the field from the user’s DB object. Defaults to current post’s author.