WP_Query::is_author( mixed $author = '' )

Is the query for an existing author archive page?


Description Description

If the $author parameter is specified, this function will additionally check if the query is for one of the authors specified.


Parameters Parameters

$author

(mixed) (Optional) User ID, nickname, nicename, or array of User IDs, nicknames, and nicenames

Default value: ''


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Return Return

(bool)


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Source Source

File: wp-includes/class-wp-query.php

	public function is_author( $author = '' ) {
		if ( ! $this->is_author ) {
			return false;
		}

		if ( empty( $author ) ) {
			return true;
		}

		$author_obj = $this->get_queried_object();

		$author = array_map( 'strval', (array) $author );

		if ( in_array( (string) $author_obj->ID, $author ) ) {
			return true;
		} elseif ( in_array( $author_obj->nickname, $author ) ) {
			return true;
		} elseif ( in_array( $author_obj->user_nicename, $author ) ) {
			return true;
		}

		return false;
	}

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Version Description
3.1.0 Introduced.


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