get_the_author_url

The timeline below displays how wordpress function get_the_author_url has changed across different WordPress versions. If a version is not listed, refer to the next available version below.

WordPress Version: 4.6

/**
 * Retrieve the URL to the home page of the author of the current post.
 *
 * @since 1.5.0
 * @deprecated 2.8.0 Use get_the_author_meta()
 * @see get_the_author_meta()
 *
 * @return string The URL to the author's page.
 */
function get_the_author_url()
{
    _deprecated_function(__FUNCTION__, '2.8.0', 'get_the_author_meta(\'url\')');
    return get_the_author_meta('url');
}

WordPress Version: 4.4

/**
 * Retrieve the URL to the home page of the author of the current post.
 *
 * @since 1.5.0
 * @deprecated 2.8.0 Use get_the_author_meta()
 * @see get_the_author_meta()
 *
 * @return string The URL to the author's page.
 */
function get_the_author_url()
{
    _deprecated_function(__FUNCTION__, '2.8', 'get_the_author_meta(\'url\')');
    return get_the_author_meta('url');
}

WordPress Version: 3.9

/**
 * Retrieve the URL to the home page of the author of the current post.
 *
 * @since 1.5.0
 * @deprecated 2.8.0
 * @deprecated Use get_the_author_meta('url')
 * @see get_the_author_meta()
 *
 * @return string The URL to the author's page.
 */
function get_the_author_url()
{
    _deprecated_function(__FUNCTION__, '2.8', 'get_the_author_meta(\'url\')');
    return get_the_author_meta('url');
}

WordPress Version: 3.7

/**
 * Retrieve the URL to the home page of the author of the current post.
 *
 * @since 1.5
 * @deprecated 2.8
 * @deprecated Use get_the_author_meta('url')
 * @see get_the_author_meta()
 *
 * @return string The URL to the author's page.
 */
function get_the_author_url()
{
    _deprecated_function(__FUNCTION__, '2.8', 'get_the_author_meta(\'url\')');
    return get_the_author_meta('url');
}