[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #2386: the_author('idmode') only returns display_name

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#2386: the_author('idmode') only returns display_name
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 Reporter:  MichaelH      |        Owner:  anonymous
     Type:  defect        |       Status:  reopened 
 Priority:  normal        |    Milestone:  2.1      
Component:  Template      |      Version:  2.0      
 Severity:  minor         |   Resolution:           
 Keywords:  bg|has-patch  |  
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Comment (by ryan):

 Deliberately broken.  This is a back compat issue that comes up often.

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