[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #2976: get_author_link() can fail if nicename not provided

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#2976: get_author_link() can fail if nicename not provided
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 Reporter:  markjaquith  |       Owner:  anonymous
     Type:  defect       |      Status:  new      
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:           
Component:  General      |     Version:  2.0.3    
 Severity:  normal       |    Keywords:           
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 get_author_link() takes an echo true/false, an author ID, and a third
 (optional) param: the author's nicename.

 If the nicename isn't provided and the author's data isn't cached in the
 global $cache_userdata, the link will be incorrect.

 Here is the offending code:

 {{{
                 if ( '' == $author_nicename )
                         $author_nicename =
 $cache_userdata[$author_id]->user_nicename;
 }}}

 shouldn't we be using the object cache here?

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