[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #8776: Deprecate all get_the_author_ and the_author_

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#8776: Deprecate all get_the_author_ and the_author_
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 Reporter:  thee17            |        Owner:  anonymous
     Type:  enhancement       |       Status:  reopened 
 Priority:  normal            |    Milestone:  2.8      
Component:  Template          |      Version:  2.8      
 Severity:  normal            |   Resolution:           
 Keywords:  has-patch tested  |  
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Changes (by coffee2code):

  * status:  closed => reopened
  * resolution:  fixed =>


Comment:

 MichaelH is correct, the wrong variable name is being used.  `$auth_id` is
 an artifact of the now deprecated functions.  `$user_id` needs to be used
 to be able to use `get_the_author_meta()` for someone other than the
 current user.

 I've attached an amended version of 8776_4.diff which also includes some
 additional documentation for the `$user_id` arguments for the new
 functions, as 8776.5.diff

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