[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #11592: the_author() always returns a value when it only should for back compat

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#11592: the_author() always returns a value when it only should for back compat
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 Reporter:  nacin         |       Owner:           
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new      
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  3.0      
Component:  Template      |     Version:           
 Severity:  normal        |    Keywords:  has-patch
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Comment(by prettyboymp):

 My apologies.  I am not sure why I thought the other template functions
 still returned the value they echoed.  While I would personally prefer
 that the template functions also returned the echoed value, if all others
 don't, I agree with making them all follow the same rules.  Whether that
 means modifying the_author or the other template functions.

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