perch_blog_author
Display a blog post author with perch_blog_author(). The first argument must be either the ID of an author, or a unique author slug. Usually this will have been passed on the URL.
Requires
- The Blog App installed
Parameters
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| ID or Slug | the ID or slug of your author |
| Array | Options array, see table below |
| Boolean | Set to true to have the value returned instead of echoed. |
Options array
|Name|Value| |template|The template to use. | |skip-template|true/false. Return an array rather than HTML.| |cache|true/false. By default, output is cached for 10 minutes.|
Usage examples
Display the author using the default template.
<?php perch_blog_author(perch_get('author')); ?>
By default, this uses the author.html template, or you can specify your own in the options array.
<?php
perch_blog_author(perch_get('author'), array(
'template' => 'author_name.html',
));
?>
Pass true as the final argument to return the result rather than echoing it.
<?php
$author = perch_blog_author(perch_get('author'), array(
'template' => 'author_name.html',
), true);
?>