Retrieve the specified author’s preferred display name.

• get_the_author_meta()

$auth_id int Optional

The ID of the author.

Default: false

string The author's display name.

File: wp-includes/deprecated.php. View all references

function get_author_name( $auth_id = false ) {
	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '2.8.0', 'get_the_author_meta(\'display_name\')' );
	return get_the_author_meta('display_name', $auth_id);
}