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142       * The filter name is dynamic and depends on the $field parameter of the function.
143       *
144       * @since 2.8.0
145       * @since 4.3.0 The `$original_user_id` parameter was added.
146       *
147       * @param string   $value            The value of the metadata.
148       * @param int      $user_id          The user ID for the value.
149       * @param int|bool $original_user_id The original user ID, as passed to the function.
150       */
151      return apply_filters( 'get_the_author_' . $field, $value, $user_id, $original_user_id );
152 }
153
154 /**
155  * Outputs the field from the user's DB object. Defaults to current post's author.
156  *
157  * @link https://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/the_author_meta
158  *
159  * @since 2.8.0
160  *