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1 <?php
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3 function get_the_author($deprecated = '') {
4      global $authordata;
5      return apply_filters('the_author', $authordata->display_name);
6 }
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8 // Using echo = false is deprecated.  Use get_the_author instead.
9 function the_author($deprecated = '', $deprecated_echo = true) {
10      if ( $deprecated_echo )
11           echo get_the_author();
12      return get_the_author();
13 }
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