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168       * The value of the requested user metadata.
169       *
170       * The filter name is dynamic and depends on the $field parameter of the function.
171       *
172       * @since 2.8.0
173       *
174       * @param string $author_meta The value of the metadata.
175       * @param int    $user_id     The user ID.
176       */
177      echo apply_filters( "the_author_{$field}", $author_meta, $user_id );
178 }
179
180 /**
181  * Retrieve either author's link or author's name.
182  *
183  * If the author has a home page set, return an HTML link, otherwise just return the
184  * author's name.
185  *
186  * @since 3.0.0