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58  * @uses get_post_meta() Retrieves the ID of the author who last edited the current post.
59  * @uses get_userdata() Retrieves the author's DB object.
60  * @uses apply_filters() Calls 'the_modified_author' hook on the author display name.
61  * @return string The author's display name.
62  */
63 function get_the_modified_author() {
64      global $post;
65      if ( $last_id = get_post_meta($post->ID, '_edit_last', true) ) {
66           $last_user = get_userdata($last_id);
67           return apply_filters('the_modified_author', $last_user->display_name);
68      }
69 }
70
71 /**
72  * Display the name of the author who last edited the current post.
73  *
74  * @since 2.8
75  * @see get_the_author()
76  * @return string The author's display name, from get_the_modified_author().