[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #11592: the_author() always returns a value when it only should for back compat

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#11592: the_author() always returns a value when it only should for back compat
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 Reporter:  nacin         |       Owner:     
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  3.0
Component:  Template      |     Version:     
 Severity:  normal        |    Keywords:     
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 the_author() has a deprecated argument set to false, it returns
 get_the_author() instead of echoing get_the_author().

 However, if the_author() is run on its own, it not only echoes
 get_the_author(), but returns it as well.

 This will introduce hypothetical backwards compatibility issues, but if
 someone is using the_author() to return a value, they're doing it wrong
 for one of two reasons. One, they're using a deprecated argument, and
 _deprecated_argument() should now point them to get_the_author(). Or two,
 they're not using the deprecated argument, and the_author() is echoing
 whatever they also want returned.

 Patch corrects this by adding the word "else" where it was presumably
 omitted.

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