the_author_lastname

AUTHOR TAG

What It Does

Displays only the last name of the post’s author. This is defined from within the admin panel at Administration > Profile > Your Profile. the_author_lastname must be used within The Loop.

Code

<?php the_author_lastname(); ?>

Example

The following example will display the post author’s last name:

<p>Mr. <?php the_author_lastname(); ?> wrote this post.</p>

Of course, the verbage surrounding the_author_lastname can be changed to whatever you like.

To display the author’s first name only, see the_author_firstname

To display the author’s first and last name, see the_author