the_author_login

AUTHOR TAG

What It Does

Displays the login name of the post’s author. This is the same as the Username used for the author to login to the WordPress admin panel. In most cases, you would not want the author login to be shared publicly, but if you choose to use this tag, it must be used within The Loop.

Code

Example

The following example will display the author’s login (username) within The Loop:

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