Author archive in jet listing grid
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It is often necessary to display a list of authors with a direct link to their post archive. If you are working with Elementor, WP_Query, or any other dynamic template that displays authors, the following shortcode will allow you to identify the user being displayed in the loop and return a direct link to their posts.
The following shortcode allows you to dynamically display the link to the author archive page, and is ideal for sites with many authors or user-generated content.
Link to author archive in author list
Add the code to the child theme’s functions.php file or using a snippets management plugin.
function dynamic_author_link_correct_shortcode() {
$queried_object = get_queried_object();
if ($queried_object instanceof WP_User) {
return get_author_posts_url($queried_object->ID);
}
return '';
}
add_shortcode('author_dynamic_link', 'dynamic_author_link_correct_shortcode');
In the archive/listing, set the loop link to the dynamic shortcode and insert the following shortcode >
[author_dynamic_link]
Uses get_queried_object() to identify the user ID displayed in the loop, not the author of the post/page.
Suitable for author lists in jet listing, Elementor, WP_Query or ACF.
Works on both the author archive page and dynamic listings
