How to get post author name in WordPress?

php mysql wordpress posts hook-wordpress

You can use get_the_author_meta(), to get author data.

echo get_the_author_meta('display_name', $author_id);

Hope this helps!

php mysql wordpress posts hook-wordpress

This should work like charm

<?php echo get_the_author(); ?>

php mysql wordpress posts hook-wordpress

Use below code in single.php or the relevant page you want author name

<?php get_the_author_meta( 'display_name', $author_id ); ?>

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