Each and every blog posts and pages in WordPress is written by a author or blogger, and hence has an author ID associated with it. Within the loop, the_author_meta(‘ID’); (previously the_author_ID();) template tag and the_author(); or get_the_author(); functions can be used to retrieve, obtain or get the author ID and profile for further manipulation, though must be inside the loop of WordPress. Outside the loop, … Continue reading How to Get Author ID and User Profile Outside WordPress Loop