Index: wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/content-single.php
===================================================================
--- wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/content-single.php	(revision 18056)
+++ wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/content-single.php	(working copy)
@@ -13,16 +13,7 @@
 		<h1 class="entry-title"><?php the_title(); ?></h1>
 
 		<div class="entry-meta">
-			<?php
-				printf( __( '<span class="sep">Posted on </span><a href="%1$s" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="%2$s" pubdate>%3$s</time></a> <span class="sep"> by </span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="%4$s" title="%5$s">%6$s</a></span>', 'twentyeleven' ),
-					get_permalink(),
-					get_the_date( 'c' ),
-					get_the_date(),
-					get_author_posts_url( get_the_author_meta( 'ID' ) ),
-					sprintf( esc_attr__( 'View all posts by %s', 'twentyeleven' ), get_the_author() ),
-					get_the_author()
-				);
-			?>
+			<?php twentyeleven_posted_on(); ?>
 		</div><!-- .entry-meta -->
 	</header><!-- .entry-header -->
 
Index: wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/content-aside.php
===================================================================
--- wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/content-aside.php	(revision 18056)
+++ wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/content-aside.php	(working copy)
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * The template for displaying posts in the Aside Post Format on index and archive pages
  *
  * Learn more: http://codex.wordpress.org/Post_Formats
- * 
+ *
  * @package WordPress
  * @subpackage Twenty_Eleven
  * @since Twenty Eleven 1.0
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 			<?php if ( 'post' == $post->post_type ) : ?>
 			<?php endif; ?>
-			
+
 			<?php if ( comments_open() ) : ?>
 			<div class="comments-link">
 				<?php comments_popup_link( __( '<span class="leave-reply">Reply</span>', 'twentyeleven' ), __( '1', 'twentyeleven' ), __( '%', 'twentyeleven' ) ); ?>
@@ -39,16 +39,7 @@
 		<?php endif; ?>
 
 		<footer class="entry-meta">
-			<?php
-				printf( __( '<span class="sep">Posted on </span><a href="%1$s" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="%2$s" pubdate>%3$s</time></a> <span class="sep"> by </span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="%4$s" title="%5$s">%6$s</a></span>', 'twentyeleven' ),
-					get_permalink(),
-					get_the_date( 'c' ),
-					get_the_date(),
-					get_author_posts_url( get_the_author_meta( 'ID' ) ),
-					sprintf( esc_attr__( 'View all posts by %s', 'twentyeleven' ), get_the_author() ),
-					get_the_author()
-				);
-			?>
+			<?php twentyeleven_posted_on(); ?>
 			<?php if ( comments_open() ) : ?>
 			<span class="sep"> | </span>
 			<span class="comments-link"><?php comments_popup_link( __( '<span class="leave-reply">Leave a reply</span>', 'twentyeleven' ), __( '<b>1</b> Reply', 'twentyeleven' ), __( '<b>%</b> Replies', 'twentyeleven' ) ); ?></span>
Index: wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/content-link.php
===================================================================
--- wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/content-link.php	(revision 18056)
+++ wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/content-link.php	(working copy)
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * The template for displaying posts in the Link Post Format on index and archive pages
  *
  * Learn more: http://codex.wordpress.org/Post_Formats
- * 
+ *
  * @package WordPress
  * @subpackage Twenty_Eleven
  * @since Twenty Eleven 1.0
@@ -39,16 +39,7 @@
 		<?php endif; ?>
 
 		<footer class="entry-meta">
-			<?php
-				printf( __( '<span class="sep">Posted on </span><a href="%1$s" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="%2$s" pubdate>%3$s</time></a> <span class="sep"> by </span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="%4$s" title="%5$s">%6$s</a></span>', 'twentyeleven' ),
-					get_permalink(),
-					get_the_date( 'c' ),
-					get_the_date(),
-					get_author_posts_url( get_the_author_meta( 'ID' ) ),
-					sprintf( esc_attr__( 'View all posts by %s', 'twentyeleven' ), get_the_author() ),
-					get_the_author()
-				);
-			?>
+			<?php twentyeleven_posted_on(); ?>
 			<?php if ( comments_open() ) : ?>
 			<span class="sep"> | </span>
 			<span class="comments-link"><?php comments_popup_link( __( '<span class="leave-reply">Leave a reply</span>', 'twentyeleven' ), __( '<b>1</b> Reply', 'twentyeleven' ), __( '<b>%</b> Replies', 'twentyeleven' ) ); ?></span>
Index: wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/content-featured.php
===================================================================
--- wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/content-featured.php	(revision 18056)
+++ wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/content-featured.php	(working copy)
@@ -14,16 +14,7 @@
 		<h1 class="entry-title"><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" title="<?php printf( esc_attr__( 'Permalink to %s', 'twentyeleven' ), the_title_attribute( 'echo=0' ) ); ?>" rel="bookmark"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h1>
 
 		<div class="entry-meta">
-			<?php
-				printf( __( '<span class="sep">Posted on </span><a href="%1$s" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="%2$s" pubdate>%3$s</time></a> <span class="sep"> by </span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="%4$s" title="%5$s">%6$s</a></span>', 'twentyeleven' ),
-					get_permalink(),
-					get_the_date( 'c' ),
-					get_the_date(),
-					get_author_posts_url( get_the_author_meta( 'ID' ) ),
-					sprintf( esc_attr__( 'View all posts by %s', 'twentyeleven' ), get_the_author() ),
-					get_the_author()
-				);
-			?>
+			<?php twentyeleven_posted_on(); ?>
 		</div><!-- .entry-meta -->
 	</header><!-- .entry-header -->
 
Index: wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/content.php
===================================================================
--- wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/content.php	(revision 18056)
+++ wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/content.php	(working copy)
@@ -21,16 +21,7 @@
 
 			<?php if ( 'post' == $post->post_type ) : ?>
 			<div class="entry-meta">
-				<?php
-					printf( __( '<span class="sep">Posted on </span><a href="%1$s" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="%2$s" pubdate>%3$s</time></a> <span class="sep"> by </span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="%4$s" title="%5$s">%6$s</a></span>', 'twentyeleven' ),
-						get_permalink(),
-						get_the_date( 'c' ),
-						get_the_date(),
-						get_author_posts_url( get_the_author_meta( 'ID' ) ),
-						sprintf( esc_attr__( 'View all posts by %s', 'twentyeleven' ), get_the_author() ),
-						get_the_author()
-					);
-				?>
+				<?php twentyeleven_posted_on(); ?>
 			</div><!-- .entry-meta -->
 			<?php endif; ?>
 
Index: wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/content-image.php
===================================================================
--- wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/content-image.php	(revision 18056)
+++ wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/content-image.php	(working copy)
@@ -38,16 +38,7 @@
 		<footer class="entry-meta">
 			<?php if ( 'post' == $post->post_type ) : // Hide category and tag text for pages on Search ?>
 			<div class="entry-meta">
-				<?php
-					printf( __( '<a href="%1$s" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="%2$s" pubdate>%3$s</time></a> <span class="sep"> by </span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="%4$s" title="%5$s">%6$s</a></span>', 'twentyeleven' ),
-						get_permalink(),
-						get_the_date( 'c' ),
-						get_the_date(),
-						get_author_posts_url( get_the_author_meta( 'ID' ) ),
-						sprintf( esc_attr__( 'View all posts by %s', 'twentyeleven' ), get_the_author() ),
-						get_the_author()
-					);
-				?>
+				<?php twentyeleven_posted_on(); ?>
 			</div><!-- .entry-meta -->
 			<div class="entry-meta">
 				<?php
Index: wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/content-status.php
===================================================================
--- wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/content-status.php	(revision 18056)
+++ wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/content-status.php	(working copy)
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * The template for displaying posts in the Status Post Format on index and archive pages
  *
  * Learn more: http://codex.wordpress.org/Post_Formats
- * 
+ *
  * @package WordPress
  * @subpackage Twenty_Eleven
  */
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 			<?php if ( 'post' == $post->post_type ) : ?>
 			<?php endif; ?>
-			
+
 			<?php if ( comments_open() ) : ?>
 			<div class="comments-link">
 				<?php comments_popup_link( __( '<span class="leave-reply">Reply</span>', 'twentyeleven' ), __( '1', 'twentyeleven' ), __( '%', 'twentyeleven' ) ); ?>
@@ -33,23 +33,14 @@
 		<?php else : ?>
 		<div class="entry-content">
 			<div class="avatar"><?php echo get_avatar( $post->post_author, apply_filters( 'twentyeleven_status_avatar', '65' ) ); ?></div>
-			
+
 			<?php the_content( __( 'Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&rarr;</span>', 'twentyeleven' ) ); ?>
 			<?php wp_link_pages( array( 'before' => '<div class="page-link">' . __( 'Pages:', 'twentyeleven' ), 'after' => '</div>' ) ); ?>
 		</div><!-- .entry-content -->
 		<?php endif; ?>
 
 		<footer class="entry-meta">
-			<?php
-				printf( __( '<span class="sep">Posted on </span><a href="%1$s" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="%2$s" pubdate>%3$s</time></a> <span class="sep"> by </span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="%4$s" title="%5$s">%6$s</a></span>', 'twentyeleven' ),
-					get_permalink(),
-					get_the_date( 'c' ),
-					get_the_date(),
-					get_author_posts_url( get_the_author_meta( 'ID' ) ),
-					sprintf( esc_attr__( 'View all posts by %s', 'twentyeleven' ), get_the_author() ),
-					get_the_author()
-				);
-			?>
+			<?php twentyeleven_posted_on(); ?>
 			<?php if ( comments_open() ) : ?>
 			<span class="sep"> | </span>
 			<span class="comments-link"><?php comments_popup_link( __( '<span class="leave-reply">Leave a reply</span>', 'twentyeleven' ), __( '<b>1</b> Reply', 'twentyeleven' ), __( '<b>%</b> Replies', 'twentyeleven' ) ); ?></span>
Index: wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/content-quote.php
===================================================================
--- wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/content-quote.php	(revision 18056)
+++ wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/content-quote.php	(working copy)
@@ -17,16 +17,7 @@
 
 			<?php if ( 'post' == $post->post_type ) : ?>
 			<div class="entry-meta">
-				<?php
-					printf( __( '<span class="sep">Posted on </span><a href="%1$s" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="%2$s" pubdate>%3$s</time></a> <span class="sep"> by </span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="%4$s" title="%5$s">%6$s</a></span>', 'twentyeleven' ),
-						get_permalink(),
-						get_the_date( 'c' ),
-						get_the_date(),
-						get_author_posts_url( get_the_author_meta( 'ID' ) ),
-						sprintf( esc_attr__( 'View all posts by %s', 'twentyeleven' ), get_the_author() ),
-						get_the_author()
-					);
-				?>
+				<?php twentyeleven_posted_on(); ?>
 			</div><!-- .entry-meta -->
 			<?php endif; ?>
 
Index: wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/content-gallery.php
===================================================================
--- wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/content-gallery.php	(revision 18056)
+++ wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/content-gallery.php	(working copy)
@@ -18,16 +18,7 @@
 		</hgroup>
 
 		<div class="entry-meta">
-			<?php
-				printf( __( '<span class="sep">Posted on </span><a href="%1$s" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="%2$s" pubdate>%3$s</time></a> <span class="sep"> by </span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="%4$s" title="%5$s">%6$s</a></span>', 'twentyeleven' ),
-					get_permalink(),
-					get_the_date( 'c' ),
-					get_the_date(),
-					get_author_posts_url( get_the_author_meta( 'ID' ) ),
-					sprintf( esc_attr__( 'View all posts by %s', 'twentyeleven' ), get_the_author() ),
-					get_the_author()
-				);
-			?>
+			<?php twentyeleven_posted_on(); ?>
 		</div><!-- .entry-meta -->
 	</header><!-- .entry-header -->
 
Index: wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/functions.php
===================================================================
--- wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/functions.php	(revision 18056)
+++ wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/functions.php	(working copy)
@@ -558,4 +558,23 @@
 			break;
 	endswitch;
 }
-endif; // ends check for twentyeleven_comment()
\ No newline at end of file
+endif; // ends check for twentyeleven_comment()
+
+if ( ! function_exists( 'twentyeleven_posted_on' ) ) :
+/**
+ * Prints HTML with meta information for the current post-date/time and author.
+ *
+ * @since Twenty Eleven 1.0
+ */
+function twentyeleven_posted_on() {
+	printf( __( '<span class="sep">Posted on </span><a href="%1$s" title="%2$s" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="%3$s" pubdate>%4$s</time></a> <span class="sep"> by </span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="%5$s" title="%6$s">%7$s</a></span>', 'twentyeleven' ),
+		esc_url( get_permalink() ),
+		esc_attr( get_the_time() ),
+		esc_attr( get_the_date( 'c' ) ),
+		esc_html( get_the_date() ),
+		esc_url( get_author_posts_url( get_the_author_meta( 'ID' ) ) ),
+		sprintf( esc_attr__( 'View all posts by %s', 'twentyeleven' ), get_the_author() ),
+		esc_html( get_the_author() )
+	);
+}
+endif;