Ticket #10691: author-template.php.10691.diff

wp-includes/author-template.php

@@ -178 +178 @@
  */
 function the_author_posts_link($deprecated = '') {
         global $authordata;
-        printf(
+        $link = sprintf(
                 '<a href="%1$s" title="%2$s">%3$s</a>',
                 get_author_posts_url( $authordata->ID, $authordata->user_nicename ),
                 esc_attr( sprintf( __( 'Posts by %s' ), get_the_author() ) ),
                 get_the_author()
         );
+        echo apply_filters( 'the_author_posts_link', $link );
 }
 
 /**