Ticket #39844: 39844.diff

src/wp-includes/author-template.php

@@ -289 +289 @@
  *
  * @global WP_User $authordata The current author's data.
  *
- * @return string An HTML link to the author page, or an empty string if $authordata isn't defined.
+ * @return string An HTML link to the author page, or just the author's name if the URL is empty, or an empty string if $authordata is not defined.
  */
 function get_the_author_posts_link() {
         global $authordata;
@@ -297 +297 @@
                 return '';
         }
 
-        $link = sprintf(
-                '<a href="%1$s" title="%2$s" rel="author">%3$s</a>',
-                esc_url( get_author_posts_url( $authordata->ID, $authordata->user_nicename ) ),
-                /* translators: %s: Author's display name. */
-                esc_attr( sprintf( __( 'Posts by %s' ), get_the_author() ) ),
-                get_the_author()
-        );
+        $url = get_author_posts_url( $authordata->ID, $authordata->user_nicename );
+        if ( empty( $url ) || 'http://' === $url ) {
+                $link = get_the_author();
+        } else {
+                $link = sprintf(
+                        '<a href="%1$s" title="%2$s" rel="author">%3$s</a>',
+                        esc_url( $url ),
+                        /* translators: %s: Author's display name. */
+                        esc_attr( sprintf( __( 'Posts by %s' ), get_the_author() ) ),
+                        get_the_author()
+                );
+        }
 
         /**
          * Filters the link to the author page of the author of the current post.