the_archive_title() doesn't output the author's display name if that author hasn't posted

[henry.wright]

In my archive.php template, if I do this:

get_header();
the_archive_title( '<h1>', '</h1>' );
// Rest of code...

and then take a look at example.com/author/joebloggs, I expect to see:

Author: Joe Bloggs

The problem is if joebloggs hasn't posted yet, I see this:

Author:

[henry.wright]

I've traced the issue back to the use of the $authordata global, which is used inside get_the_author().

Dumping $authordata in the author template and then visiting a user's archive I get either an object of type WP_User (for users who have posted) or null (for users who haven't posted).

[henry.wright]

37202.diff uses get_the_queried_object() to output the author's display name on author archives. Now, the_archive_title() will output a title even if the author hasn't posted.

[gautam23]

I was not able to reproduce the issue. I tried reproducing it in the latest trunk in Twenty Twenty-One theme but was unable to do so.

I believe the code is updated to take care of this scenario but this ticket is not yet updated to reflect the scenario.

[ravigadhiyawp]

Reproduction Report

Description

❌ This report validates the issue is not reproduced.

Environment

• WordPress: 6.8.1
• PHP: 8.2.23
• Server: nginx/1.26.1
• Database: mysqli (Server: 8.0.35 / Client: mysqlnd 8.2.23)
• Browser: Chrome 137.0.0.0
• OS: Windows 10/11
• Theme: Twenty Seventeen 3.9
• MU Plugins: None activated
• Plugins:
  • Advanced Custom Fields 6.4.2
  • Test Reports 1.2.0

Actual Results

1. ❌ Error condition not occurs (not reproduced).

Additional Notes

• I have created one author - devtest as Contributor role. This author have not publish any post yet
• Visit the author archive url. Ex. https://example.com/author/devtest/
• I'm showing the 404 page. Because this author have not publish any post yet.
• If I assign post to this author, this author archive url shows post list.
• This is the expected behavior. And nothing found any issue in this.

Supplemental Artifacts

Screenshot: ​https://prnt.sc/dAn2MThYczam

[ravigadhiyawp]

@henrywright please provide the full bug report, so it will be helpful to reproduce the issue.