Block Bindings Source: Author Details
Registers a block bindings source so paragraphs, headings, buttons and images can show the post author's name, bio, archive link or avatar, which is handy for author boxes in block themes.
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Code
add_action( 'init', function () {
if ( ! function_exists( 'register_block_bindings_source' ) ) {
return;
}
register_block_bindings_source( 'wpide/author', array(
'label' => 'Post author',
'uses_context' => array( 'postId' ),
'get_value_callback' => function ( $args, $block ) {
$post_id = ! empty( $block->context['postId'] ) ? (int) $block->context['postId'] : get_the_ID();
$author_id = (int) get_post_field( 'post_author', $post_id );
if ( ! $author_id ) {
return null;
}
switch ( $args['key'] ?? 'name' ) {
case 'bio':
return esc_html( get_the_author_meta( 'description', $author_id ) );
case 'url':
return esc_url( get_author_posts_url( $author_id ) );
case 'avatar':
return esc_url( get_avatar_url( $author_id, array( 'size' => 256 ) ) );
case 'website':
return esc_url( get_the_author_meta( 'user_url', $author_id ) );
default:
return esc_html( get_the_author_meta( 'display_name', $author_id ) );
}
},
) );
} );Notes
Needs WordPress 6.5+; bind with "source":"wpide/author" and args {"key":"name"} (also bio, url, avatar) in the block's metadata.bindings.
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