Author Name and Avatar in REST API Posts
Adds an author_details field with the author's display name, profile link and avatar URL to every post in the REST API, saving apps a second request or a heavy _embed call.
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add_action( 'rest_api_init', function () {
register_rest_field( 'post', 'author_details', array(
'get_callback' => function ( $object ) {
$author_id = (int) get_post_field( 'post_author', $object['id'] );
if ( ! $author_id ) {
return null;
}
return array(
'id' => $author_id,
'name' => get_the_author_meta( 'display_name', $author_id ),
'url' => get_author_posts_url( $author_id ),
'avatar' => get_avatar_url( $author_id, array( 'size' => 96 ) ),
);
},
'schema' => array(
'type' => array( 'object', 'null' ),
'context' => array( 'view', 'embed' ),
'readonly' => true,
),
) );
} );Notes
Only public profile data is exposed; the author's email and login are never included.
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