{"id":123096,"date":"2026-05-14T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/?p=123096"},"modified":"2026-05-14T14:47:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T14:47:21","slug":"removing-title-attributes-in-author-link-functions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2026\/05\/14\/removing-title-attributes-in-author-link-functions\/","title":{"rendered":"Removing title attributes in author link functions"},"content":{"rendered":"

WordPress 7.0 removes\u2014or facilitates removing\u2014title<\/code> attributes from links relating to post authors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Author\u2019s Website link (from the user profile)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

get_the_author_link()<\/code> and the_author_link()<\/code> have a new $use_title_attr<\/code> parameter, which can be set to false<\/code> to remove the \u201cVisit Author<\/i>\u2019s website\u201d tooltip. By default, these functions continue to include a title<\/code> attribute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<?php\n\/\/ either\nthe_author_link();\n\/\/ or\necho get_the_author_link();<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Default output is the same in 7.0 as in 6.9:
<a href=\"https:\/\/author.example.com\" title=\"Visit Author&#8217;s website\" rel=\"author external\">Author<\/a><\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n
<?php\n\/\/ either\nthe_author_link( false );\n\/\/ or\necho get_the_author_link( false );<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Output in 7.0:
<a href=\"https:\/\/author.example.com\" rel=\"author external\">Author<\/a><\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Author\u2019s posts archive link<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The \u201cPosts by Author<\/i>\u201d title<\/code> attribute is removed from the link by default. However, the title<\/code> text is still available for use within the the_author_posts_link<\/code> hook, along with the author\u2019s display name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<?php\n\/\/ either\nthe_author_posts_link();\n\/\/ or\necho get_the_author_posts_link();<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Output in 6.9:
<a href=\"https:\/\/example.org\/author\/author\/\" title=\"Posts by Author\" rel=\"author\">Author<\/a><\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Output in 7.0:
<a href=\"https:\/\/example.org\/author\/author\/\" rel=\"author\">Author<\/a><\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Editing the posts link text<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
To replace the author name with the \u201cPosts by Author<\/i>\u201d text, use multiple arguments in the the_author_posts_link<\/code> filterFilter<\/span> Filters are one of the two types of Hooks https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Plugin_API\/Hooks<\/a>. They provide a way for functions to modify data of other functions. They are the counterpart to Actions. Unlike Actions, filters are meant to work in an isolated manner, and should never have side effects such as affecting global variables and output.<\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n
\n<?php\n\/**\n * Edits text for the link to the author page of the author of the current post.\n *\n * Add \"Posts by\" before the author's display name (or after the name in some translations):\n * `<a href=\"https:\/\/example.org\/author\/author\/\" rel=\"author\">Posts by Author<\/a>`\n *\n * @param string $link   HTML link.\n * @param string $author Author's display name. Default empty string.\n * @param string $title  Text originally used for a title attribute. Default empty string.\n *\/\nfunction wpdocs_author_posts_link( $link, $author = '', $title = '' ) {\n\t\/\/ In WordPress versions prior to 7.0, $author and $title would be empty.\n\tif ( '' !== $title && '' !== $author ) {\n\t\t$link = str_replace(\n\t\t\t'>' . $author . '<\/a>',\n\t\t\t'>' . esc_html( $title ) . '<\/a>', \n\t\t\t$link\n\t\t);\n\t}\n\n\treturn $link;\n}\nadd_filter( 'the_author_posts_link', 'wpdocs_author_posts_link', 10, 3 );\n<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n
Authors list HTMLHTML<\/span> HyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
wp_list_authors()<\/code> simply removes the \u201cPosts by Author<\/i>\u201d tooltips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<?php\nwp_list_authors(\n\tarray(\n\t\t'html' => true \/\/ This is true by default.\n\t)\n);<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Output in 6.9:
<li><a href=\"https:\/\/example.org\/author\/author\/\" title=\"Posts by Author\">Author<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/example.org\/author\/editor\/\" title=\"Posts by Editor\">Editor<\/a><\/li><\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Output in 7.0:
<li><a href=\"https:\/\/example.org\/author\/author\/\">Author<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/example.org\/author\/editor\/\">Editor<\/a><\/li><\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n
For more information, refer to #62835<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Props to @<\/span>amykamala<\/a> and @<\/span>audrasjb<\/a> for review.<\/p>\n
#<\/span>7-0<\/a>, #<\/span>dev-notes<\/a>, #<\/span>dev-notes-7-0<\/a><\/p>