User & Author

Access user data. UnBlock provides two root variables that share the same fields:

• user — The currently logged-in visitor
• author — The author of the current post

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Both user and author expose the same fields listed below. The only difference is which user they point to: user is whoever is viewing the page, author is whoever wrote the post.

All Fields

Field	Arguments	Returns	Description
id	—	int	User ID
name	—	string	Display name
login	—	string	Username
slug	—	string	User slug (nicename)
email	—	string	Email address
display_name	—	string	Display name
first_name	—	string	First name
last_name	—	string	Last name
nickname	—	string	Nickname
description	—	string	Biographical info
url	—	string	Website URL
link	—	string	Author archive URL
path	—	string	Author archive path
edit_link	—	string	Admin edit URL
profile_link	—	string	Profile page URL
avatar	size	string	Avatar URL
roles	—	array	User roles
logged_in	—	bool	Is user logged in
is_current	—	bool	Is the current logged-in user
can	capability	bool	Check user capability
can_edit	—	bool	Can edit this user
meta	field_name	mixed	User meta value
raw_meta	field_name	mixed	Unescaped meta value
has_field	field_name	bool	Check if field exists

Basic Fields

{{ user.id }}
{{ user.name }}
{{ user.login }}
{{ user.email }}

Profile

{{ user.display_name }}
{{ user.first_name }} {{ user.last_name }}
{{ user.nickname }}
{{ user.description }}
{{ user.url }}

URLs

{{ user.link }}
{{ user.path }}
{{ user.edit_link }}
{{ user.profile_link }}

Avatar

{{ user.avatar }}              <!-- Default size -->
{{ user.avatar(96) }}          <!-- 96px size -->
{{ user.avatar(200) }}         <!-- 200px size -->

Roles & Capabilities

{{ user.roles|join(', ') }}
{{ user.logged_in }}
{{ user.is_current }}
{{ user.can('edit_posts') }}
{{ user.can('manage_options') }}

Custom Fields (Meta)

{{ user.meta('phone') }}
{{ user.meta('company') }}
{{ user.meta('billing_address').city }}
{{ user.has_field('phone') }}

Common Patterns

Show content for logged-in users

{{ user.logged_in ? 'Welcome back!' : 'Please log in' }}

Display user greeting

Hello, {{ user.name ?? 'Guest' }}

Check admin capability

{{ user.can('manage_options') ? 'Admin Panel' : '' }}

Author bio

{{ author.name }}
{{ author.description }}
{{ author.avatar(96) }}

"Posted by" line

Posted by {{ author.name }} on {{ post.date('F j, Y') }}

Author link

<a href="{{ author.link }}">{{ author.name }}</a>