The author_feed_link WordPress PHP filter allows you to modify the author feed link.
Usage
add_filter('author_feed_link', 'your_custom_function', 10, 2);
function your_custom_function($link, $feed) {
// your custom code here
return $link;
}
Parameters
$link(string) – The author feed link.$feed(string) – Feed type. Possible values include ‘rss2’, ‘atom’.
More information
See WordPress Developer Resources: author_feed_link
Examples
Changing the author feed link to a custom domain
In this example, we will change the author feed link to point to a custom domain.
add_filter('author_feed_link', 'change_author_feed_link', 10, 2);
function change_author_feed_link($link, $feed) {
$custom_domain = 'https://customdomain.com';
$link = str_replace(home_url(), $custom_domain, $link);
return $link;
}
Adding a tracking parameter to the author feed link
In this example, we add a tracking parameter to the author feed link.
add_filter('author_feed_link', 'add_tracking_parameter', 10, 2);
function add_tracking_parameter($link, $feed) {
$link = add_query_arg('utm_source', 'author_feed', $link);
return $link;
}
Changing the feed type for author feeds
In this example, we change the feed type for author feeds to ‘atom’.
add_filter('author_feed_link', 'change_feed_type', 10, 2);
function change_feed_type($link, $feed) {
$link = str_replace('?feed=' . $feed, '?feed=atom', $link);
return $link;
}
Removing the author’s name from the author feed link
In this example, we remove the author’s name from the author feed link.
add_filter('author_feed_link', 'remove_author_name', 10, 2);
function remove_author_name($link, $feed) {
$link = preg_replace('/\/author\/[^\/]+\//', '/', $link);
return $link;
}
Redirecting author feed links to a static page
In this example, we redirect all author feed links to a static page.
add_filter('author_feed_link', 'redirect_author_feed', 10, 2);
function redirect_author_feed($link, $feed) {
$static_page_link = home_url('/static-page/');
return $static_page_link;
}