SOLVED: Author archive - Dynamic data of author's is not working correctly

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Bricks Version: 1.5 Beta
Browser: Chrome 90

I am building a template for author’s archive using the latest beta. I am using Dynamic data to populate with content and it seems something get messed up with dynamic data for authors (website.com/author/john.doe)
If I use any of these dynamic data: {author_name}, {author_bio}, {author_avatar} and so on, it shows the values of another user and not the actual author’s details.

This is the structure in Bricks builder:

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This is the user profile filled up with content:

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And this is what it shows when i visit website.com/author/john.doe

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Please could you take a look? Thanks!

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Hi Istvan,
Thanks so much for your report!

I was able to reproduce the issue and added it to our bug tracker.

Best regards,
timmse

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Can I ask if there is an update on this?
I’m struggling to create an author archive and not sure if because of this or if I’m doing something wrong.
Can I ask what I am supposed to query to display the post from this author only (from a CPT)?
Thanks a lot in advance

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Hey Jo,
The task is still in progress.

If you are in the Author Archive template, you can create a simple post query. This should only show the posts of the respective author.

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Hi, thanks for your answer, this doesn’t show only the posts (custom post type in that case) from this author unfortunately, this is where I’m really struggling to understand why!

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Hmm, it does in my case :thinking:
I think it’s best to open a new thread and describe everything that matters related to your problem :slight_smile:

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Also ran into this problem.
On the author’s page, displaying information about the author seems to be the only way so far, at least for me

<?php
 
$user_email = get_the_author_meta('user_email');
$user_nicename = get_the_author_meta('user_nicename');
$display_name = get_the_author_meta('display_name');
$user_firstname = get_the_author_meta('user_firstname');
$user_lastname = get_the_author_meta('user_lastname');
echo $user_email. '<br />';
echo $user_nicename. '<br />';
echo $display_name. '<br />';
echo $user_firstname. '<br />';
echo $user_lastname. '<br />';

or just
echo get_the_author_meta('user meta data');
?>
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my decision

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Hi guys,
We’ve fixed this bug in Bricks 1.7.2, now available as a one-click update in your WordPress Dashboard.

Please let us know if you are still experiencing issues.

Best regards,
timmse

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What filter does bricks use to pull the avatar when using {author_avatar} I added a CPT field to add a image to override the gravatar all working fine but can’t use {author_avatar} does it use the get get_avatar or what filter is used?

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assets/includes/integrations/dynamic-data/providers/provider-wp.php

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@timmse I am on the latest 1.8 but facing same issue. In the editor, it shows {author_name} and {author_avatar} for the author selected at template settings > Populate content but doesnt show content of {author_bio} even in the editor. On the front end, example.com/author/john, none of the dynamic data({author_name}, {author_avatar}, {author_bio}) shows for the current author.

This is the conditions
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Hey,
For me, everything is displayed correctly.

Would you be so kind as to send temporary login credentials and a link to this thread to help@bricksbuilder.io using the email address you used during the purchase?