WIP: Author ID dynamic value not rendering in custom URL

Bugs
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Browser: Chrome
OS: macOS
URL: https://bcf.church/sermon/embracing-the-call/
I have a template for showing sermons and I am trying to use a custom URL for the author to open the archive and filter it to show sermons by the author.

I confirmed this part works by doing it manually but Bricks is not rendering the {author_id} correctly in the custom URL field.

This seems to only be an issue in the custom URL field. I added the {author_id} in a text element and it displayed correctly. You can see I added it after the author’s name. It’s the “4” you see after his name.

Here’s a screenshot showing what I have in the builder and what’s output on the front end.

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Update

  • I am using a custom permalink structure /article/ instead of post name or post ID but I just tested it using the default post name structure and the dynamic data for the author in the URL still does not render correctly.
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Hi Reuben,
Thanks so much for your report!

I reproduced the issue and added it to our bug tracker.
You can use the native WordPress function to get the author ID instead:

{echo:get_the_author_meta( 'ID' )}

Make sure to add get_the_author_meta to echo_function_names.

Best regards,
timmse

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Thank you for the clear instructions! I have it working with the native WP author ID.