bbp_get_author_link( mixed $args = '' )

	function bbp_get_author_link( $args = '' ) {

		$post_id = is_numeric( $args ) ? (int) $args : 0;

		// Parse arguments against default values
		$r = bbp_parse_args( $args, array(
			'post_id'    => $post_id,
			'link_title' => '',
			'type'       => 'both',
			'size'       => 80
		), 'get_author_link' );

		// Confirmed topic
		if ( bbp_is_topic( $r['post_id'] ) ) {
			return bbp_get_topic_author_link( $r );

		// Confirmed reply
		} elseif ( bbp_is_reply( $r['post_id'] ) ) {
			return bbp_get_reply_author_link( $r );
		}

		// Get the post author and proceed
		$user_id = get_post_field( 'post_author', $r['post_id'] );

		// Neither a reply nor a topic, so could be a revision
		if ( !empty( $r['post_id'] ) ) {

			// Generate title with the display name of the author
			if ( empty( $r['link_title'] ) ) {
				$r['link_title'] = sprintf( !bbp_is_reply_anonymous( $r['post_id'] ) ? __( 'View %s\'s profile', 'buddyboss' ) : __( 'Visit %s\'s website', 'buddyboss' ), get_the_author_meta( 'display_name', $user_id ) );
			}

			// Assemble some link bits
			$link_title = !empty( $r['link_title'] )
				? ' title="' . esc_attr( $r['link_title'] ) . '"'
				: '';

			$anonymous = bbp_is_reply_anonymous( $r['post_id'] );

			// Declare empty array
			$author_links = array();

			// Get avatar
			if ( 'avatar' === $r['type'] || 'both' === $r['type'] ) {
				$author_links[] = get_avatar( $user_id, $r['size'] );
			}

			// Get display name
			if ( 'name' === $r['type'] || 'both' === $r['type'] ) {
				$author_links[] = esc_html( get_the_author_meta( 'display_name', $user_id ) );
			}

			// Add links if not anonymous
			if ( empty( $anonymous ) && bbp_user_has_profile( $user_id ) ) {
				$author_url = bbp_get_user_profile_url( $user_id );
				$author_link = array();
				foreach ( $author_links as $link_text ) {
					$author_link[] = sprintf( '<a href="%1$s"%2$s>%3$s</a>', esc_url( $author_url ), $link_title, $link_text );
				}
				$author_link = implode( '&nbsp;', $author_link );

			// No links if anonymous
			} else {
				$author_link = implode( '&nbsp;', $author_links );
			}

		// No post so link is empty
		} else {
			$author_link = '';
		}

		return apply_filters( 'bbp_get_author_link', $author_link, $r );
	}