| Method | Description | Returns | 
|---|---|---|
| hasGravatar() | Check if the author has a gravatar | bool | 
| getGravatarUrl() | Get the gravatar url for the author | string | 
| getDisplayName() | Get the display name for the author | string | 
| getId() | int | |
| getText() | string | |
| getWebsite() | string | |
| getUseGravatar() | bool | |
| getGravatarEmail() | string | |
| getFacebookUrl() | string | |
| getTwitterUrl() | string | |
| getLinkedinUrl() | string | |
| getCreated() | Get the date the record was created. | DateTime | 
| getModified() | Get the last modification date for the record. | DateTime | 
| getPerson() | Person | |
| getImage() | Image | |
| getCustomFieldValues() | Collection (AuthorCustomFieldValue) | |
| getCustomFieldValue(CustomField $customField) | Get the value for a custom field | CustomFieldValue | 
| getCustomFieldValueByName(string $customFieldName) | Get the value for a custom field by the custom field name | CustomFieldValue | 
| getCustomFieldContent(string $customFieldName) | Get the content for the custom field identified by the specified name | Content | 
| getCustomFieldContentOrDefault(string $customFieldName) | Get the content (or default content) for the custom field identified by the specified name | Content | 
| getCustomFieldBoolean(string $customFieldName, ?bool|null $default) | Get the (default) content of the custom field as boolean value | bool | 
| getCustomFieldText(string $customFieldName, ?string|null $default) | Get the (default) content of the custom field as text | string | 
| getCustomFieldImage(string $customFieldName) | Get the (default) image contained in the custom field | Image | 
| getCustomFieldFile(string $customFieldName) | Get the (default) file contained in the custom field | File | 
| getCustomFields() | Get the custom fields for this entity | array | 
| hasCustomField(string $customFieldName) | Check if the entity has a custom field with the specified name | bool | 
| isNewRecord() | Check if the record is a new record | bool | 
| isHierarchicalModel() | Check whether a model is a hierarchical model, i.e. can have children | bool | 
| isVersionedModel() | Check whether a model is versioned | bool | 
Users\Models\Frontend\Author
Author