<?php
$author   = '';
$authorId = $result->post_author;

if (in_array("author", $allMeta)) {
    $authorName = esc_html(get_the_author_meta('display_name', $authorId));
    $authorUrl  = esc_url(get_author_posts_url(get_the_author_meta('ID', $authorId)));

    $author .= sprintf(
        '<span class="ebpg-posted-by">
            %3$s <a href="%2$s" title="%1$s" rel="author">%1$s</a>
        </span>',
        $authorName,
        $authorUrl,
        $authorPrefix
    );
}

return $author;
