Split _s_posted_on into two functions

inc/template-tags.php

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 if ( ! function_exists( '_s_posted_on' ) ) :
 	/**
-	 * Prints HTML with meta information for the current post-date/time and author.
+	 * Prints HTML with meta information for the current post-date/time.
 	 */
 	function _s_posted_on() {
 		$time_string = '<time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="%1$s">%2$s</time>';
@@ -30,13 +30,23 @@ if ( ! function_exists( '_s_posted_on' ) ) :
 			'<a href="' . esc_url( get_permalink() ) . '" rel="bookmark">' . $time_string . '</a>'
 		);
 
+		echo '<span class="posted-on">' . $posted_on . '</span>'; // WPCS: XSS OK.
+
+	}
+endif;
+
+if ( ! function_exists( '_s_posted_by' ) ) :
+	/**
+	 * Prints HTML with meta information for the current author.
+	 */
+	function _s_posted_by() {
 		$byline = sprintf(
 			/* translators: %s: post author. */
 			esc_html_x( 'by %s', 'post author', '_s' ),
 			'<span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="' . esc_url( get_author_posts_url( get_the_author_meta( 'ID' ) ) ) . '">' . esc_html( get_the_author() ) . '</a></span>'
 		);
 
-		echo '<span class="posted-on">' . $posted_on . '</span><span class="byline"> ' . $byline . '</span>'; // WPCS: XSS OK.
+		echo '<span class="byline"> ' . $byline . '</span>'; // WPCS: XSS OK.
 
 	}
 endif;

template-parts/content-search.php

@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@
 
 		<?php if ( 'post' === get_post_type() ) : ?>
 		<div class="entry-meta">
-			<?php _s_posted_on(); ?>
+			<?php
+			_s_posted_on();
+			_s_posted_by();
+			?>
 		</div><!-- .entry-meta -->
 		<?php endif; ?>
 	</header><!-- .entry-header -->

template-parts/content.php

@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@
 
 		if ( 'post' === get_post_type() ) : ?>
 		<div class="entry-meta">
-			<?php _s_posted_on(); ?>
+			<?php
+			_s_posted_on();
+			_s_posted_by();
+			?>
 		</div><!-- .entry-meta -->
 		<?php
 		endif; ?>