function bbp_get_author_link( $args = array() ) {

		$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,
			'sep'        => ''
		), '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 );
		}

		// Default return value
		$author_link = '';

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

			// Get some useful reply information
			$user_id    = get_post_field( 'post_author', $r['post_id'] );
			$author_url = bbp_get_user_profile_url( $user_id );
			$anonymous  = bbp_is_reply_anonymous( $r['post_id'] );

			// Generate title with the display name of the author
			if ( empty( $r['link_title'] ) ) {
				$author = get_the_author_meta( 'display_name', $user_id );
				$title  = empty( $anonymous )
					? esc_attr__( "View %s's profile",  'bbpress' )
					: esc_attr__( "Visit %s's website", 'bbpress' );

				$r['link_title'] = sprintf( $title, $author );
			}

			// Setup title and author_links array
			$author_links = array();
			$link_title   = ! empty( $r['link_title'] )
				? ' title="' . esc_attr( $r['link_title'] ) . '"'
				: '';

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

			// Get display name (escaped, because never HTML)
			if ( ( 'name' === $r['type'] ) || ( 'both' === $r['type'] ) ) {
				$author_links['name'] = esc_html( get_the_author_meta( 'display_name', $user_id ) );
			}

			// Empty array
			$links  = array();
			$sprint = '<span %1$s>%2$s</span>';

			// Wrap each link
			foreach ( $author_links as $link => $link_text ) {
				$link_class = ' class="bbp-author-' . esc_attr( $link ) . '"';
				$links[]    = sprintf( $sprint, $link_class, $link_text );
			}

			// Juggle
			$author_links = $links;
			unset( $links );

			// Filter sections
			$sections    = apply_filters( 'bbp_get_author_links', $author_links, $r, $args );

			// Assemble sections into author link
			$author_link = implode( $r['sep'], $sections );

			// Only wrap in link if profile exists
			if ( empty( $anonymous ) && bbp_user_has_profile( $user_id ) ) {
				$author_link = sprintf( '<a href="%1$s"%2$s%3$s>%4$s</a>', esc_url( $author_url ), $link_title, ' class="bbp-author-link"', $author_link );
			}
		}

		// Filter & return
		return apply_filters( 'bbp_get_author_link', $author_link, $r, $args );
	}