function bbp_get_topic_author_link( $args = array() ) {

		// Parse arguments against default values
		$r = bbp_parse_args( $args, array(
			'post_id'    => 0,
			'link_title' => '',
			'type'       => 'both',
			'size'       => 80,
			'sep'        => '',
			'show_role'  => false
		), 'get_topic_author_link' );

		// Default return value
		$author_link = '';

		// Used as topic_id
		$topic_id = is_numeric( $args )
			? bbp_get_topic_id( $args )
			: bbp_get_topic_id( $r['post_id'] );

		// Topic ID is good
		if ( ! empty( $topic_id ) ) {

			// Get some useful topic information
			$author_url = bbp_get_topic_author_url( $topic_id );
			$anonymous  = bbp_is_topic_anonymous( $topic_id );

			// Tweak link title if empty
			if ( empty( $r['link_title'] ) ) {
				$author = bbp_get_topic_author_display_name( $topic_id );
				$title  = empty( $anonymous )
					? esc_attr__( "View %s's profile",  'bbpress' )
					: esc_attr__( "Visit %s's website", 'bbpress' );

				$link_title = sprintf( $title, $author );

			// Use what was passed if not
			} else {
				$link_title = $r['link_title'];
			}

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

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

			// Get display name (escaped, because never HTML)
			if ( ( 'name' === $r['type'] ) || ( 'both' === $r['type'] ) ) {
				$author_links['name'] = esc_html( bbp_get_topic_author_display_name( $topic_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_topic_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( bbp_get_topic_author_id( $topic_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 );
			}

			// Role is not linked
			if ( true === $r['show_role'] ) {
				$author_link .= bbp_get_topic_author_role( array( 'topic_id' => $topic_id ) );
			}
		}

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