Index: trunk/wp-content/plugins/xpressme/include/custom_functions.php
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--- trunk/wp-content/plugins/xpressme/include/custom_functions.php	(revision 155)
+++ trunk/wp-content/plugins/xpressme/include/custom_functions.php	(revision 157)
@@ -7,4 +7,18 @@
   		$user_info = get_userdata($uid);
   		$output = $user_info->display_name;
+  	}
+	if (empty($show))
+		return $output;
+	else
+		echo $output;
+		
+}
+function xpress_selected_author_id($show=true ) {
+	$output = '';
+  	$author_cookie = get_xpress_dir_name() . "_select_author" ;
+  	if (!empty($_COOKIE[$author_cookie])){
+  		$output = intval($_COOKIE[$author_cookie]);
+  	} else {
+  		$output = '';
   	}
 	if (empty($show))