WordPress Hooks

author_feed_link is a filter on the links generated for each individual author's feed.

Context:

File: wp-includes/feed-functions.php
function get_author_rss_link($echo = false, $author_id, $author_nicename) {
       $auth_ID = $author_id;
       $permalink_structure = get_settings('permalink_structure');

       if ('' == $permalink_structure) {
				 $link = get_settings('home') . '?feed=rss2&author=' . $author_id;
       } else {
				 $link = get_author_link(0, $author_id, $author_nicename);
				 $link = $link . "feed/";
       }

			 $link = apply_filters('author_feed_link', $link);

       if ($echo) echo $link;
       return $link;
}

This hook is a filter which means that information is passed through it, and then used by WordPress. Your function needs to accept that information, and return it. Using add_filter('author_feed_link', 'your_function'); helps you to remember this distinction. When you are passing an ID, it is assumed that you will return the ID as it was given to you. With filters that pass strings or arrays, you may manipulate the information before passing it along.

This hook is filed under Feeds, Filter, Internal Links, Posts.