Plugin should handle author display, not the theme

includes/inline.php

@@ -74,15 +74,6 @@ if ( !function_exists('current_tab') )
 	}
 }
 
-if ( !function_exists('get_imc_author') )
-{
-	function get_imc_author(): string {
-		$post = get_post( get_the_ID() );
-		$author = get_post_meta( $post->ID, $post->post_type . '_metadata_author_display_name', true);
-		return $author;
-	}
-}
-
 if ( !function_exists('posted_by_on') )
 {
 	function posted_by_on ( bool $short = false ): void
@@ -137,7 +128,7 @@ if ( !function_exists('posted_by_on') )
 			printf('<span class="byline">, %1$s <span class="author vcard"><img class="meta icon" src="%2$suser.png" alt=""/>%3$s</span></span>',
 				__( 'by', 'imcpress-theme' ),
 				ICONS_URI,
-				esc_html( get_imc_author() )
+				esc_html( get_the_author() )
 			);
 		}
 	}