function get_author() {
        $buffy = '';


            if (td_util::get_option('tds_p_show_author_name') != 'hide') {
                $buffy .= '<div class="td-post-author-name">';
                $buffy .= '<a itemprop="author" href="' . get_author_posts_url($this->post->post_author) . '">' . get_the_author_meta('display_name', $this->post->post_author) . '</a>' ;
                if (td_util::get_option('tds_p_show_author_name') != 'hide' and td_util::get_option('tds_p_show_date') != 'hide') {
                    $buffy .= ' <span>-</span> ';
                }
                $buffy .= '</div>';
            }


        return $buffy;

    }


    function get_date($show_stars_on_review = true) {
        $visibility_class = '';
        if (td_util::get_option('tds_p_show_date') == 'hide') {
            $visibility_class = ' td-visibility-hidden';
        }

        $buffy = '';

            if (td_util::get_option('tds_p_show_date') != 'hide') {
                $td_article_date_unix = get_the_time('U', $this->post->ID);
                $buffy .= '<div class="td-post-date">';
                    $buffy .= '<time  itemprop="dateCreated" class="entry-date updated td-module-date' . $visibility_class . '" datetime="' . date(DATE_W3C, $td_article_date_unix) . '" >' . get_the_time(get_option('date_format'), $this->post->ID) . '</time>';
                    $buffy .= '<meta itemprop="interactionCount" content="UserComments:' . get_comments_number($this->post->ID) . '"/>';
                $buffy .= '</div>';
            }


        return $buffy;
    }