<?php
$author_id = get_the_author_meta('ID');
$user_meta = get_user_meta( $author_id, 'epcl_user', true );
if( !empty($user_meta) && !empty( $user_meta['avatar']) && $user_meta['avatar']['url'] != '' ){
    $author_avatar = $user_meta['avatar']['url'];
}else{
    $author_avatar = get_avatar_url( get_the_author_meta('email'), array( 'size' => 120 ));
}
$author_name = get_the_author();
?>
<a href="<?php echo get_author_posts_url($author_id); ?>" title="<?php echo esc_attr__('Author:', 'groovy').' '.esc_attr($author_name); ?>" class="author meta-info hide-on-mobile hide-on-tablet hide-on-desktop-sm">                                        
    <?php if($author_avatar): ?>
        <?php if( epcl_is_amp() ): ?>
            <span class="author-image cover" style="background-image: url('<?php echo esc_url($author_avatar); ?>');"></span>
        <?php else: ?>
            <span class="author-image cover lazy" data-src="<?php echo esc_url($author_avatar); ?>"></span>
        <?php endif; ?>                     
    <?php endif; ?>                
    <span class="author-name"><?php echo esc_attr($author_name); ?></span>
</a>