get_comment_author_url() WordPress Function

The get_comment_author_url() function is used to get the URL of the author of a comment. This function returns the author's URL as a string.

get_comment_author_url( int|WP_Comment $comment_ID ) #

Retrieves the URL of the author of the current comment, not linked.


Parameters

$comment_ID

(int|WP_Comment)(Optional) WP_Comment or the ID of the comment for which to get the author's URL. Default current comment.


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Return

(string) Comment author URL, if provided, an empty string otherwise.


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Source

File: wp-includes/comment-template.php

function get_comment_author_url( $comment_ID = 0 ) {
	$comment = get_comment( $comment_ID );
	$url     = '';
	$id      = 0;

	if ( ! empty( $comment ) ) {
		$author_url = ( 'http://' === $comment->comment_author_url ) ? '' : $comment->comment_author_url;
		$url        = esc_url( $author_url, array( 'http', 'https' ) );
		$id         = $comment->comment_ID;
	}

	/**
	 * Filters the comment author's URL.
	 *
	 * @since 1.5.0
	 * @since 4.1.0 The `$comment_ID` and `$comment` parameters were added.
	 *
	 * @param string          $url        The comment author's URL, or an empty string.
	 * @param string|int      $comment_ID The comment ID as a numeric string, or 0 if not found.
	 * @param WP_Comment|null $comment    The comment object, or null if not found.
	 */
	return apply_filters( 'get_comment_author_url', $url, $id, $comment );
}


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Changelog

Changelog
VersionDescription
4.4.0Added the ability for $comment_ID to also accept a WP_Comment object.
1.5.0Introduced.

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