get_comment_author_link( int|WP_Comment $comment_id )

Retrieves the HTML link to the URL of the author of the current comment.


Description

Both get_comment_author_url() and get_comment_author() rely on get_comment(), which falls back to the global comment variable if the $comment_id argument is empty.


Parameters

$comment_id

(Optional) WP_Comment or the ID of the comment for which to get the author's link.<br> Default current comment.


Return

(string) The comment author name or HTML link for author's URL.


Source

File: wp-includes/comment-template.php

function get_comment_author_link( $comment_ID = 0 ) {
	$comment = get_comment( $comment_ID );
	$url     = get_comment_author_url( $comment );
	$author  = get_comment_author( $comment );

	if ( empty( $url ) || 'http://' == $url )
		$return = $author;
	else
		$return = "<a href='$url' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>$author</a>";

	/**
	 * Filters the comment author's link for display.
	 *
	 * @since WP-1.5.0
	 * @since WP-4.1.0 The `$author` and `$comment_ID` parameters were added.
	 *
	 * @param string $return     The HTML-formatted comment author link.
	 *                           Empty for an invalid URL.
	 * @param string $author     The comment author's username.
	 * @param int    $comment_ID The comment ID.
	 */
	return apply_filters( 'get_comment_author_link', $return, $author, $comment->comment_ID );
}


Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
4.4.0 Added the ability for $comment_id to also accept a WP_Comment object.
1.5.0 Introduced.