get_comment_author( int|WP_Comment $comment_ID )
Retrieve the author of the current comment.
Description Description
If the comment has an empty comment_author field, then ‘Anonymous’ person is assumed.
Parameters Parameters
- $comment_ID
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(int|WP_Comment) (Optional) WP_Comment or the ID of the comment for which to retrieve the author. Default current comment.
Return Return
(string) The comment author
Source Source
File: wp-includes/comment-template.php
function get_comment_author( $comment_ID = 0 ) { $comment = get_comment( $comment_ID ); if ( empty( $comment->comment_author ) ) { $user = $comment->user_id ? get_userdata( $comment->user_id ) : false; if ( $user ) { $author = $user->display_name; } else { $author = __( 'Anonymous' ); } } else { $author = $comment->comment_author; } /** * Filters the returned comment author name. * * @since 1.5.0 * @since 4.1.0 The `$comment_ID` and `$comment` parameters were added. * * @param string $author The comment author's username. * @param int $comment_ID The comment ID. * @param WP_Comment $comment The comment object. */ return apply_filters( 'get_comment_author', $author, $comment->comment_ID, $comment ); }
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Changelog Changelog
Version | Description |
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4.4.0 | Added the ability for $comment_ID to also accept a WP_Comment object. |
1.5.0 | Introduced. |