Remove links from comment names

/**
 * Remove URL field from comment form 
 * @link https://www.billerickson.net/code/remove-links-from-comment-names/
 */
function be_remove_url_from_comment_form( $fields ) {
  unset($fields['url']);
  return $fields;
}
add_filter( 'comment_form_default_fields', 'be_remove_url_from_comment_form' );

/**
 * Remove URL from existing comments 
 * @link https://www.billerickson.net/code/remove-links-from-comment-names/
 */
function be_remove_url_from_existing_comments( $author_link, $author ) {
  return $author;
}
add_filter( 'get_comment_author_link', 'be_remove_url_from_existing_comments', 10, 2 );
Bill Erickson

Bill Erickson is a freelance WordPress developer and a contributing developer to the Genesis framework. For the past 14 years he has worked with attorneys, publishers, corporations, and non-profits, building custom websites tailored to their needs and goals.

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