Displays the author of the current comment.

$comment_ID int|WP_Comment Optional

WP_Comment or the ID of the comment for which to print the author.
Default current comment.

If no name is provided (and “User must fill out name and email” is not enabled under Discussion Options), WordPress will assign “Anonymous” as comment author.

File: wp-includes/comment-template.php. View all references

function comment_author( $comment_ID = 0 ) {
	$comment = get_comment( $comment_ID );
	$author  = get_comment_author( $comment );

	/**
	 * Filters the comment author's name for display.
	 *
	 * @since 1.2.0
	 * @since 4.1.0 The `$comment_ID` parameter was added.
	 *
	 * @param string $author     The comment author's username.
	 * @param string $comment_ID The comment ID as a numeric string.
	 */
	echo apply_filters( 'comment_author', $author, $comment->comment_ID );
}