Template Tags/comment author email link

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Template Tags/comment author email link

1 Description
2 Usage
3 Examples
- 3.1 Default Usage
- 3.2 Link Text and Styling
4 Parameters
5 Related

Description

Displays the comment author's email address, as a mailto link. An email address must be provided if "User must fill out name and email" is enabled under Discussion Options. This tag must be within The Loop, or a comment loop.

Note: Displaying email addresses is not recommended, as it provides spam collection tools the opportunity to cull them from your site.

Usage

<?php comment_author_email_link('linktext', 'before', 'after'); ?>

Examples

Default Usage

email: <?php comment_author_email_link(); ?><br />

Link Text and Styling

Displays comment author's email link as text string Email Comment Author and adds arrows before and after the link to style it.

<?php comment_author_email_link('Email Comment Author', ' > ', ' < '); ?>

> Email Comment Author <

Parameters

linktext: (string) Link text for the email link. Default is the comment author's email address.
before: (string) Text to display before the link. There is no default.
after: (string) Text to display after the link. There is no default.

comments_number, comments_link, comments_rss_link, comments_popup_script, comments_popup_link, comment_ID, comment_author, comment_author_IP, comment_author_email, comment_author_url, comment_author_email_link, comment_author_url_link, comment_author_link, comment_type, comment_text, comment_excerpt, comment_date, comment_time, comments_rss_link, comment_author_rss, comment_text_rss, comment_link_rss, permalink_comments_rss