wp_get_current_commenter()

Get current commenter’s name, email, and URL.

Description

Expects cookies content to already be sanitized. User of this function might wish to recheck the returned array for validity.

See also

Return

(array) An array of current commenter variables.

  • 'comment_author'
    (string) The name of the current commenter, or an empty string.
  • 'comment_author_email'
    (string) The email address of the current commenter, or an empty string.
  • 'comment_author_url'
    (string) The URL address of the current commenter, or an empty string.

Source

File: wp-includes/comment.php

function wp_get_current_commenter() {
	// Cookies should already be sanitized.

	$comment_author = '';
	if ( isset( $_COOKIE[ 'comment_author_' . COOKIEHASH ] ) ) {
		$comment_author = $_COOKIE[ 'comment_author_' . COOKIEHASH ];
	}

	$comment_author_email = '';
	if ( isset( $_COOKIE[ 'comment_author_email_' . COOKIEHASH ] ) ) {
		$comment_author_email = $_COOKIE[ 'comment_author_email_' . COOKIEHASH ];
	}

	$comment_author_url = '';
	if ( isset( $_COOKIE[ 'comment_author_url_' . COOKIEHASH ] ) ) {
		$comment_author_url = $_COOKIE[ 'comment_author_url_' . COOKIEHASH ];
	}

	/**
	 * Filters the current commenter's name, email, and URL.
	 *
	 * @since 3.1.0
	 *
	 * @param array $comment_author_data {
	 *     An array of current commenter variables.
	 *
	 *     @type string $comment_author       The name of the current commenter, or an empty string.
	 *     @type string $comment_author_email The email address of the current commenter, or an empty string.
	 *     @type string $comment_author_url   The URL address of the current commenter, or an empty string.
	 * }
	 */
	return apply_filters( 'wp_get_current_commenter', compact( 'comment_author', 'comment_author_email', 'comment_author_url' ) );
}

Changelog

Version Description
2.0.4 Introduced.

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