by Ataul Ghani 4.1 (9 reviews)

Hide Comment Author Link

Name: Hide Comment Author Link
Rating: 4.1 (9 reviews)
Author: Ataul Ghani

Use Hide Comment Author Link plugin and easily disable comment author url from your WordPress site.

Hide Comment Author Link ranks #6,929 among WordPress.org plugins with 1,000+ active installations, is #196 of 2,881 in the Discussion & Community category, a 4.1/5 rating from 9 reviews, and was last updated Oct 25, 2025. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.8 (Current: 7.1)

vtrunk Current Version vtrunk

Updated 10 months ago Last Update on 25 Oct, 2025

Refreshed 15 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#196 of 2,881 in Discussion & Community Top 10% by installs

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#6,929

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Active Installs

1K+

-8.3%

KW Avg Position

4.6

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Downloads

29K

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Rating

82%

Review 4.1 out of 5

4.1 (9 reviews)

Next Milestone 2K

Total Progress 2.4%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.1

9 reviews

Overall 82%

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Plugin Details

Version: trunk
Last Updated: Oct 25, 2025
Requires WP: 5.5+
Tested Up To: 6.8
PHP Version: N/A
Author: Ataul Ghani

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4.1
Reviews: 9
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

author link comment author comment url disable comment link remove comment link

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to remove links from comment author names. It strips hyperlinks from commenter names throughout the site's theme, disabling the comment author URL feature.