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[SOLVED] Open Comment Author link in new window


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Old Sep 25, 2009, 08:19 AM
Larry
 
37 posts · Sep 2009
I would like to have the hyperlink for the Author of any comment who provides a website url, to open in a new window. I searched the forum here already with no luck.

I know I can use target="_blank" but can't find where the best place to add this would be.
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Old Sep 25, 2009, 06:53 PM
Larry
 
37 posts · Sep 2009
Never mind, I got it taken care of.
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Old Sep 26, 2009, 06:49 AM
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juggledad
 
23,765 posts · Mar 2009
OSX 10.11.5 WP 4.x Atahualpa(all) Safari, Firefox, Chrome
Mind explaining your solution to help someone else that might want to do this?
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Old Sep 26, 2009, 07:53 AM
Larry
 
37 posts · Sep 2009
Certainly, as soon as I remember what I did
Once I get started on something, I can't seem to stop. I know I spent quite a while getting ti to work. I will go through my notes and post back what I did.
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Old Sep 26, 2009, 08:26 AM
Larry
 
37 posts · Sep 2009
Okay, here's what I did (if there is an easier way or better way, please correct my post):

1) Logged in to C-Panel to get access to wp-includes/comment-template.php
2) Opened up comment-template.php using the code editor in C-Panel
3) Located the function get_comment_author_link which was on line 148 in my file
4) Here is what the code looked like before I made the change:
Code:
function get_comment_author_link() {
	/** @todo Only call these functions when they are needed. Include in if... else blocks */
	$url    = get_comment_author_url();
	$author = get_comment_author();

	if ( empty( $url ) || 'http://' == $url )
		$return = $author;
	else
		$return = "<a href='$url' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>$author</a>";
	return apply_filters('get_comment_author_link', $return);
}
5) Here is what it looked like after I added target='_blank'
Code:
function get_comment_author_link() {
	/** @todo Only call these functions when they are needed. Include in if... else blocks */
	$url    = get_comment_author_url();
	$author = get_comment_author();

	if ( empty( $url ) || 'http://' == $url )
		$return = $author;
	else
		$return = "<a href='$url' rel='external nofollow' class='url' target='_blank'>$author</a>";
	return apply_filters('get_comment_author_link', $return);
}
6) Save the edited file in C-Panel and then preview a page with a comment on it to make sure it works.

Last edited by juggledad; Nov 9, 2009 at 06:39 AM. Reason: fixed error in code

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