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Function Signature:

get_comment_author

Function Description:

Retrieves the author of the current comment.

Function Examples:

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// Basic usage: Get the author of a specific comment by passing the comment ID
$comment_author = get_comment_author( $comment_id );

// Check if the comment author is not empty before displaying it
if ( ! empty( $comment_author ) ) {
    echo 'Comment author: ' . $comment_author;
} else {
    echo 'Comment author not found';
}
// Basic usage: Get the author of the current comment being displayed
$comment_author = get_comment_author();

// Check if the comment author is not empty before displaying it
if ( ! empty( $comment_author ) ) {
    echo 'Comment author: ' . $comment_author;
} else {
    echo 'Comment author not found';
}
// Basic usage: Get the author of the last comment made on a specific post
$comments = get_comments( array( 'post_id' => $post_id ) );
if ( $comments ) {
    $last_comment = end( $comments );
    $comment_author = get_comment_author( $last_comment->comment_ID );

    // Check if the comment author is not empty before displaying it
    if ( ! empty( $comment_author ) ) {
        echo 'Last comment author: ' . $comment_author;
    } else {
        echo 'Last comment author not found';
    }
} else {
    echo 'No comments found for this post';
}