Using WordPress ‘comment_form_logged_in’ PHP filter

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The comment_form_logged_in WordPress PHP filter modifies the ‘logged in’ message for the comment form displayed on the front end.

Usage

add_filter('comment_form_logged_in', 'your_custom_function', 10, 3);

function your_custom_function($args_logged_in, $commenter, $user_identity) {
    // your custom code here
    return $args_logged_in;
}

Parameters

  • $args_logged_in (string): The HTML for the ‘logged in as [user]’ message, the Edit profile link, and the Log out link.
  • $commenter (array): An array containing the comment author’s username, email, and URL.
  • $user_identity (string): If the commenter is a registered user, the display name, blank otherwise.

More information

See WordPress Developer Resources: comment_form_logged_in

Examples

Change the logged-in message

This example changes the default ‘logged in as [user]’ message to ‘Welcome, [user]!’.

add_filter('comment_form_logged_in', 'change_logged_in_message', 10, 3);

function change_logged_in_message($args_logged_in, $commenter, $user_identity) {
    $args_logged_in = 'Welcome, <strong>' . esc_html($user_identity) . '</strong>!';
    return $args_logged_in;
}

Add a custom message after the logged-in message

This example adds a custom message after the default ‘logged in as [user]’ message.

add_filter('comment_form_logged_in', 'add_custom_message', 10, 3);

function add_custom_message($args_logged_in, $commenter, $user_identity) {
    $custom_message = '<p>Thanks for being a part of our community!</p>';
    return $args_logged_in . $custom_message;
}

This example removes the ‘Edit profile’ link from the logged-in message.

add_filter('comment_form_logged_in', 'remove_edit_profile_link', 10, 3);

function remove_edit_profile_link($args_logged_in, $commenter, $user_identity) {
    return preg_replace('/<a.*?>(Edit your profile.*?)<\/a>/', '', $args_logged_in);
}

This example adds a ‘View profile’ link next to the ‘Edit profile’ link in the logged-in message.

add_filter('comment_form_logged_in', 'add_view_profile_link', 10, 3);

function add_view_profile_link($args_logged_in, $commenter, $user_identity) {
    $user = wp_get_current_user();
    $view_profile_url = get_author_posts_url($user->ID);
    $view_profile_link = '<a href="' . esc_url($view_profile_url) . '">View profile</a>';
    return $args_logged_in . ' | ' . $view_profile_link;
}

Change the ‘Log out’ link text

This example changes the ‘Log out’ link text to ‘Sign out’.

add_filter('comment_form_logged_in', 'change_logout_link_text', 10, 3);

function change_logout_link_text($args_logged_in, $commenter, $user_identity) {
    return str_replace('Log out', 'Sign out', $args_logged_in);
}