I’ve updated Delink Comment Author to make it compatible with WordPress 2.5. It should also still be compatible with versions prior to 2.5.
This plugin gives you the ability to remove the link a commenter left as their URL without removing the entire comment. A link to do this is added to your new comment e-mail notifications and to the comments list in your admin area.
The download and more information are available on my WordPress Plugins page.
If you have any trouble with this, please open a thread in the WP Support Forums and send me the link.
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March 30th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
Chris adds this Comment:
Alex,
Why would you want to do this?
March 30th, 2008 at 11:49 pm
Rahul Bansal adds this Comment:
@Alex,
I guess comment authors won’t link this at all.
By the way it would be better if you create a plugin to check comment authors link is valid URI. If its invalid or non-existent then only it should be removed!
-Rahul
www.DevilsWorkshop.org
March 31st, 2008 at 12:39 am
Arian Xhezairi adds this Comment:
This is weird though, people usually consider commenting in various blog this way kinda advertising their web page, therefore I don’t understand where’s the point on doing this?
*Seen in my WordPress dashboard feeds
April 1st, 2008 at 12:46 am
Aaron at FullTiltBlogging.com adds this Comment:
Thanks Alan for the update.
For those asking “why”?
I know of one religious blog that often gets comments from people who have “adult” oriented blogs. While they appreciate the comments some of their consistent visitors are offended by links to “adult” sites.
April 1st, 2008 at 8:29 am
Aaron at FullTiltBlogging.com adds this Comment:
Alex not Alan. [Geez, I need to get some lunch.]
April 1st, 2008 at 8:30 am
Alex adds this Comment:
They may consider it in this manner, that doesn’t mean I have to agree or allow it on my site.
April 3rd, 2008 at 12:45 pm
I-martian adds this Comment:
i agree some bloggers use commenting as a type of advertisement on others blogs ,
also the owner of these blogs has the right either to accept it or not .
also people usually comment on things that only worth commenting on .
cheers
April 5th, 2008 at 9:22 am
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April 7th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
Arian Xhezairi adds this Comment:
“They may consider it in this manner, that doesn’t mean I have to agree or allow it on my site.”
I wasn’t referring to you, simply the whole idea behind your plug-in looked a little weird for me.
People have different views from various perspectives, of course someone might find it useful and apply this change.
However Alex thanks for the tip, but I’m completely aware that it’s up to you as it’s anyones to decide what one wants to do in their blog.
P.S. submitting uri’s on blog comments is a way of getting involved in the blogosphere, a matter of creating connections between bloggers. I hope you agree here.
April 10th, 2008 at 10:23 am