Remove Website URL Field From Comment Form

Description

Usually the comment spammers’ main goal is to get a do-follow or no-follow link from your website. Remove Website URL Field plugin allow you to remove the website URL field from the comment form from your blog/website. This prevents automated bots to post spam links on your website. It also helps your website retain the SEO Juice.

This is a lightweight and simple plugin which does not require any settings. The perfect way to discourage spam is to remove the “Website” or “URL” field entirely from your WordPress website.

Benefits of Removing Website URL Field from the Comment Form

  • Reduced Spam
  • Improved User Experience
  • Faster Commenting
  • Increased Interaction
  • Encouraging Quality Comments
  • Less Maintenance
  • It will remove the existing links as well

🎉 Remove the existing links from comments

I have added a new feature to remove the existing website links from the comments. Thanks to @wpexplorer to suggesting this feature.

Usage

Everything you need to discourage spammers from leaving useless or irrelevant comments on your precious blog posts is just a plugin activation away. By simply activating this plugin, the URL field will no longer appear in your comment form. This straightforward solution effectively deters spammers who often exploit this field for backlinks, thereby maintaining the quality and relevance of your blog’s comment section. Enhance your blog’s security and ensure meaningful interactions with ease by utilizing this essential tool.

Screenshots

  • Showing a default comment box of WordPress Twenty Twenty one theme, notice it does not have Website/URL option.

Installation

  1. Download and unzip the file.
  2. Upload the folder remove-comment-url using FTP program into ‘wp-content/plugins/’ folder.
  3. Activate the plugin and it will remove the URL file from your comment form.

Reviews

November 29, 2023
Great plugin. But it would be helpful to also remove existing links. Example: add_filter( ‘get_comment_author_url’, function( $url, $comment_ID, $comment ) { if ( ! is_admin() && $comment->user_id !== get_post()->post_author && ! user_can( $comment->user_id, ‘manage_options’ ) ) { return ”; } return $url; }, 10, 3 );
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Contributors & Developers

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