Remove Website URL Field From WordPress Comment Form

Below is the code to remove the website URL field from WordPress comment form.

      
        <?php
      
        //* Remove website URL field from WordPress comment form
      
        function prefix_remove_website_field($fields) {
      
            unset($fields['url']);
      
            return $fields;
      
        }
      
        add_filter('comment_form_default_fields', 'prefix_remove_website_field');

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If you want to remove the email address field as well, you can do so with the following snippet.

      
        <?php
      
        //* Remove both website and email fields from WordPress comment form
      
        function prefix_custom_comment_fields($fields) {
      
            unset($fields['url']);
      
            unset($fields['email']);
      
            return $fields;
      
        }
      
        add_filter('comment_form_default_fields', 'prefix_custom_comment_fields');

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In the latter case, don’t forget to change the WordPress Discussion Settings. From your WordPress admin panel, go to Settings > Discussion > Other comment settings > and uncheck the “Comment author must fill out name and email” box.

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