Title: Comments showing wrong name
Last modified: March 19, 2019

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# Comments showing wrong name

 *  Resolved [pdwebster](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pdwebster/)
 * (@pdwebster)
 * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comments-showing-wrong-name/)
 * All the comments on my blog are showing the wrong commenter name. The avatars
   are correct. If the commenter links to their blog, their name is “says.” If they
   do not have a blog to link to, the name is their name after “http”.
 * I have cleared my site cache. I have cleared my browser cache. I have viewed 
   the site on a new browser. I have disabled all plugins. The problem remains.
 * I am using WordPress version 5.1.1 and have only reactivated plugins that are
   tested with the most recent WordPress version. I use the native WordPress comments.
   And I also have Jetpack with Akismet. Disabling Jetpack and Akismet changes nothing.
 * Can anyone help?
    -  This topic was modified 7 years, 3 months ago by [pdwebster](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pdwebster/).
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fcomments-showing-wrong-name%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  [Joy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joyously/)
 * (@joyously)
 * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comments-showing-wrong-name/#post-11332052)
 * It is likely the theme. You can use the Customizer to preview the site with a
   different theme and see if that changes it.
    If so, ask at the theme’s support
   forum for the fix.
 *  Thread Starter [pdwebster](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pdwebster/)
 * (@pdwebster)
 * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comments-showing-wrong-name/#post-11332065)
 * Thank you. I thought the theme was an unlikely culprit because I use the Genesis
   framework. But it appears you are right.
 * Thank you for the help.

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 * Last reply from: [pdwebster](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pdwebster/)
 * Last activity: [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comments-showing-wrong-name/#post-11332065)
 * Status: resolved

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