Title: Remove email when posting comment
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Remove email when posting comment

 *  [septrax](https://wordpress.org/support/users/septrax/)
 * (@septrax)
 * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-email-when-posting-comment/)
 * Hi,
 * Is there a way to disable so people cant post email in the comment, i mean when
   you make a comment it ask for name and email and i just want it to be the name
 * Thanks

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 *  [peterjharrison](https://wordpress.org/support/users/peterjharrison/)
 * (@peterjharrison)
 * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-email-when-posting-comment/#post-1332266)
 * Hi,
 * Yes, depending on the theme you are using, you can edit the theme file [comments.
   php].
 * In there you will see a form where you can remove the email field.
 * If you let me know what theme you are using I can tell you which line to change.
 * Regards
    Peter
 *  Thread Starter [septrax](https://wordpress.org/support/users/septrax/)
 * (@septrax)
 * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-email-when-posting-comment/#post-1332340)
 * Hi, thanks for your respons i use the theme called arras theme i link it for 
   you
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/arras-theme](http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/arras-theme)
 * Thanks
 *  [Rev. Voodoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rvoodoo/)
 * (@rvoodoo)
 * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-email-when-posting-comment/#post-1332347)
 *     ```
       <p><label for="email"><?php _e('Mail (will not be published)', 'arras') ?> <?php if ($req) _e('(required)', 'arras') ?></label><br />
            <input type="text" name="email" id="s2" value="<?php echo $comment_author_email; ?>" size="40" tabindex="2" <?php if (get_option('require_name_email')) : ?>class="required email"<?php endif ?> />
           </p>
       ```
   
 * is the line that asks for email input
 *  Thread Starter [septrax](https://wordpress.org/support/users/septrax/)
 * (@septrax)
 * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-email-when-posting-comment/#post-1332559)
 * Oh okey so i just remove that and it should be fine i guess 🙂
 * Thanks

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 4 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [septrax](https://wordpress.org/support/users/septrax/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-email-when-posting-comment/#post-1332559)
 * Status: not resolved

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