Keep Mixed-Direction Names Readable
Wraps comment author names and post author names in a bidi-isolate element so a Hebrew or Arabic name does not scramble the punctuation around it on a left-to-right page (and vice versa).
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Code
add_filter( 'get_comment_author', function ( $author ) {
return is_admin() || '' === $author ? $author : '<bdi>' . $author . '</bdi>';
}, 99 );
add_filter( 'the_author', function ( $author ) {
return is_admin() || is_feed() || '' === (string) $author ? $author : '<bdi>' . $author . '</bdi>';
}, 99 );Notes
Uses the HTML <bdi> element, supported by all current browsers.
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