Ticket #27944: 27944.2.patch

src/wp-includes/default-widgets.php

@@ -871 +871 @@
                         _prime_post_caches( $post_ids, strpos( get_option( 'permalink_structure' ), '%category%' ), false );
 
                         foreach ( (array) $comments as $comment) {
-                                $output .=  '<li class="recentcomments">' . /* translators: comments widget: 1: comment author, 2: post link */ sprintf(_x('%1$s on %2$s', 'widgets'), get_comment_author_link(), '<a href="' . esc_url( get_comment_link($comment->comment_ID) ) . '">' . get_the_title($comment->comment_post_ID) . '</a>') . '</li>';
+                                $output .= '<li class="recentcomments">';
+                                /* translators: comments widget: 1: comment author, 2: post link */
+                                $output .= sprintf( _x( '%1$s on %2$s', 'widgets' ),
+                                        '<span class="comment-author-link">' . get_comment_author_link() . '</span>',
+                                        '<a href="' . esc_url( get_comment_link( $comment->comment_ID ) ) . '">' . get_the_title( $comment->comment_post_ID ) . '</a>'
+                                );
+                                $output .= '</li>';
                         }
                 }
                 $output .= '</ul>';