diff --git a/files/templates/comments.html b/files/templates/comments.html
index c73ecfc1e..23d71d028 100644
--- a/files/templates/comments.html
+++ b/files/templates/comments.html
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@
 					{% if not c.author %}
 						{{c.print()}}
 					{% endif %}
-					<a class="user-name text-decoration-none" onclick='popclick({{c.author.json_popover(v) | tojson}})' data-bs-placement="bottom" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-trigger="click" data-content-id="popover" role="button" tabindex="0" style="color:#{{c.author.namecolor}}; font-size:12px; font-weight:bold;"><img loading="lazy" src="{{c.author.profile_url}}" class="profile-pic-25 mr-2"><span {% if c.author.patron and not c.distinguish_level %}class="patron" style="background-color:#{{c.author.namecolor}};"{% elif c.distinguish_level %}class="mod"{% endif %}>{{c.author_name}}</span></a>
+					<a href="/@{{c.author_name}}" class="user-name text-decoration-none" onclick='popclick({{c.author.json_popover(v) | tojson}})' data-bs-placement="bottom" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-trigger="click" data-content-id="popover" role="button" tabindex="0" style="color:#{{c.author.namecolor}}; font-size:12px; font-weight:bold;"><img loading="lazy" src="{{c.author.profile_url}}" class="profile-pic-25 mr-2"><span {% if c.author.patron and not c.distinguish_level %}class="patron" style="background-color:#{{c.author.namecolor}};"{% elif c.distinguish_level %}class="mod"{% endif %}>{{c.author_name}}</span></a>
 					{% if c.author.customtitle %}&nbsp;<bdi style="color: #{{c.author.titlecolor}}">&nbsp;{{c.author.customtitle | safe}}</bdi>{% endif %}
 				{% endif %}
 
diff --git a/files/templates/submission.html b/files/templates/submission.html
index dda7fc20e..e413063d3 100644
--- a/files/templates/submission.html
+++ b/files/templates/submission.html
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@
 
 							{% if p.author.verified %}<i class="fas fa-badge-check align-middle ml-1 {% if p.author.verified=='Glowiefied' %}glow{% endif %}" style="color:{% if p.author.verifiedcolor %}#{{p.author.verifiedcolor}}{% else %}#1DA1F2{% endif %}" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-placement="bottom" title="{{p.author.verified}}"></i>
 							{% endif %}
-							<a class="user-name text-decoration-none" onclick='popclick({{p.author.json_popover(v) | tojson}})' data-bs-placement="bottom" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-trigger="click" data-content-id="popover" role="button" tabindex="0" style="color: #{{p.author.namecolor}}; font-weight: bold"class="user-name"><img loading="lazy" src="{{p.author.profile_url}}" class="profile-pic-25 mr-2"><span {% if p.author.patron and not p.distinguish_level %}class="patron" style="background-color:#{{p.author.namecolor}};"{% elif p.distinguish_level %}class="mod"{% endif %}>{{p.author_name}}</span></a>{% if p.author.customtitle %}&nbsp;<bdi style="color: #{{p.author.titlecolor}}">&nbsp;{{p.author.customtitle | safe}}</bdi>{% endif %}
+							<a href="/@{{p.author_name}}" class="user-name text-decoration-none" onclick='popclick({{p.author.json_popover(v) | tojson}})' data-bs-placement="bottom" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-trigger="click" data-content-id="popover" role="button" tabindex="0" style="color: #{{p.author.namecolor}}; font-weight: bold"class="user-name"><img loading="lazy" src="{{p.author.profile_url}}" class="profile-pic-25 mr-2"><span {% if p.author.patron and not p.distinguish_level %}class="patron" style="background-color:#{{p.author.namecolor}};"{% elif p.distinguish_level %}class="mod"{% endif %}>{{p.author_name}}</span></a>{% if p.author.customtitle %}&nbsp;<bdi style="color: #{{p.author.titlecolor}}">&nbsp;{{p.author.customtitle | safe}}</bdi>{% endif %}
 						{% endif %}
 						<span data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-placement="bottom" id="timestamp" onmouseover="timestamp('timestamp','{{p.created_utc}}')">&nbsp;{{p.age_string}}</span>
 						({% if p.is_image %}image post{% elif p.is_video %}video post{% elif p.domain %}<a href="/search/posts/?q=domain%3A{{p.domain}}&sort=new&t=all" {% if not v or v.newtabexternal %}target="_blank"{% endif %}>{{p.domain}}</a>{% else %}text post{% endif %})
diff --git a/files/templates/submission_listing.html b/files/templates/submission_listing.html
index 59771b0b2..c319ec1fc 100644
--- a/files/templates/submission_listing.html
+++ b/files/templates/submission_listing.html
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
 
 					{% if p.author.verified %}<i class="fas fa-badge-check align-middle ml-1 {% if p.author.verified=='Glowiefied' %}glow{% endif %}" style="color:{% if p.author.verifiedcolor %}#{{p.author.verifiedcolor}}{% else %}#1DA1F2{% endif %}" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-placement="bottom" title="{{p.author.verified}}"></i>
 					{% endif %}
-					<a class="user-name text-decoration-none" onclick='popclick({{p.author.json_popover(v) | tojson}})' data-bs-placement="bottom" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-trigger="click" data-content-id="popover" role="button" tabindex="0" style="color: #{{p.author.namecolor}}; font-weight: bold;"><img loading="lazy" src="{{p.author.profile_url}}" class="profile-pic-25 mr-2"><span {% if p.author.patron and not p.distinguish_level %}class="patron" style="background-color:#{{p.author.namecolor}};"{% elif p.distinguish_level %}class="mod"{% endif %}>{{p.author_name}}</span></a>{% if p.author.customtitle %}<bdi style="color: #{{p.author.titlecolor}}">&nbsp;&nbsp;{{p.author.customtitle | safe}}</bdi>{% endif %}
+					<a href="/@{{p.author_name}}" class="user-name text-decoration-none" onclick='popclick({{p.author.json_popover(v) | tojson}})' data-bs-placement="bottom" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-trigger="click" data-content-id="popover" role="button" tabindex="0" style="color: #{{p.author.namecolor}}; font-weight: bold;"><img loading="lazy" src="{{p.author.profile_url}}" class="profile-pic-25 mr-2"><span {% if p.author.patron and not p.distinguish_level %}class="patron" style="background-color:#{{p.author.namecolor}};"{% elif p.distinguish_level %}class="mod"{% endif %}>{{p.author_name}}</span></a>{% if p.author.customtitle %}<bdi style="color: #{{p.author.titlecolor}}">&nbsp;&nbsp;{{p.author.customtitle | safe}}</bdi>{% endif %}
 				{% endif %}
 				<span data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-placement="bottom" onmouseover="timestamp('timestamp-{{p.id}}','{{p.created_utc}}')" id="timestamp-{{p.id}}">&nbsp;{{p.age_string}}</span>
 				&nbsp;