diff --git a/templates/org/team/teams.tmpl b/templates/org/team/teams.tmpl
index 465701d96ed..5399f3a5940 100644
--- a/templates/org/team/teams.tmpl
+++ b/templates/org/team/teams.tmpl
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@
 					</div>
 					<div class="ui attached segment members">
 						{{range .Members}}
-							<a href="{{.HomeLink}}" title="{{.Name}}">
-								{{avatar .}}
-							</a>
+							{{template "shared/user/avatarlink" .}}
 						{{end}}
 					</div>
 					<div class="ui bottom attached header">
diff --git a/templates/repo/diff/comments.tmpl b/templates/repo/diff/comments.tmpl
index 0cc7853378c..5d298f820c2 100644
--- a/templates/repo/diff/comments.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/diff/comments.tmpl
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@
 	{{if .OriginalAuthor}}
 		<span class="avatar"><img src="{{AppSubUrl}}/assets/img/avatar_default.png"></span>
 	{{else}}
-		<a class="avatar" {{if gt .Poster.ID 0}}href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}"{{end}}>
-			{{avatar .Poster}}
-		</a>
+		{{template "shared/user/avatarlink" .Poster}}
 	{{end}}
 	<div class="content comment-container">
 		<div class="ui top attached header comment-header df ac sb">
@@ -27,9 +25,7 @@
 					</span>
 				{{else}}
 					<span class="text grey">
-						<a {{if gt .Poster.ID 0}}href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}"{{end}}>
-							{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}
-						</a>
+						{{template "shared/user/namelink" .Poster}}
 						{{$.root.locale.Tr "repo.issues.commented_at" (.HashTag|Escape) $createdStr | Safe}}
 					</span>
 				{{end}}
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/new_form.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/new_form.tmpl
index 91a523a1e22..ed1fd4778f7 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/new_form.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/new_form.tmpl
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@
 	<div class="twelve wide column">
 		<div class="ui comments">
 			<div class="comment">
-				<a class="avatar" href="{{.SignedUser.HomeLink}}">
-					{{avatar .SignedUser}}
-				</a>
+				{{template "shared/user/avatarlink" .SignedUser}}
 				<div class="ui segment content">
 					<div class="field">
 						<input name="title" id="issue_title" placeholder="{{.locale.Tr "repo.milestones.title"}}" value="{{if .TitleQuery}}{{.TitleQuery}}{{else if .IssueTemplateTitle}}{{.IssueTemplateTitle}}{{else}}{{.title}}{{end}}" tabindex="3" autofocus required maxlength="255" autocomplete="off">
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/view_content/comments.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/view_content/comments.tmpl
index e33981a012c..8e0308c2d03 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/view_content/comments.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/view_content/comments.tmpl
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 			{{if .OriginalAuthor}}
 				<span class="timeline-avatar"><img src="{{AppSubUrl}}/assets/img/avatar_default.png"></span>
 			{{else}}
-				<a class="timeline-avatar" {{if gt .Poster.ID 0}}href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}"{{end}}>
+				<a class="timeline-avatar"{{if gt .Poster.ID 0}} href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}"{{end}}>
 					{{avatar .Poster}}
 				</a>
 			{{end}}
@@ -96,11 +96,9 @@
 		{{else if eq .Type 1}}
 			<div class="timeline-item event" id="{{.HashTag}}">
 				<span class="badge bg-green text-white">{{svg "octicon-dot-fill"}}</span>
-				<a href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
-					{{avatar .Poster}}
-				</a>
+				{{template "shared/user/avatarlink" .Poster}}
 				<span class="text grey">
-					<a class="author" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}</a>
+					{{template "shared/user/authorlink" .Poster}}
 					{{if .Issue.IsPull}}
 						{{$.locale.Tr "repo.pulls.reopened_at" .EventTag $createdStr | Safe}}
 					{{else}}
@@ -111,11 +109,9 @@
 		{{else if eq .Type 2}}
 			<div class="timeline-item event" id="{{.HashTag}}">
 				<span class="badge bg-red text-white">{{svg "octicon-circle-slash"}}</span>
-				<a href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
-					{{avatar .Poster}}
-				</a>
+				{{template "shared/user/avatarlink" .Poster}}
 				<span class="text grey">
-					<a class="author" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}</a>
+					{{template "shared/user/authorlink" .Poster}}
 					{{if .Issue.IsPull}}
 						{{$.locale.Tr "repo.pulls.closed_at" .EventTag $createdStr | Safe}}
 					{{else}}
@@ -126,11 +122,9 @@
 		{{else if eq .Type 28}}
 			<div class="timeline-item event" id="{{.HashTag}}">
 				<span class="badge bg-purple text-white">{{svg "octicon-git-merge"}}</span>
-				<a href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
-					{{avatar .Poster}}
-				</a>
+				{{template "shared/user/avatarlink" .Poster}}
 				<span class="text grey">
-					<a class="author" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}</a>
+					{{template "shared/user/authorlink" .Poster}}
 					{{$link := printf "%s/commit/%s" $.Repository.HTMLURL ($.Issue.PullRequest.MergedCommitID|PathEscape)}}
 					{{if eq $.Issue.PullRequest.Status 3}}
 						{{$.locale.Tr "repo.issues.manually_pull_merged_at" ($link|Escape) (ShortSha $.Issue.PullRequest.MergedCommitID) ($.BaseTarget|Escape) $createdStr | Str2html}}
@@ -155,12 +149,10 @@
 			{{$createdStr:= TimeSinceUnix .CreatedUnix $.locale}}
 			<div class="timeline-item event" id="{{.HashTag}}">
 				<span class="badge">{{svg "octicon-bookmark"}}</span>
-				<a href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
-					{{avatar .Poster}}
-				</a>
+				{{template "shared/user/avatarlink" .Poster}}
 				{{if eq .RefAction 3}}<del>{{end}}
 				<span class="text grey">
-					<a class="author" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}</a>
+					{{template "shared/user/authorlink" .Poster}}
 					{{$.locale.Tr $refTr (.EventTag|Escape) $createdStr (.RefCommentHTMLURL|Escape) $refFrom | Safe}}
 				</span>
 				{{if eq .RefAction 3}}</del>{{end}}
@@ -172,11 +164,9 @@
 		{{else if eq .Type 4}}
 			<div class="timeline-item event" id="{{.HashTag}}">
 				<span class="badge">{{svg "octicon-bookmark"}}</span>
-				<a href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
-					{{avatar .Poster}}
-				</a>
+				{{template "shared/user/avatarlink" .Poster}}
 				<span class="text grey">
-					<a class="author" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}</a>
+					{{template "shared/user/authorlink" .Poster}}
 					{{$.locale.Tr "repo.issues.commit_ref_at" .EventTag $createdStr | Safe}}
 				</span>
 				<div class="detail">
@@ -188,11 +178,9 @@
 			{{if or .AddedLabels .RemovedLabels}}
 				<div class="timeline-item event" id="{{.HashTag}}">
 					<span class="badge">{{svg "octicon-tag"}}</span>
-					<a href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
-						{{avatar .Poster}}
-					</a>
+					{{template "shared/user/avatarlink" .Poster}}
 					<span class="text grey">
-						<a class="author" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}</a>
+						{{template "shared/user/authorlink" .Poster}}
 						{{if and .AddedLabels (not .RemovedLabels)}}
 							{{$.locale.TrN (len .AddedLabels) "repo.issues.add_label" "repo.issues.add_labels" (RenderLabels .AddedLabels) $createdStr | Safe}}
 						{{else if and (not .AddedLabels) .RemovedLabels}}
@@ -206,11 +194,9 @@
 		{{else if eq .Type 8}}
 			<div class="timeline-item event" id="{{.HashTag}}">
 				<span class="badge">{{svg "octicon-milestone"}}</span>
-				<a href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
-					{{avatar .Poster}}
-				</a>
+				{{template "shared/user/avatarlink" .Poster}}
 				<span class="text grey">
-					<a class="author" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}</a>
+					{{template "shared/user/authorlink" .Poster}}
 					{{if gt .OldMilestoneID 0}}{{if gt .MilestoneID 0}}{{$.locale.Tr "repo.issues.change_milestone_at" (.OldMilestone.Name|Escape) (.Milestone.Name|Escape) $createdStr | Safe}}{{else}}{{$.locale.Tr "repo.issues.remove_milestone_at" (.OldMilestone.Name|Escape) $createdStr | Safe}}{{end}}{{else if gt .MilestoneID 0}}{{$.locale.Tr "repo.issues.add_milestone_at" (.Milestone.Name|Escape) $createdStr | Safe}}{{end}}
 				</span>
 			</div>
@@ -219,11 +205,9 @@
 				<span class="badge">{{svg "octicon-person"}}</span>
 				{{if gt .AssigneeID 0}}
 					{{if .RemovedAssignee}}
-						<a href="{{.Assignee.HomeLink}}">
-							{{avatar .Assignee}}
-						</a>
+						{{template "shared/user/avatarlink" .Assignee}}
 						<span class="text grey">
-							<a class="author" href="{{.Assignee.HomeLink}}">{{.Assignee.GetDisplayName}}</a>
+							<a class="author" {{if gt .Assignee.ID 0}}href="{{.Assignee.HomeLink}}"{{end}}>{{.Assignee.GetDisplayName}}</a>
 							{{if eq .Poster.ID .Assignee.ID}}
 								{{$.locale.Tr "repo.issues.remove_self_assignment" $createdStr | Safe}}
 							{{else}}
@@ -231,11 +215,9 @@
 							{{end}}
 						</span>
 					{{else}}
-						<a href="{{.Assignee.HomeLink}}">
-							{{avatar .Assignee}}
-						</a>
+						{{template "shared/user/avatarlink" .Assignee}}
 						<span class="text grey">
-							<a class="author" href="{{.Assignee.HomeLink}}">{{.Assignee.GetDisplayName}}</a>
+							{{template "shared/user/authorlink" .Assignee}}
 							{{if eq .Poster.ID .AssigneeID}}
 								{{$.locale.Tr "repo.issues.self_assign_at" $createdStr | Safe}}
 							{{else}}
@@ -248,44 +230,36 @@
 		{{else if eq .Type 10}}
 			<div class="timeline-item event" id="{{.HashTag}}">
 				<span class="badge">{{svg "octicon-pencil"}}</span>
-				<a href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
-					{{avatar .Poster}}
-				</a>
+				{{template "shared/user/avatarlink" .Poster}}
 				<span class="text grey">
-					<a class="author" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}</a>
+					{{template "shared/user/authorlink" .Poster}}
 					{{$.locale.Tr "repo.issues.change_title_at" (.OldTitle|RenderEmoji) (.NewTitle|RenderEmoji) $createdStr | Safe}}
 				</span>
 			</div>
 		{{else if eq .Type 11}}
 			<div class="timeline-item event" id="{{.HashTag}}">
 				<span class="badge">{{svg "octicon-git-branch"}}</span>
-				<a href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
-					{{avatar .Poster}}
-				</a>
+				{{template "shared/user/avatarlink" .Poster}}
 				<span class="text grey">
-					<a class="author" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}</a>
+					{{template "shared/user/authorlink" .Poster}}
 					{{$.locale.Tr "repo.issues.delete_branch_at" (.OldRef|Escape) $createdStr | Safe}}
 				</span>
 			</div>
 		{{else if eq .Type 12}}
 			<div class="timeline-item event" id="{{.HashTag}}">
 				<span class="badge">{{svg "octicon-clock"}}</span>
-				<a href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
-					{{avatar .Poster}}
-				</a>
+				{{template "shared/user/avatarlink" .Poster}}
 				<span class="text grey">
-					<a class="author" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}</a>
+					{{template "shared/user/authorlink" .Poster}}
 					{{$.locale.Tr "repo.issues.start_tracking_history"  $createdStr | Safe}}
 				</span>
 			</div>
 		{{else if eq .Type 13}}
 			<div class="timeline-item event" id="{{.HashTag}}">
 				<span class="badge">{{svg "octicon-clock"}}</span>
-				<a href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
-					{{avatar .Poster}}
-				</a>
+				{{template "shared/user/avatarlink" .Poster}}
 				<span class="text grey">
-					<a class="author" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}</a>
+					{{template "shared/user/authorlink" .Poster}}
 					{{$.locale.Tr "repo.issues.stop_tracking_history"  $createdStr | Safe}}
 				</span>
 				{{template "repo/issue/view_content/comments_delete_time" Dict "ctx" $ "comment" .}}
@@ -297,11 +271,9 @@
 		{{else if eq .Type 14}}
 			<div class="timeline-item event" id="{{.HashTag}}">
 				<span class="badge">{{svg "octicon-clock"}}</span>
-				<a href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
-					{{avatar .Poster}}
-				</a>
+				{{template "shared/user/avatarlink" .Poster}}
 				<span class="text grey">
-					<a class="author" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}</a>
+					{{template "shared/user/authorlink" .Poster}}
 					{{$.locale.Tr "repo.issues.add_time_history"  $createdStr | Safe}}
 				</span>
 				{{template "repo/issue/view_content/comments_delete_time" Dict "ctx" $ "comment" .}}
@@ -313,33 +285,27 @@
 		{{else if eq .Type 15}}
 			<div class="timeline-item event" id="{{.HashTag}}">
 				<span class="badge">{{svg "octicon-clock"}}</span>
-				<a href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
-					{{avatar .Poster}}
-				</a>
+				{{template "shared/user/avatarlink" .Poster}}
 				<span class="text grey">
-					<a class="author" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}</a>
+					{{template "shared/user/authorlink" .Poster}}
 					{{$.locale.Tr "repo.issues.cancel_tracking_history"  $createdStr | Safe}}
 				</span>
 			</div>
 		{{else if eq .Type 16}}
 			<div class="timeline-item event" id="{{.HashTag}}">
 				<span class="badge">{{svg "octicon-clock"}}</span>
-				<a href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
-					{{avatar .Poster}}
-				</a>
+				{{template "shared/user/avatarlink" .Poster}}
 				<span class="text grey">
-					<a class="author" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}</a>
+					{{template "shared/user/authorlink" .Poster}}
 					{{$.locale.Tr "repo.issues.due_date_added" .Content $createdStr | Safe}}
 				</span>
 			</div>
 		{{else if eq .Type 17}}
 			<div class="timeline-item event" id="{{.HashTag}}">
 				<span class="badge">{{svg "octicon-clock"}}</span>
-				<a href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
-					{{avatar .Poster}}
-				</a>
+				{{template "shared/user/avatarlink" .Poster}}
 				<span class="text grey">
-					<a class="author" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}</a>
+					{{template "shared/user/authorlink" .Poster}}
 					{{$parsedDeadline := .Content | ParseDeadline}}
 					{{$.locale.Tr "repo.issues.due_date_modified" (index $parsedDeadline 0) (index $parsedDeadline 1) $createdStr | Safe}}
 				</span>
@@ -347,22 +313,18 @@
 		{{else if eq .Type 18}}
 			<div class="timeline-item event" id="{{.HashTag}}">
 				<span class="badge">{{svg "octicon-clock"}}</span>
-				<a href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
-					{{avatar .Poster}}
-				</a>
+				{{template "shared/user/avatarlink" .Poster}}
 				<span class="text grey">
-					<a class="author" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}</a>
+					{{template "shared/user/authorlink" .Poster}}
 					{{$.locale.Tr "repo.issues.due_date_remove" .Content $createdStr | Safe}}
 				</span>
 			</div>
 		{{else if eq .Type 19}}
 			<div class="timeline-item event" id="{{.HashTag}}">
 				<span class="badge">{{svg "octicon-package-dependents"}}</span>
-				<a href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
-					{{avatar .Poster}}
-				</a>
+				{{template "shared/user/avatarlink" .Poster}}
 				<span class="text grey">
-					<a class="author" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}</a>
+					{{template "shared/user/authorlink" .Poster}}
 					{{$.locale.Tr "repo.issues.dependency.added_dependency" $createdStr | Safe}}
 				</span>
 				{{if .DependentIssue}}
@@ -383,11 +345,9 @@
 		{{else if eq .Type 20}}
 			<div class="timeline-item event" id="{{.HashTag}}">
 				<span class="badge">{{svg "octicon-package-dependents"}}</span>
-				<a href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
-					{{avatar .Poster}}
-				</a>
+				{{template "shared/user/avatarlink" .Poster}}
 				<span class="text grey">
-					<a class="author" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}</a>
+					{{template "shared/user/authorlink" .Poster}}
 					{{$.locale.Tr "repo.issues.dependency.removed_dependency" $createdStr | Safe}}
 				</span>
 				{{if .DependentIssue}}
@@ -424,7 +384,7 @@
 							<span class="text grey"> {{if $.Repository.OriginalURL}}</span>
 							<span class="text migrate">({{$.locale.Tr "repo.migrated_from" ($.Repository.OriginalURL|Escape) ($.Repository.GetOriginalURLHostname|Escape) | Safe}}){{end}}</span>
 						{{else}}
-							<a class="author"{{if gt .Poster.ID 0}} href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}"{{end}}>{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}</a>
+							{{template "shared/user/authorlink" .Poster}}
 						{{end}}
 
 						{{if eq .Review.Type 1}}
@@ -455,7 +415,7 @@
 										<span class="text grey"> {{if $.Repository.OriginalURL}}</span>
 										<span class="text migrate">({{$.locale.Tr "repo.migrated_from" ($.Repository.OriginalURL|Escape) ($.Repository.GetOriginalURLHostname|Escape) | Safe}}){{end}}</span>
 									{{else}}
-										<a class="author"{{if gt .Poster.ID 0}} href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}"{{end}}>{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}</a>
+										{{template "shared/user/authorlink" .Poster}}
 									{{end}}
 
 									{{$.locale.Tr "repo.issues.review.left_comment" | Safe}}
@@ -583,7 +543,7 @@
 																		<span class="text grey"> {{if $.Repository.OriginalURL}}</span>
 																		<span class="text migrate">({{$.locale.Tr "repo.migrated_from" ($.Repository.OriginalURL|Escape) ($.Repository.GetOriginalURLHostname|Escape) | Safe}}){{end}}</span>
 																	{{else}}
-																		<a class="author"{{if gt .Poster.ID 0}} href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}"{{end}}>{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}</a>
+																		{{template "shared/user/authorlink" .Poster}}
 																	{{end}}
 																	{{$.locale.Tr "repo.issues.commented_at" (.HashTag|Escape) $createdSubStr | Safe}}
 																</span>
@@ -668,17 +628,15 @@
 		{{else if eq .Type 23}}
 			<div class="timeline-item event" id="{{.HashTag}}">
 				<span class="badge">{{svg "octicon-lock"}}</span>
-				<a href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
-					{{avatar .Poster}}
-				</a>
+				{{template "shared/user/avatarlink" .Poster}}
 				{{if .Content}}
 					<span class="text grey">
-						<a class="author" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}</a>
+						{{template "shared/user/authorlink" .Poster}}
 						{{$.locale.Tr "repo.issues.lock_with_reason" .Content $createdStr | Safe}}
 					</span>
 				{{else}}
 					<span class="text grey">
-						<a class="author" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}</a>
+						{{template "shared/user/authorlink" .Poster}}
 						{{$.locale.Tr "repo.issues.lock_no_reason" $createdStr | Safe}}
 					</span>
 				{{end}}
@@ -686,33 +644,28 @@
 		{{else if eq .Type 24}}
 			<div class="timeline-item event" id="{{.HashTag}}">
 				<span class="badge">{{svg "octicon-key"}}</span>
-				<a href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
-					{{avatar .Poster}}
-				</a>
+				{{template "shared/user/avatarlink" .Poster}}
 				<span class="text grey">
-					<a class="author" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}</a>
+					{{template "shared/user/authorlink" .Poster}}
 					{{$.locale.Tr "repo.issues.unlock_comment" $createdStr | Safe}}
 				</span>
 			</div>
 		{{else if eq .Type 25}}
 			<div class="timeline-item event">
 				<span class="badge">{{svg "octicon-git-branch"}}</span>
-				<a href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
-					{{avatar .Poster}}
-				</a>
+				{{template "shared/user/avatarlink" .Poster}}
 				<span class="text grey">
-					<a href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">{{.Poster.Name}}</a>
+					<a{{if gt .Poster.ID 0}} href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}"{{end}}>{{.Poster.Name}}</a>
 					{{$.locale.Tr "repo.pulls.change_target_branch_at" (.OldRef|Escape) (.NewRef|Escape) $createdStr | Safe}}
 				</span>
 			</div>
 		{{else if eq .Type 26}}
 			<div class="timeline-item event" id="{{.HashTag}}">
 				<span class="badge">{{svg "octicon-clock"}}</span>
-				<a href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
-					{{avatar .Poster}}
-				</a>
+				{{template "shared/user/avatarlink" .Poster}}
 				<span class="text grey">
-					<a class="author" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}</a>
+					{{template "shared/user/authorlink" .Poster}}
+
 					{{$.locale.Tr "repo.issues.del_time_history"  $createdStr | Safe}}
 				</span>
 				<div class="detail">
@@ -723,11 +676,9 @@
 		{{else if eq .Type 27}}
 			<div class="timeline-item event" id="{{.HashTag}}">
 				<span class="badge">{{svg "octicon-eye"}}</span>
-				<a href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
-					{{avatar .Poster}}
-				</a>
+				{{template "shared/user/avatarlink" .Poster}}
 				<span class="text grey">
-					<a class="author" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}</a>
+					{{template "shared/user/authorlink" .Poster}}
 					{{if (gt .AssigneeID 0)}}
 						{{if .RemovedAssignee}}
 							{{if eq .PosterID .AssigneeID}}
@@ -751,7 +702,7 @@
 			<div class="timeline-item event" id="{{.HashTag}}">
 				<span class="badge">{{svg "octicon-repo-push"}}</span>
 				<span class="text grey">
-					<a class="author" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}</a>
+					{{template "shared/user/authorlink" .Poster}}
 					{{if .IsForcePush}}
 						{{$.locale.Tr "repo.issues.force_push_codes" ($.Issue.PullRequest.HeadBranch|Escape) (ShortSha .OldCommit) (($.Issue.Repo.CommitLink .OldCommit)|Escape)  (ShortSha .NewCommit) (($.Issue.Repo.CommitLink .NewCommit)|Escape) $createdStr | Safe}}
 					{{else}}
@@ -766,11 +717,9 @@
 			{{if not $.UnitProjectsGlobalDisabled}}
 			<div class="timeline-item event" id="{{.HashTag}}">
 				<span class="badge">{{svg "octicon-project"}}</span>
-				<a href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
-					{{avatar .Poster}}
-				</a>
+				{{template "shared/user/avatarlink" .Poster}}
 				<span class="text grey">
-					<a class="author" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}</a>
+					{{template "shared/user/authorlink" .Poster}}
 					{{if gt .OldProjectID 0}}
 						{{if gt .ProjectID 0}}
 							{{$.locale.Tr "repo.issues.change_project_at" (.OldProject.Title|Escape) (.Project.Title|Escape) $createdStr | Safe}}
@@ -791,7 +740,7 @@
 					</a>
 					<span class="badge grey">{{svg "octicon-x" 16}}</span>
 					<span class="text grey">
-						<a class="author"{{if gt .Poster.ID 0}} href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}"{{end}}>{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}</a>
+						{{template "shared/user/authorlink" .Poster}}
 						{{$reviewerName := ""}}
 						{{if eq .Review.OriginalAuthor ""}}
 							{{$reviewerName = .Review.Reviewer.Name}}
@@ -825,11 +774,9 @@
 		{{else if eq .Type 33}}
 			<div class="timeline-item event" id="{{.HashTag}}">
 				<span class="badge">{{svg "octicon-git-branch"}}</span>
-				<a href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">
-					{{avatar .Poster}}
-				</a>
+				{{template "shared/user/avatarlink" .Poster}}
 				<span class="text grey">
-					<a class="author" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}</a>
+					{{template "shared/user/authorlink" .Poster}}
 					{{if and .OldRef .NewRef}}
 						{{$.locale.Tr "repo.issues.change_ref_at" (.OldRef|Escape) (.NewRef|Escape) $createdStr | Safe}}
 					{{else if .OldRef}}
@@ -843,7 +790,7 @@
 			<div class="timeline-item event" id="{{.HashTag}}">
 				<span class="badge">{{svg "octicon-git-merge" 16}}</span>
 				<span class="text grey">
-					<a class="author" href="{{.Poster.HomeLink}}">{{.Poster.GetDisplayName}}</a>
+					{{template "shared/user/authorlink" .Poster}}
 					{{if eq .Type 34}}{{$.locale.Tr "repo.pulls.auto_merge_newly_scheduled_comment" $createdStr | Safe}}
 					{{else}}{{$.locale.Tr "repo.pulls.auto_merge_canceled_schedule_comment" $createdStr | Safe}}{{end}}
 				</span>
diff --git a/templates/shared/user/authorlink.tmpl b/templates/shared/user/authorlink.tmpl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..81c2a4ed5e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/shared/user/authorlink.tmpl
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<a class="author"{{if gt .ID 0}} href="{{.HomeLink}}"{{end}}>
+	{{.GetDisplayName}}
+</a>
diff --git a/templates/shared/user/avatarlink.tmpl b/templates/shared/user/avatarlink.tmpl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..40f5ee71297
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/shared/user/avatarlink.tmpl
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<a class="avatar"{{if gt .ID 0}} href="{{.HomeLink}}"{{end}}>
+	{{avatar .}}
+</a>
diff --git a/templates/shared/user/namelink.tmpl b/templates/shared/user/namelink.tmpl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..25dff36a788
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/shared/user/namelink.tmpl
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<a{{if gt .ID 0}} href="{{.HomeLink}}"{{end}}>
+	{{.GetDisplayName}}
+</a>