diff --git a/src/wp-includes/link-template.php b/src/wp-includes/link-template.php
index 4a1a5cb8b3..ee02cd732a 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/link-template.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/link-template.php
@@ -2925,7 +2925,7 @@ function get_shortcut_link() {
 }
 
 /**
- * Retrieve the home url for the current site.
+ * Retrieve the url for the current site where the front-end of the site is accessible.
  *
  * Returns the 'home' option with the appropriate protocol, 'https' if
  * {@see is_ssl()} and 'http' otherwise. If `$scheme` is 'http' or 'https',
@@ -2943,7 +2943,7 @@ function home_url( $path = '', $scheme = null ) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Retrieve the home url for a given site.
+ * Retrieve the url for a given site where the front-end of the site is accessible.
  *
  * Returns the 'home' option with the appropriate protocol, 'https' if
  * {@see is_ssl()} and 'http' otherwise. If `$scheme` is 'http' or 'https',
@@ -3000,7 +3000,8 @@ function get_home_url( $blog_id = null, $path = '', $scheme = null ) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Retrieve the site url for the current site.
+ * Retrieve the url for the current site where WordPress application files
+ * (e.g. wp-blog-header.php or the wp-admin/ folder) are accessible.
  *
  * Returns the 'site_url' option with the appropriate protocol, 'https' if
  * is_ssl() and 'http' otherwise. If $scheme is 'http' or 'https', is_ssl() is
@@ -3017,7 +3018,8 @@ function site_url( $path = '', $scheme = null ) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Retrieve the site url for a given site.
+ * Retrieve the url for a given site where WordPress application files
+ * (e.g. wp-blog-header.php or the wp-admin/ folder) are accessible.
  *
  * Returns the 'site_url' option with the appropriate protocol, 'https' if
  * {@see is_ssl()} and 'http' otherwise. If `$scheme` is 'http' or 'https',