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Disable Comments - Remove Comments & Stop Spam [Multi-Site Support]

Instantly allow or disallow comments from any post type in WordPress (Pages, Posts, or Media) to stop the spammers and gain complete control over your full website. WP-CLI Support & Control comments via XML-RPC and REST-API too!

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Take Global Control Over Your WordPress Site

Override all comments-related settings throughout your website & manage your comments just the way you want.

Disable Comments On Posts, Pages & Media

Choose which posts, pages or media should allow comments from site visitors & configure Disable Comments accordingly

Disallow Comments On Multi-Site Network

Have multiple websites? Get rid of irrelevant comments on the entire network using Disable Comments Plugin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9AteKzQpPs

KEY FEATURES OF DISABLE COMMENTS

  • All Comments links are hidden from the Admin Menu and Admin Bar.
  • All comment-related sections (Recent Comments, Discussion etc.) are hidden from the WordPress Dashboard.
  • All comment-related widgets are disabled (so your theme cannot use them).
  • The Discussion settings page is hidden.
  • All comment RSS/Atom feeds are disabled (and requests for these will be redirected to the parent post).
  • The X-Pingback HTTP header is removed from all pages.
  • Outgoing pingbacks are disabled.
  • Stop spam comments entirely from the site with one click.
  • [New] Delete comments by type.
  • [New] Disable comments via XML-RPC & REST-API
  • [New] Fully Multi-site Network supported.
  • [New] Manage multiple website networks specific subsites or entire networks comments in advance.
  • [New] Exclude Disable Comments Settings based on user roles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBq3-W-p-DM

Please delete any existing comments on your site before applying this setting, otherwise (depending on your theme) those comments may still be displayed to visitors. You can use the Delete Comments tool to delete any existing comments on your site.

WHATS NEW WITH DISABLE COMMENTS 2.0

AMAZING USER FRIENDLY INTERFACE Easily configure your comment-related settings with an amazing and attractive app-like user interface.

WP-CLI COMMANDS TO DISABLE COMMENTS Use WP-CLI control for comment-related settings to disable comments on posts, pages, attachments or everywhere on your website.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzi5uhKB9Zk

GET STARTED WITH QUICK SETUP WIZARD Use the quick setup wizard after activating the plugin to instantly configure comment-related settings for your WordPress website.

DISABLE COMMENTS ON DOCS Instantly disable comments on your documentation pages or WordPress knowledge base with a single click.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7BQ-7A4y4s

DELETE CERTAIN COMMENT TYPE(S) Permanently delete certain comment types from your WordPress website including WooCommerce product reviews as well as generic comments.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Izm_ihC-z10

DISABLE COMMENTS VIA XML-RPC And REST API Block any comments made on your WordPress website via XML-RPC specification and REST API.

Important note: Use this plugin if you don't want comments at all on your site (or on certain post types). Don't use it if you want to selectively disable comments on individual posts - WordPress lets you do that anyway. If you don't know how to disable comments on individual posts, there are instructions in the FAQ.

If you come across any bugs or have suggestions, please use the plugin support forum. I can't fix it if I don't know it's broken! Please check the FAQ for common issues.

Want to contribute? Here's the GitHub development repository.

A must-use version of the plugin is also available.

Advanced Configuration

Some of the plugins behavior can be modified by site administrators and plugin/theme developers through code:

  • Define DISABLE_COMMENTS_REMOVE_COMMENTS_TEMPLATE and set it to false to prevent the plugin from replacing the theme's comment template with an empty one.

  • Define DISABLE_COMMENTS_ALLOW_DISCUSSION_SETTINGS and set it to true to prevent the plugin from hiding the Discussion settings page.

These definitions can be made either in your main wp-config.php or in your theme's functions.php file.

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Releases (41 )

Version Release Date Change Log
2.4.2 2022-11-06
2.4.1 2022-08-10
2.4.0 2022-07-27
2.3.6 2022-06-05
2.3.5 2022-04-27
2.3.4 2022-03-28
2.3.3 2022-01-25
2.3.2 2021-12-20
V2.3.1 2021-12-14
2.3.0 2021-12-14
2.2.4 2021-11-09
2.2.3 2021-10-25
2.2.2 2021-10-05
2.2.1 2021-09-26
2.2.0 2021-09-22
2.1.2 2021-06-20
2.1.1 2021-04-06
2.1.0 2021-02-08
2.0.2 2020-12-01
2.0.1 2020-11-28
2.0.0 2020-11-28
1.11.0 2020-08-22
1.10.3 2020-08-19
1.10.0 2020-05-01
  • Disable "recent comments" Gutenberg block.
1.9.0 2019-03-02
  • Fix compatibility with WordPress 5.0 and above.
  • Remove deprecated "persistent mode" feature.
1.8.0 2018-10-20
  • Added DISABLE_COMMENTS_ALLOW_DISCUSSION_SETTINGS configuration.
1.7.1 2017-11-18
  • Small enhancements to hiding comment-related functionality in the admin.
1.7 2017-07-09
  • Dropped logic to try and hide the comments link from the Meta widget. Administrators should manually add styling to hide this link, or replace the Meta widget with an alternative.
  • Removed the disable_comments_allow_persistent_mode filter. Define DISABLE_COMMENTS_ALLOW_PERSISTENT_MODE instead.
1.6 2017-07-08
  • Added a tool for deleting comments in bulk.
1.5.2 2016-08-27
  • Fix Javascript errors when the Meta widget is enabled.
  • Hide comments link from the Welcome panel.
1.5.1 2016-08-12
  • Hide existing comments if there are any.
  • Filter the comments link in the Meta widget if it is enabled.
1.5 2016-04-30
  • Remove the comments feed link from the head in WP 4.4 and higher.
1.4.2 2016-04-17
  • Delay loading of translation text domain until all plugins are loaded. This allows plugins to modify translations.
1.4.1 2016-04-17
  • Delay loading of translation text domain until all plugins are loaded. This allows plugins to modify translations.
1.4 2016-01-23
  • Hide the troublesome "persistent mode" option for all sites where it is not in use. This option will be removed in a future release.
1.3.2 2015-08-02
  • Compatibility updates and code refactoring for WordPress 4.3
  • Adding a few new translations
1.3.1 2015-04-27
  • Change the behaviour for comment feed requests. This removes a potential security issue.
1.3 2015-04-04
  • Move persistent mode filter into a define.
  • Add an advanced option to show the theme's comment template even when comments are disabled.
1.2 2014-10-26
  • Allow network administrators to disable comments on custom post types across the whole network.
1.1.1 2014-08-23
  • Fix PHP warning when active_sitewide_plugins option doesn't contain expected data type.
1.1 2014-04-15
  • Attempt to hide the comments template ("Comments are closed") whenever comments are disabled.