Disable Comments Completely
Turns comments off everywhere: closes comments and pings, hides existing comments, and removes the Comments menu, admin bar item and comment feed links.
Opens WPIDE on
Code
add_action( 'init', function () {
foreach ( get_post_types() as $post_type ) {
if ( post_type_supports( $post_type, 'comments' ) ) {
remove_post_type_support( $post_type, 'comments' );
remove_post_type_support( $post_type, 'trackbacks' );
}
}
}, 100 );
add_filter( 'comments_open', '__return_false', 20 );
add_filter( 'pings_open', '__return_false', 20 );
add_filter( 'comments_array', '__return_empty_array', 20 );
add_filter( 'feed_links_show_comments_feed', '__return_false' );
add_action( 'admin_menu', function () {
remove_menu_page( 'edit-comments.php' );
} );
add_action( 'admin_init', function () {
global $pagenow;
if ( 'edit-comments.php' === $pagenow ) {
wp_safe_redirect( admin_url() );
exit;
}
} );
add_action( 'admin_bar_menu', function ( $admin_bar ) {
$admin_bar->remove_node( 'comments' );
}, 999 );
add_filter( 'wp_headers', function ( $headers ) {
unset( $headers['X-Pingback'] );
return $headers;
} );Notes
Existing comments stay in the database and come back if you deactivate the snippet.
How to add this snippet
- Install WPIDE on your WordPress site (it is free) and open Code Snippets.
- Use snippet above adds it from the library in one click. Or copy the code into a new snippet with the same code type.
- It is added inactive: review the code and settings, then switch it on.