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WordPress: Remove All Comments Support
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| /** | |
| * Removes commenting from WordPress | |
| * | |
| * Redirects edit comment URL to admin URL | |
| * Removes comment meta box | |
| * Removes comments and trackback support for all post types | |
| */ | |
| function zpd_remove_commenting () { | |
| // Redirect any user trying to access comments page | |
| global $pagenow; | |
| if ( $pagenow === 'edit-comments.php' ) { | |
| wp_redirect( admin_url() ); | |
| exit; | |
| } | |
| // Remove comments metabox from dashboard | |
| remove_meta_box( 'dashboard_recent_comments', 'dashboard', 'normal' ); | |
| // Disable support for comments and trackbacks in post types | |
| 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' ); | |
| } | |
| } | |
| // Close comments on the front-end | |
| add_filter( 'comments_open', '__return_false', 20, 2 ); | |
| add_filter( 'pings_open', '__return_false', 20, 2 ); | |
| // Hide existing comments | |
| add_filter( 'comments_array', '__return_empty_array', 10, 2 ); | |
| } | |
| add_action( 'admin_init', 'zpd_remove_commenting'); | |
| /** | |
| * Remove the admin page for comments | |
| */ | |
| function zpd_remove_comments_admin_page() { | |
| remove_menu_page( 'edit-comments.php' ); | |
| } | |
| add_action( 'admin_menu', 'zpd_remove_comments_admin_page' ); | |
| /** | |
| * Remove all comments links from the admin bar | |
| */ | |
| function zpd_remove_admin_bar_comments() { | |
| if ( is_admin_bar_showing() ) { | |
| remove_action( 'admin_bar_menu', 'wp_admin_bar_comments_menu', 60 ); | |
| } | |
| } |
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