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November 10, 2014 20:43
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Completely Disable Wordpress Comments (add to functions.php)
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<?php | |
// Disable support for comments and trackbacks in post types | |
function df_disable_comments_post_types_support() { | |
$post_types = get_post_types(); | |
foreach ($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'); | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
add_action('admin_init', 'df_disable_comments_post_types_support'); | |
// Close comments on the front-end | |
function df_disable_comments_status() { | |
return false; | |
} | |
add_filter('comments_open', 'df_disable_comments_status', 20, 2); | |
add_filter('pings_open', 'df_disable_comments_status', 20, 2); | |
// Hide existing comments | |
function df_disable_comments_hide_existing_comments($comments) { | |
$comments = array(); | |
return $comments; | |
} | |
add_filter('comments_array', 'df_disable_comments_hide_existing_comments', 10, 2); | |
// Remove comments page in menu | |
function df_disable_comments_admin_menu() { | |
remove_menu_page('edit-comments.php'); | |
} | |
add_action('admin_menu', 'df_disable_comments_admin_menu'); | |
// Redirect any user trying to access comments page | |
function df_disable_comments_admin_menu_redirect() { | |
global $pagenow; | |
if ($pagenow === 'edit-comments.php') { | |
wp_redirect(admin_url()); exit; | |
} | |
} | |
add_action('admin_init', 'df_disable_comments_admin_menu_redirect'); | |
// Remove comments metabox from dashboard | |
function df_disable_comments_dashboard() { | |
remove_meta_box('dashboard_recent_comments', 'dashboard', 'normal'); | |
} | |
add_action('admin_init', 'df_disable_comments_dashboard'); | |
// Remove comments links from admin bar | |
function df_disable_comments_admin_bar() { | |
if (is_admin_bar_showing()) { | |
remove_action('admin_bar_menu', 'wp_admin_bar_comments_menu', 60); | |
} | |
} | |
add_action('init', 'df_disable_comments_admin_bar'); |
It also turns off the rating function in Woocommerce.
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