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Wordpress Disable Comments (add to function.php)
<?php
add_action('admin_init', function () {
// 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);
// Remove comments page in menu
add_action('admin_menu', function () {
remove_menu_page('edit-comments.php');
});
// Remove comments links from admin bar
add_action('init', function () {
if (is_admin_bar_showing()) {
remove_action('admin_bar_menu', 'wp_admin_bar_comments_menu', 60);
}
});
@OzzyCzech
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You can disable comment feed with:

add_filter('feed_links_show_comments_feed', '__return_false');

@EarthlingDavey
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To hide the default first comment from the activity feed

add_filter( 'the_comments', '__return_empty_array' );

also

// Return a comment count of zero to hide existing comment entry link.
function zero_comment_count($count){
	return 0;
}
add_filter('get_comments_number', 'zero_comment_count');

can be shortened to:

add_filter('get_comments_number', '__return_zero');

Thanks folks :)

@janez33
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janez33 commented Jul 30, 2024

It's better to use this code taken from plugin Disable Comments (mu plugin version). Most up-to-date code.
https://gist.github.com/doiftrue/ab931c1d866cb113b4ff318a5faeb3b3

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