Title: Disable Comments Author: wordpresssimpletools Published: July 20, 2018 Last modified: April 14, 2021 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/wpsimpletools-disable-comments/assets/banner-772x250.jpg?rev =1927246) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/wpsimpletools-disable-comments/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev= 2213477) # Disable Comments By [wordpresssimpletools](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wordpresssimpletools/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wpsimpletools-disable-comments.zip) * [Details](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/wpsimpletools-disable-comments/#description) * [Reviews](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/wpsimpletools-disable-comments/#reviews) * [Installation](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/wpsimpletools-disable-comments/#installation) * [Development](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/wpsimpletools-disable-comments/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wpsimpletools-disable-comments/) ## Description Completely disables comments functionality from backend and frontend: * Hides existing comments * Close comments on the front-end * Disable support for comments, trackbacks and ping * Redirects any user trying to access comments page * Removes comments metabox from dashboard * Removes comments links from admin bar * Removes comments page in menu * Completely disables comments API ## Installation 1. Upload the entire folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory, or install it via repository 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress 3. Nothing else 🙂 ## FAQ No FAQ yet… pls ask 🙂 ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/979d36aef474e17e19b1e7b056c1d2994135ae5e35bb8f07f420c2aaacfa72eb? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Please update](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/please-update-121/)󠁿 [Charlie](https://profiles.wordpress.org/charliemoss/) October 11, 2022 Thanks for making a super easy plug. Please would you check this plugin is compatible with the latest version of WordPress. It is always concerning installing a plugin that has not been updated in a year. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7bc829d6a6fa04c03acc367aed00c27dee752a82deb1988f3f4d7369ea5805e1? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Really nice and simple plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/really-nice-and-simple-plugin-3/)󠁿 [itsemast](https://profiles.wordpress.org/itsemast/) February 11, 2022 I liked this plugin very much. Would be cool if you also created “Disable Posts” plugin that works similarly (I only want Pages, not Posts). ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b7441ae2f75bd49e80412eb1cc37901747c03f435a6df9121e397c1398147573? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Simple, effective, no config ✅](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-effective-no-config-%e2%9c%85/)󠁿 [tflight](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tflight/) February 7, 2022 The type of plugin I just love… does exactly what it says, no configuration necessary, source readable and understandable in minutes. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/babf684e506d9e8f17267d3dcc809577e389b3e6e9a9515d96d258e2c856bfd9? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Does what is says.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-what-is-says-78/)󠁿 [sjonvugt](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sjonvugt/) October 6, 2021 Simple plugin, yet super effective. No hassle whatsoever. [ Read all 4 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wpsimpletools-disable-comments/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Disable Comments” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ wordpresssimpletools ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wordpresssimpletools/) * [ wpsimpletools ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wpsimpletools/) [Translate “Disable Comments” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wpsimpletools-disable-comments) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpsimpletools-disable-comments/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wpsimpletools-disable-comments/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wpsimpletools-disable-comments/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wpsimpletools-disable-comments/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.0 1.0.0 First release #### 1.0.1 1.0.1 WP 5.2.3 #### 1.0.2 1.0.1 WP 5.3 #### 1.0.3 1.0.3 Rebranding #### 1.0.4 1.0.4 WP 5.7 supported ## Meta * Version **1.0.4** * Last updated **5 years ago** * Active installations **9,000+** * WordPress version ** 4.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **5.7.15** * PHP version ** 5.0.0 or higher ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpsimpletools-disable-comments/) * Tags * [comments](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/comments/)[disable comments](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/disable-comments/) [discussion](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/discussion/)[remove comments](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/remove-comments/) * [Advanced View](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/wpsimpletools-disable-comments/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 4 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wpsimpletools-disable-comments/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wpsimpletools-disable-comments/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wpsimpletools-disable-comments/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wpsimpletools-disable-comments/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wpsimpletools-disable-comments/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wpsimpletools-disable-comments/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wpsimpletools-disable-comments/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ wordpresssimpletools ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wordpresssimpletools/) * [ wpsimpletools ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wpsimpletools/) ## Support Got something to say? 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