[Wordpress] Disable Comments Programmatically

Wordpress # Disable Comments Programmatically.php

function example_disable_all_comments_and_pings() {

    // Turn off comments
    if( '' != get_option( 'default_ping_status' ) ) {
        update_option( 'default_ping_status', '' );
    } // end if

    // Turn off pings
    if( '' != get_option( 'default_comment_status' ) ) {
        update_option( 'default_comment_status', '' );
    } // end if

} // end example_disable_all_comments_and_pings
add_action( 'after_setup_theme', 'example_disable_all_comments_and_pings' );