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Remove WordPress comments functionality.
<?php
/**
* Code taken from the plugin 'Remove Comments Absolutely' by Frank Bültge
* http://wpengineer.com/2230/removing-comments-absolutely-wordpress/
* https://github.com/bueltge/Remove-Comments-Absolutely/blob/master/remove-comments-absolute.php
* http://bueltge.de/
*/
if ( ! class_exists( 'Remove_Comments_Absolute' ) ) {
add_action( 'plugins_loaded', array( 'Remove_Comments_Absolute', 'get_object' ) );
class Remove_Comments_Absolute {
static private $classobj = NULL;
/**
* Constructor, init on defined hooks of WP and include second class
*
* @access public
* @since 0.0.1
* @uses add_filter, add_action
* @return void
*/
public function __construct() {
// remove update check
add_filter( 'site_transient_update_plugins', array( $this, 'remove_update_nag' ) );
add_filter( 'the_posts', array( $this, 'set_comment_status' ) );
add_filter( 'comments_open', array( $this, 'close_comments'), 10, 2 );
add_filter( 'pings_open', array( $this, 'close_comments'), 10, 2 );
add_action( 'admin_init', array( $this, 'remove_comments' ) );
add_action( 'admin_menu', array( $this, 'remove_menu_items' ) );
add_filter( 'add_menu_classes', array( $this, 'add_menu_classes' ) );
// remove items in dashboard
add_action( 'admin_footer-index.php', array( $this, 'remove_comments_areas' ) );
// chane admin bar items
add_action( 'wp_before_admin_bar_render', array( $this, 'admin_bar_render' ) );
// remove string on frontend in Theme
add_filter( 'gettext', array( $this, 'remove_theme_string' ), 20, 3 );
// remove comment feed
remove_action( 'wp_head', 'feed_links', 2 );
add_action( 'wp_head', array( $this, 'feed_links' ), 2 );
// remove default comment widget
add_action( 'widgets_init', array( $this, 'unregister_default_wp_widgets' ), 1 );
// remove comment options in profile page
add_action( 'personal_options', array( $this, 'remove_profile_items' ) );
}
/**
* Handler for the action 'init'. Instantiates this class.
*
* @access public
* @since 0.0.1
* @return object $classobj
*/
public function get_object() {
if ( NULL === self :: $classobj ) {
self :: $classobj = new self;
}
return self :: $classobj;
}
/**
* Disable plugin update notifications
*
* @param unknown_type $value
* @since 1.0.0 04/02/2012
* @link http://dd32.id.au/2011/03/01/disable-plugin-update-notification-for-a-specific-plugin-in-wordpress-3-1/
* @param array string $value
* @return array string $value
*/
public function remove_update_nag( $value ) {
if ( isset( $value ) && is_object( $value ) )
unset( $value->response[ plugin_basename( __FILE__ ) ] );
return $value;
}
/**
* Set the status on posts and pages - is_singular ()
*
* @access public
* @since 0.0.1
* @uses is_singular
* @param string $posts
* @return string $posts
*/
public function set_comment_status( $posts ) {
if ( ! empty( $posts ) && is_singular() ) {
$posts[0]->comment_status = 'closed';
$posts[0]->post_status = 'closed';
}
return $posts;
}
/**
* Close comments, if open
*
* @access public
* @since 0.0.1
* @param string | boolean $open
* @param string | integer $post_id
* @eturn string $posts
*/
public function close_comments( $open, $post_id ) {
// if not open, than back
if ( ! $open )
return $open;
$post = get_post( $post_id );
if ( $post->post_type ) // all post types
return FALSE;
return $open;
}
/**
* Change options for dont use comments
* Remove meta boxes on edit pages
* Remove support on all post types for comments
* Remove menu-entries
*
* @access public
* @since 0.0.1
* @uses update_option, get_post_types, remove_meta_box, remove_post_type_support
* @return void
*/
public function remove_comments() {
// int values
foreach ( array( 'comments_notify', 'default_pingback_flag' ) as $option )
update_option( $option, 0 );
// string false
foreach ( array( 'default_comment_status', 'default_ping_status' ) as $option )
update_option( $option, 'false' );
// all post types
// alternative define an array( 'post', 'page' )
foreach ( get_post_types() as $post_type ) {
// comment status
remove_meta_box( 'commentstatusdiv', $post_type, 'normal' );
// remove trackbacks
remove_meta_box( 'trackbacksdiv', $post_type, 'normal' );
// remove all comments/trackbacks from tabels
remove_post_type_support( $post_type, 'comments' );
remove_post_type_support( $post_type, 'trackbacks' );
}
// remove dashboard meta box for recents comments
remove_meta_box( 'dashboard_recent_comments', 'dashboard', 'normal' );
}
/**
* Remove menu-entries
*
* @access public
* @since 0.0.3
* @uses remove_meta_box, remove_post_type_support
* @return void
*/
public function remove_menu_items() {
// Remove menu entries with WP 3.1 and higher
if ( function_exists( 'remove_menu_page' ) ) {
remove_menu_page( 'edit-comments.php' );
remove_submenu_page( 'options-general.php', 'options-discussion.php' );
} else {
// unset comments
unset( $GLOBALS['menu'][25] );
// unset menuentry Discussion
unset( $GLOBALS['submenu']['options-general.php'][25] );
}
}
/**
* Add class for last menu entry with no 20
*
* @access public
* @since 0.0.1
* @param array string $menu
* @return array string $menu
*/
function add_menu_classes( $menu ) {
if ( isset( $menu[20][4] ) )
$menu[20][4] .= ' menu-top-last';
return $menu;
}
/**
* Remove areas for comments in backend via JS
*
* @access public
* @since 0.0.1
* $return string with js
*/
public function remove_comments_areas() {
?>
<script type="text/javascript">
//<![CDATA[
jQuery(document).ready( function($) {
$( 'div.table_discussion' ).remove();
$( 'div.musubtable' ).remove();
});
//]]>
</script>
<?php
}
/**
* Remove comment entry in Admin Bar
*
* @access public
* @since 0.0.1
* @uses remove_menu
* $return void
*/
public function admin_bar_render() {
// remove comment item in blog -list for "My Sites" in Admin Bar
if ( isset( $GLOBALS['blog_id'] ) )
$GLOBALS['wp_admin_bar']->remove_menu( 'blog-' . $GLOBALS['blog_id'] . '-c' );
// remove entry in admin bar
$GLOBALS['wp_admin_bar']->remove_menu( 'comments' );
}
/**
* Display the links to the general feeds, without comments
*
* @access public
* @since 0.0.4
* @uses current_theme_supports, wp_parse_args, feed_content_type, get_bloginfo, esc_attr, get_feed_link, _x, __
* @param array $args Optional arguments
* @return string
*/
public function feed_links( $args = array() ) {
if ( ! current_theme_supports( 'automatic-feed-links' ) )
return NULL;
$defaults = array(
// translators: Separator between blog name and feed type in feed links
'separator' => _x( '&raquo;', 'feed link', 'remove_comments_absolute' ),
// translators: 1: blog title, 2: separator (raquo)
'feedtitle' => __( '%1$s %2$s Feed', 'remove_comments_absolute' ),
);
$args = wp_parse_args( $args, $defaults );
echo '<link rel="alternate" type="' . feed_content_type() . '" title="' .
esc_attr(
sprintf(
$args['feedtitle'],
get_bloginfo('name'),
$args['separator']
)
) . '" href="' . get_feed_link() . '"/>' . "\n";
}
/**
* Unregister default comment widget
*
* @since 07/16/2012
* @param void
* @return void
*/
public function unregister_default_wp_widgets() {
unregister_widget('WP_Widget_Recent_Comments');
}
/**
* Remove options for Keyboard Shortcuts on profile page
*
* @since 09/03/2012
* @param void
* @return void
*/
public function remove_profile_items() {
?>
<script type="text/javascript">
//<![CDATA[
jQuery(document).ready( function($) {
$('#your-profile .form-table').first().find( 'tr:nth-child(3)' ).remove();
} );
//]]>
</script>
<?php
}
/**
* On posts where comments are closed, the plugin will remove the text 'Comments are closed.'
*
* @access public
* @since 0.0.7
* @uses get_translations_for_domain
* @return string empty
*/
public function remove_theme_string( $translation, $text, $domain ) {
if ( is_admin() )
return $translation;
$translations = &get_translations_for_domain( $domain );
if ( 'Comments are closed.' === $text )
return '';
return $translation;
}
} // end class
} // end if class exists
?>
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