Wordpress disable comments without plugin, remove links from admin menu (add this code-snippet to functions.php)
<?php | |
/*Disable comments from WordPress*/ | |
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); | |
} | |
}); | |
// Remove the comments icon in admin bar | |
add_action('wp_before_admin_bar_render', function() { | |
global $wp_admin_bar; | |
$wp_admin_bar->remove_menu('comments'); | |
}); |
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