A simple and lightweight plugin to completely disable comments, pingbacks, and trackbacks across your WordPress site.
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Effortlessly disable all comments and trackback functionality across your entire WordPress site by activating this plugin.
Delete, disable, and clean all comments in one click. Easily manage, bulk delete, or completely disable comments across your entire WordPress site.
Breadcrumbs, content control, header/footer scripts, comment control, duplicate posts and script optimisation — all from one settings screen.
Disable comments globally on all posts or certain post types. Delete all comments at once, by post type or comment status. Manage links in comments.
Completely disables all backend comment submissions (wp-comments-post.php, REST API, XML-RPC) to stop ghost comment spam.
Disables comments site-wide with a single click. No configuration required.
Disable and remove comments site-wide or per post type. Control REST API, feeds, XML-RPC, admin UI, and avatars. Multisite ready
Disable comments site-wide or by post type, delete existing comments in bulk, and block comment spam via REST API and XML-RPC. Multisite ready.
Delete, disable, and clean all comments in one click. Easily manage, bulk delete, or completely disable comments across your entire WordPress site.