Auto-Close keeps your site clean by automatically closing comments, pingbacks, and trackbacks—so you can focus on content, not cleanup.
Alternatives to Hide Trackbacks
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Relevant replacements
WordPress plugins with similar use cases
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Disable and remove comments site-wide or per post type. Control REST API, feeds, XML-RPC, admin UI, and avatars. Multisite ready
Antispam Beev2.11.13
Sophisticated antispam plugin for effective daily comment and trackback spam-fighting. Built with data protection and privacy in mind.
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.
Disable comments everywhere or per post type, clean the admin, block spam via XML-RPC & REST, remove pingbacks, and bulk-delete comments.
Detects internal links in posts and automatically inserts a pingback-style comment on each linked post. No XML-RPC required.
Kama SpamBlockv2.0.0
Light and invisible protection against basic automated comment spam. Pings and trackbacks check for real backlinks.
Habibur Comment Blockerv1.0.0
Effortlessly disable comments and pingbacks sitewide to improve performance and security.
Comments Deletionv3.1.1
Safely preview, filter, bulk delete and automatically clean WordPress comments, with product review protection and cleanup history.
No Self Pingv1.2.1
Keeps WordPress from sending pings to your own site.