Completely disables comments, trackbacks, and avatars site-wide or network-wide with a single toggle. Multisite compatible.
Alternatives to Recent Comments with Avatars
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Duplicates the built-in Recent Comments widget and adds functionality to display comment excerpts instead of post titles
Changes the behavior of the built-in Recent Comments widget to display comment excerpts instead of post titles
Display recent comments with customizable templates, Block Editor blocks, Abilities API support, and clean CSS.
Custom avatar, captcha, and thread interaction system. Custom avatars, comment history, gamification badges, voting, and advanced spam defense.
Dadsoo Ajax Commentv4.0.1
AJAX-powered comments with threaded replies, like/dislike voting, and full Elementor widget support.
Comments Deletionv3.1.1
Safely preview, filter, bulk delete and automatically clean WordPress comments, with product review protection and cleanup history.
Decent Commentsv3.0.2
Decent Comments shows what people say. A more engaging way to show comments.
JennyStudio Identiconsv1.3.3
Replace the default Gravatar avatars on WordPress, BuddyPress, and bbPress with Material Design-style Identicons avatars.