Disable Comments & Delete All Comments vs WP Discourse

Disable comments across your entire site or only for selected post types. This removes comment forms from the front end, hides comment-related menus and widgets in the dashboard, and disables pingbacks and trackbacks. Delete comments in bulk with a simple cleanup tool. You can remove all comments at once or filter them by post type or comment status. Manage links in comments by disabling the website field from the comment form for cleaner, safer comment submissions. Replace external links in comments with safe span tags so they no longer act as real, followable links. Key Features Disable comments – Disable comments globally or by post type – Hide all comment-related admin menus, dashboard widgets and settings – Disable pingbacks and trackbacks – Disable comments in RSS/Atom feeds Delete comments – Delete all comments in WordPress at once – Delete comments by post type – Delete comments by comment status (spam, unapproved, trash) Manage links in comments – Replace all external comment links with span tags via JavaScript, removing their SEO impact while keeping the text visible to users. – Remove the website/URL field from the comment form All features can be enabled or disabled safely, and comment disabling does not remove existing comments unless you choose to delete them. Why use this plugin? WordPress still loads comment features even when you don’t use them, which can clutter your dashboard, expose unused functionality, and create unnecessary moderation work. This plugin gives you complete control over WordPress comments, whether you want to disable comments globally, bulk delete comments, or just manage them more efficiently. Advanced Configuration To prevent the plugin from replacing your theme’s comment template, define the following constant: define('DISABLE_COMMENTS_REMOVE_COMMENTS_TEMPLATE', false); You can add this definition either to your wp-config.php file or to your theme’s functions.php file. Support We’re here to help. Feel free to open a new thread on the Support Forum. Useful Resources If you like this plugin, you’re sure to love our other plugins as well. Our blog is a great place to learn more about WordPress. Get the most out of your website with our helpful WordPress YouTube Tutorials.

The WP Discourse plugin acts as an interface between your WordPress site and your Discourse community. Use Discourse for comments: Automatically creates a forum topic for discussion when a new blog post is published. Associates WP author accounts with their respective Discourse accounts. Does not require DiscourseConnect. Replies from the forum discussion can be embedded in the WP blog post. Select which replies to display based on post score and commenter “trust level” — see docs. See it live blog.discourse.org boingboing.net DiscourseConnect The plugin also comes with optional DiscourseConnect functionality which lets you use your WordPress site as the DiscourseConnect provider for your Discourse forum. This will override Discourse’s native (and powerful) login flow and is only recommended for use cases that strictly require such a setup, e.g. a site that is already using WordPress for large scale user management. Authentication from Discourse to WordPress The plugin allows you to use Discourse as an authentication provider for your WordPress site. Note The WP Discourse plugin requires PHP version 5.4.0 and greater. If >=PHP-5.4.0 is not available, the plugin installation will fail. Contact The plugin is being developed by Simon Cossar on behalf of the Discourse team. Bug reports and other developer inquiries should be directed at our GitHub Issues: https://github.com/discourse/wp-discourse/issues Please post support requests to our dedicated support forum