Disable Comments – Remove Comments & Stop Spam [Multi-Site Support] vs Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)

Disable Comments – Remove Comments & Stop Spam [Multi-Site Support] Enable/Disable comments on any WordPress content (Pages, Posts, or Media) to stop spammers. WP-CLI, XML-RPC & REST-API support to stop spam comments. More About Plugin ◼️ Documentation ◼️ Support Forum Take Global Control Over Your WordPress Site Override all comments-related settings throughout your website & manage your comments just the way you want. Disable Comments On Posts, Pages & Media Choose which posts, pages or media should allow comments from site visitors & configure Disable Comments accordingly Disallow Comments On Multi-Site Network Have multiple websites? Get rid of irrelevant comments on the entire network using Disable Comments Plugin KEY FEATURES OF DISABLE COMMENTS All “Comments” links are hidden from the Admin Menu and Admin Bar. All comment-related sections (“Recent Comments”, “Discussion” etc.) are hidden from the WordPress Dashboard. All comment-related widgets are disabled (so your theme cannot use them). The “Discussion” settings page is hidden. All comment RSS/Atom feeds are disabled (and requests for these will be redirected to the parent post). The X-Pingback HTTP header is removed from all pages. Outgoing pingbacks are disabled. Stop spam comments entirely from the site with one click. [New] Delete comments by type. [New] Disable comments via XML-RPC & REST-API [New] Fully Multi-site Network supported. [New] Manage multiple website network-specific subsites or entire network comments in advance. [New] Exclude Disable Comments Settings based on user roles. [New] AI-agent ready: supports the WordPress Abilities API (WP 6.9+), so AI assistants and MCP clients can read your comment settings. Please delete any existing comments on your site before applying this setting, otherwise (depending on your theme) those comments may still be displayed to visitors. You can use the Delete Comments tool to delete any existing comments on your site. 🌟 WHAT’S NEW WITH DISABLE COMMENTS 2.0 AMAZING USER FRIENDLY INTERFACE Easily configure your comment-related settings with an amazing and attractive app-like user interface. WP-CLI COMMANDS TO DISABLE COMMENTS Use WP-CLI control for comment-related settings to disable comments on posts, pages, attachments or everywhere on your website. GET STARTED WITH QUICK SETUP WIZARD Use the quick setup wizard after activating the plugin to instantly configure comment-related settings for your WordPress website. DISABLE COMMENTS ON DOCS Instantly disable comments on your documentation pages or WordPress knowledge base with a single click. DELETE CERTAIN COMMENT TYPE(S) Permanently delete certain comment types from your WordPress website including WooCommerce product reviews as well as generic comments. DISABLE COMMENTS VIA XML-RPC And REST API Block any comments made on your WordPress website via XML-RPC specification and REST API. Important note: Use this plugin if you don’t want comments at all on your site (or on certain post types). Don’t use it if you want to selectively disable comments on individual posts – WordPress lets you do that anyway. If you don’t know how to disable comments on individual posts, there are instructions in the FAQ. If you come across any bugs or have suggestions, please use the plugin support forum. I can’t fix it if I don’t know it’s broken! Please check the FAQ for common issues. Want to contribute? Here’s the GitHub development repository. A must-use version of the plugin is also available. Advanced Configuration Some of the plugin’s behavior can be modified by site administrators and plugin/theme developers through code: Define DISABLE_COMMENTS_REMOVE_COMMENTS_TEMPLATE and set it to false to prevent the plugin from replacing the theme’s comment template with an empty one. Define DISABLE_COMMENTS_ALLOW_DISCUSSION_SETTINGS and set it to true to prevent the plugin from hiding the Discussion settings page. These definitions can be made either in your main wp-config.php or in your theme’s functions.php file. THIS PLUGIN IS NOW MAINTAINED BY THE TEAM WPDeveloper. 💙 LOVED DISABLE COMMENTS? 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Easily improve site security with WordPress Hardening, Two-Factor Authentication (2FA), Login Protection, Vulnerability Detection and SSL certificate. Really simple, Effective and Performant WordPress Security Really Simple Security is the most lightweight and easy-to-use security plugin for WordPress. It secures your WordPress website with SSL certificate generation, including proper 301 https redirection and SSL enforcement, scanning for possible vulnerabilities, Login Protection and implementing essential WordPress hardening features. We believe that security should have the absolute minimum effect on website performance, user experience and maintainability. Therefore, Really Simple Security is: Lightweight: Every security feature is developed with a modular approach and with performance in mind. Disabled features won’t load any redundant code. Easy-to-use: 1-minute configuration with short onboarding setup. Security Features Easy SSL Migration Migrates your website to HTTPS and enforces SSL in just one click. 301 redirect via PHP or .htaccess Secure cookies Let’s Encrypt: Install an SSL Certificate if your hosting provider supports manual installation. Server Health Check: Your server configuration is every bit as important for your website security. WordPress Hardening Tweak your configuration and keep WordPress fortified and safe by tackling potential weaknesses. Prevent code execution in the uploads folder Prevent login feedback and disable user enumeration Disable XML-RPC Disable directory browsing Username restrictions (block ‘admin’ and public names) and much more.. Vulnerability Detection Get notified when plugins, themes or WP core contain vulnerabilities and need appropriate action. Login Protection Allow or enforce Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) for specific user roles. Users receive a two-factor code via Email. Improve Security with Really Simple Security Pro Protect your site with all essential security features by upgrading to Really Simple Security Pro. Advanced SSL enforcement Mixed Content Scan & Fixer. Detect files that are requested over HTTP and fix them to HTTPS, both Front- and Back-end. Enable HTTP Strict Transport Security and configure your site for the HSTS Preload list. Firewall Really Simple Security Pro includes a performant and efficient WordPress firewall, to stop bots, crawlers and bad actors with IP and username blocks. 404 blocking – Blocks crawlers as they trigger unusual numbers of 404 errors. Region blocking – Only allow/block access to your site from specific regions. Automated and customisable Firewall rules. IP blocklist and allowlist. Security Headers Security headers protect your site visitors against the risk of clickjacking, cross-site-forgery attacks, stealing login credentials and malware. Independent of your Server Configuration, works on Apache, LiteSpeed, NGINX, etc. Protect your website visitors with X-XSS Protection, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, a Referrer Policy and CORS headers. Automatically generate your WordPress-tailored Content Security Policy. Vulnerability Measures When a vulnerability is detected in a plugin, theme or WordPress core you will get notified accordingly. With Vulnerability Measures, you can configure simple but effective measures to make sure that a critical vulnerability won’t remain unattended. Force update: An update process will be tried multiple times until it can be assumed development of a theme or plugin is abandoned. You will be notified during these steps. Quarantine: When a plugin or theme can’t be updated to solve a vulnerability, Really Simple Security can quarantine the plugin. Advanced Site Hardening Choose a custom login URL Automated File Permissions check and fixer Rename and randomize your database prefix Change the debug.log file location to a non-public folder Disable application passwords Control admin creation Disable HTTP methods, reducing HTTP requests Login Protection Secure your website’s login process and user accounts with powerful security measures. Two-Step verification (Email login) 2FA (two factor authentication) with TOTP Passwordless login with passkey login Enforce strong passwords and frequent password change Limit Login Attempts With Limit Login Attempts you can configure a threshold to temporarily or permanently block IP addresses or (non-existing) usernames. You can also throw a CAPTCHA after a failed login (hCaptcha or Google reCaptcha) Access Control Restrict access to your site for specific regions. Add specific IP addresses or IP ranges to the Blocklist or Allowlist. Useful Links Documentation Security Definitions Translate Really Simple Security Issues & pull requests Feature requests Love Really Simple Security? If you want to support the continuing development of this plugin, please consider buying Really Simple Security Pro, which includes some excellent security features and premium support. About Really Simple Plugins Our mission is to make complex WordPress requirements really easy. Really Simple Security is developed by Really Simple Plugins. For generating SSL certificates, Really Simple Security uses the le acme2 PHP Let’s Encrypt client library, thanks to ‘fbett’ for providing it. Vulnerability Detection uses WP Vulnerability, an open-source initiative by Javier Casares. Want to join as a collaborator? We’re on GitHub as well!