{"id":1303,"date":"2022-03-04T14:46:40","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T19:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/?p=1303"},"modified":"2022-03-04T14:46:40","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T19:46:40","slug":"how-to-disable-wordpress-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-disable-wordpress-comments\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Disable WordPress Comments?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WordPress offers numerous features to make a website interactive, and comments are one. Would you like to know <strong>how to disable WordPress comments?<\/strong> Then stay connected in this post until the end; I will discuss easy techniques to turn off WordPress comments.<\/p>\n<p>We always wish to <strong>have lovely comments<\/strong> on our website, either in the form of <strong>queries, appreciations, or suggestions<\/strong>. But there could be <strong>contrary situations<\/strong> too, like hurtful comments and a flood of spammy comments, which leads to intimidation. Also, comments play a minor<strong>\u00a0or meager role<\/strong> in the perspective of SEO.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_61 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-disable-wordpress-comments\/#Why_Disable_WordPress_Comments\" title=\"Why Disable WordPress Comments?\">Why Disable WordPress Comments?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-disable-wordpress-comments\/#How_to_disable_WordPress_Comments\" title=\"How to disable WordPress Comments?\">How to disable WordPress Comments?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-disable-wordpress-comments\/#How_to_disable_WordPress_Comments_in_future_posts\" title=\"How to disable WordPress Comments in future posts?\">How to disable WordPress Comments in future posts?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-disable-wordpress-comments\/#How_to_disable_WordPress_Comments_on_published_posts\" title=\"How to disable WordPress Comments on published posts?\">How to disable WordPress Comments on published posts?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-disable-wordpress-comments\/#How_to_disable_WordPress_Comments_on_the_individual_posts\" title=\"How to disable WordPress Comments on the individual posts?\">How to disable WordPress Comments on the individual posts?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-disable-wordpress-comments\/#How_to_disallow_WordPress_Comments_quickly\" title=\"How to disallow WordPress Comments quickly?\">How to disallow WordPress Comments quickly?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-disable-wordpress-comments\/#How_to_delete_all_WordPress_Comments\" title=\"How to delete all WordPress Comments?\">How to delete all WordPress Comments?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-disable-wordpress-comments\/#How_to_disable_WordPress_Comments_on_media_files\" title=\"How to disable WordPress Comments on media files?\">How to disable WordPress Comments on media files?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-disable-wordpress-comments\/#How_To_Disable_WordPress_Comments_using_the_plugin\" title=\"How To Disable WordPress Comments using the plugin?\">How To Disable WordPress Comments using the plugin?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-disable-wordpress-comments\/#Final_Thoughts\" title=\"Final Thoughts\">Final Thoughts<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Disable_WordPress_Comments\"><\/span><strong>Why Disable WordPress Comments?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Apart from good. Comments also have some <strong>terrible points<\/strong> that need to avoid or removed.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The most common reason to turn off comments in WordPress is <strong>spammy comments<\/strong> in specific posts, pages, or on the whole website. <strong>Having spam comments<\/strong> gives a bad user experience and <strong>negatively affects<\/strong> the site&#8217;s reputation.<\/li>\n<li>The second reason for removing the comment section is a <strong>business website<\/strong> or a company website. Usually, you notice that business websites are created just for <strong>informational purposes,<\/strong> and sometimes they have <strong>user testimonials<\/strong>, so they have nothing to do with the comments.<\/li>\n<li>Thirdly, the comment section adds up an <strong>additional directory<\/strong>, making it bulky and <b>scraping the website<\/b>. Especially if your site is filled with spammy comments, nothing could be worse than that. Struggling to resolve errors on WordPress? Read our best guide on <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/top-10-most-common-wordpress-errors\/\">Top 10 WordPress errors and their solution.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_disable_WordPress_Comments\"><\/span><strong>How to disable WordPress Comments?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>After reading what and why, now the time is to <strong>learn different techniques<\/strong> to disable WordPress comments. Before starting, I want to let you know that you can <strong>disable WordPress comments of posts, pages, and the entire website<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>You can <strong>turn off comments<\/strong> using plugins and without plugins. We will discuss all the methods in ongoing sections and stay connected with this article until the end.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_disable_WordPress_Comments_in_future_posts\"><\/span><strong>How to disable WordPress Comments in future posts?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This is the <strong>best and easiest solution<\/strong> for how to disable WordPress comments of posts. Although you <strong>can only disable comments<\/strong> on future posts, you will publish. If you just started a new website, then this could be a beneficial<strong>\u00a0method<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Login<\/strong> to your WordPress dashboard.<\/li>\n<li>The select <strong>setting<\/strong> from the left side menu.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1310 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot_20220304-173128_1.jpg\" alt=\"How to disable WordPress comments\" width=\"529\" height=\"986\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot_20220304-173128_1.jpg 529w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot_20220304-173128_1-161x300.jpg 161w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot_20220304-173128_1-11x20.jpg 11w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click on the <strong>discussion<\/strong> option, which opens a new page.<\/li>\n<li>In the front of Default Article Settings, <strong>uncheck<\/strong> the box that <strong>allows people to post comments on articles.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1312 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot_20220304-173452_1.jpg\" alt=\"Turn off WordPress comments\" width=\"720\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot_20220304-173452_1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot_20220304-173452_1-300x91.jpg 300w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot_20220304-173452_1-20x6.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once unchecked, it will stop WordPress comments in your future posts and pages.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_disable_WordPress_Comments_on_published_posts\"><\/span><strong>How to disable WordPress Comments on published posts?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The above method of <strong>disabling comments on WordPress<\/strong> only stops new comments on WordPress posts but does not remove them from old posts. You can also <strong>disable comments<\/strong> on published WordPress posts.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Head to the WordPress dashboard.<\/li>\n<li>Select Posts section and then all Posts; <strong>Posts &gt;&gt; All Posts.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>By default, there is a &#8220;<strong>Bulk Actions<\/strong>&#8221; button; click on the checkbox in front of this.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1314 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-180720.jpg\" alt=\"How to disable WordPress comments from all posts\" width=\"649\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-180720.jpg 649w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-180720-300x92.jpg 300w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-180720-20x6.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 649px) 100vw, 649px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Select the <strong>Edit<\/strong> option from the drop-down menu and click on the <strong>apply<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<li>A new page is open; look at the right side of the page, Author, Template, and then <strong>Comments<\/strong> tab is there.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1315 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-181330.jpg\" alt=\"turn off wordpress comments\" width=\"859\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-181330.jpg 859w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-181330-300x118.jpg 300w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-181330-768x301.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-181330-20x8.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 859px) 100vw, 859px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>By default, it is no change. Click on this and Select <strong>do not allow.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>That&#8217;s it. Before leaving, click on the <strong>Update<\/strong> button to finish. Now onwards, you will not get any comments on your old posts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_disable_WordPress_Comments_on_the_individual_posts\"><\/span><strong>How to disable WordPress Comments on the individual posts?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If any visitor\/user wishes to <strong>comment on that post<\/strong>, they will unable to do so. This is a fantastic tool of WordPress where you can turn off the comments option from the post itself. This method may or may not be available for some users as it depends on <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-find-out-what-wordpress-theme-a-site-is-using\/\">which theme a website is using<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open the WordPress post on which you want to disable comments.<\/li>\n<li>Respective of the theme you are using, you can see the <strong>discussion section <\/strong>either at the <strong>bottom<\/strong> or at the <strong>sidebar.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1316 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-183245.jpg\" alt=\"How to disable WordPress comments\" width=\"225\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-183245.jpg 225w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-183245-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-183245-15x20.jpg 15w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Under discussion, there is allow or do not allow check box button.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the check box <strong>do not allow comments.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_disallow_WordPress_Comments_quickly\"><\/span><strong>How to disallow WordPress Comments quickly?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This method of disabling WordPress comments is also helpful for <strong>individual posts<\/strong> only. It&#8217;s a quick method where you don&#8217;t have to open <strong>individual posts<\/strong> for this.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Head to your dashboard and click on all posts section; <strong>posts &gt;&gt; all posts.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Select<\/strong> the post on which you want to stop comments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1317 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-185048.jpg\" alt=\"stop comments on wordpress\" width=\"696\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-185048.jpg 696w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-185048-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-185048-20x9.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click on the <strong>Quick Edit<\/strong> link, which opens pop-up editing options.<\/li>\n<li>There is a <strong>tags<\/strong> option on the right side, and just below this, you can see <strong>Allow Comments.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1319 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-183119.jpg\" alt=\"How to disable WordPress comments\" width=\"648\" height=\"307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-183119.jpg 648w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-183119-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-183119-20x9.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Uncheck<\/strong> this box to disable comments on this particular post.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_delete_all_WordPress_Comments\"><\/span><strong>How to delete all WordPress Comments?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Deleting WordPress comments are very quick and easier than <strong>disabling the comments<\/strong>. You can easily delete WordPress comments in a few clicks. Although deleting comments will not stop the flow of future comments, delete them all.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Head to the WordPress dashboard and click on the <strong>comments<\/strong> on the left side; <strong>Dashboard &gt;&gt; Comments.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>On a new page, all the comments are displayed on the screen.<\/li>\n<li>In front of the Author, click on the <strong>check box<\/strong> to select all comments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1321 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-204530.jpg\" alt=\"How to delete all WordPress comments\" width=\"667\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-204530.jpg 667w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-204530-300x118.jpg 300w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-204530-20x8.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click on <strong>Bulk Actions<\/strong>\u00a0select the <strong>Move to Trash<\/strong> option from the drop-down.<\/li>\n<li>Finally, click on the <strong>apply<\/strong> button, and all the comments will delete.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_disable_WordPress_Comments_on_media_files\"><\/span><strong>How to disable WordPress Comments on media files?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We always love to <strong>use rich images or media files<\/strong> to make our articles user-friendly and to improve user engagement. You can also stop WordPress comments on your media files.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to the WordPress dashboard.<\/li>\n<li>Look for the media tab and select the library option; <strong>Media &gt;&gt; Library.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1322 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-210546.jpg\" alt=\"How to disable WordPress comment on media files\" width=\"1558\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-210546.jpg 1558w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-210546-300x59.jpg 300w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-210546-1024x200.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-210546-768x150.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-210546-1536x300.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-210546-20x4.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1558px) 100vw, 1558px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hover the mouse above the media title and click on the <strong>edit<\/strong> option.<\/li>\n<li>Under edit, you have all details related to that media files.<\/li>\n<li>Scroll down and look for the <strong>discussion<\/strong> tab, the same as the text editor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1323 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-210915.jpg\" alt=\"disable WordPress comments\" width=\"1135\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-210915.jpg 1135w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-210915-300x51.jpg 300w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-210915-1024x174.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-210915-768x131.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-210915-20x3.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1135px) 100vw, 1135px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Uncheck<\/strong> the Allow Comments option.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_To_Disable_WordPress_Comments_using_the_plugin\"><\/span><strong>How To Disable WordPress Comments using the plugin?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Although WordPress offers various powerful methods to disable <strong>WordPress Comments<\/strong> easily, there are few handy plugins for <strong>quickly disabling comments<\/strong>. I am discussing here the most popular plugin, &#8220;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/disable-comments-rb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Disable Comments<\/span><\/a>,<\/strong>&#8221; which is most convenient for this task.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to the dashboard and navigate Plugins.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the <strong>search bar,<\/strong> and type disable comment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1325 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-212325.jpg\" alt=\"Disable WordPress comments using plugin\" width=\"1192\" height=\"582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-212325.jpg 1192w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-212325-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-212325-1024x500.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-212325-768x375.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-212325-20x10.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1192px) 100vw, 1192px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Install and activate the plugin.<\/li>\n<li>Open the setting of the plugin and then <strong>disable the comments<\/strong> tab.<\/li>\n<li>Now, you have two options. <strong>First<\/strong>, to disable WordPress comments from everywhere, including posts, pages, media, or the entire site.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1326 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-223731.jpg\" alt=\"How To Disable WordPress Comments\" width=\"1053\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-223731.jpg 1053w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-223731-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-223731-1024x458.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-223731-768x344.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-223731-20x9.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1053px) 100vw, 1053px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Second<\/strong>, turn off WordPress comments from specific posts type, including posts, pages, media. You can select all or any of them where you want to remove comments.<\/li>\n<li>Once done, click on the <strong>Save Changes<\/strong> button at the bottom to complete disabling.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Final_Thoughts\"><\/span><strong>Final Thoughts<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It is all about <strong>how to disable WordPress comments <\/strong>with and without the use of plugins. Disabling comments are not a mandatory task to perform, but it is a <strong>better option<\/strong> instead of spammy comments. Spam comments hurt a WordPress site one way or another, and <strong>disallowing the comments<\/strong> is the best solution.<\/p>\n<p>You can <strong>disable comments on a particular post or page<\/strong> and disable\/delete comments from the media files or from the entire site.<\/p>\n<p>However, if you have a big\/heavy site, then you can also use <strong>3rd party solutions<\/strong> like Disqus, which handles the large database more conveniently. I hope you like this article, further queries and suggestions are welcome.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WordPress offers numerous features to make a website interactive, and comments are one. Would you like to know how to disable WordPress comments? Then stay connected in this post until the end; I will discuss easy techniques to turn off WordPress comments. 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