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SayHello Suppress Comments

WordPress plugin. Completely suppress all commenting functions.

by Say Hello GmbH · github.com/sayhellogmbh/shp-suppress-comments · website

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Install

Download source zip No release zip yet

This is the repository archive. It installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow.

Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:

wp plugin install https://github.com/sayhellogmbh/shp-suppress-comments/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
No built-in updater. New versions won't appear under Dashboard → Updates. Install new releases yourself, or let Git Updater track the repository.
Readme github.com/sayhellogmbh/shp-suppress-comments ↗

A WordPress plugin that completely suppresses all commenting functionality across your WordPress site.

Description

This plugin provides comprehensive comment suppression for WordPress, including:

  • Complete Comment Blocking: Disables comment support for all post types
  • API Protection: Blocks comment submissions via REST API, XML-RPC, and all programmatic methods
  • Admin Area Cleanup: Removes all comment-related menus, links, and UI elements from WordPress admin
  • Frontend Suppression: Disables comment forms, existing comment display, and comment feeds
  • Dashboard Cleanup: Removes comment widgets and counts from the WordPress dashboard

Features

Comment Functionality Suppression

  • Disables comments and trackbacks for all post types
  • Blocks programmatic comment insertion via wp_insert_comment() and wp_new_comment()
  • Prevents comment submissions through forms
  • Disables comment and ping status for all content

API Protection

  • Disables WordPress REST API comment endpoints (/wp/v2/comments)
  • Removes XML-RPC comment methods (wp.newComment, wp.getComments, etc.)
  • Blocks comment feeds (RSS and Atom)

Admin Area Cleanup

  • Removes "Comments" menu from admin sidebar
  • Removes "Discussion Settings" from Settings menu
  • Hides comment-related meta boxes from post edit screens
  • Removes comments from admin bar
  • Removes comment dashboard widgets
  • Hides comment counts throughout the admin interface

Widget Management

  • Unregisters the "Recent Comments" widget

Installation

  1. Upload the shp-suppress-comments directory to /wp-content/plugins/
  2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
  3. Comments are now completely suppressed - no configuration needed!

Requirements

  • WordPress 5.0 or higher
  • PHP 7.0 or higher

Usage

Simply activate the plugin. There are no settings to configure - all comment functionality is automatically suppressed site-wide.

To re-enable comments, simply deactivate the plugin.

Technical Details

Hooks and Filters Used

The plugin uses multiple WordPress hooks to ensure comprehensive comment suppression:

  • init - Removes comment support from post types
  • admin_menu - Removes comment-related admin menus
  • comments_open - Forces comments closed
  • pings_open - Forces pings closed
  • comments_array - Returns empty array for existing comments
  • admin_init - Additional comment support removal
  • widgets_init - Disables comment widgets
  • admin_bar_menu - Removes comments from admin bar
  • wp_dashboard_setup - Removes comment dashboard widgets
  • rest_endpoints - Disables REST API comment endpoints
  • pre_comment_approved - Prevents comment approval
  • pre_comment_on_post - Blocks comment submissions
  • xmlrpc_methods - Disables XML-RPC comment methods

Security

This plugin provides multiple layers of protection to ensure comments cannot be submitted through any method:

  1. Filter Layer: Uses WordPress filters to disable comment functionality
  2. Action Layer: Intercepts comment submissions and blocks them
  3. API Layer: Removes comment endpoints from REST API and XML-RPC
  4. UI Layer: Removes all comment-related interfaces

Support

For issues, questions, or contributions, please visit: https://github.com/SayHelloGmbH/shp-suppress-comments

License

GPL-3.0-or-later

Author

Say Hello GmbH https://sayhello.ch

Changelog

1.0.0

  • Initial release
  • Complete comment suppression functionality
  • Admin area cleanup
  • API endpoint protection