{"id":9356,"date":"2023-03-13T23:33:44","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T23:33:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/?p=9356"},"modified":"2023-03-13T23:33:44","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T23:33:44","slug":"unlock-the-secret-to-ending-trolls-and-spammers-once-and-for-all-discover-how-to-stop-comments-on-wordpress-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secret-to-ending-trolls-and-spammers-once-and-for-all-discover-how-to-stop-comments-on-wordpress-now\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Unlock the Secret to Ending Trolls and Spammers Once and For All &#8211; Discover How to Stop Comments on WordPress Now!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_49 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 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Comments in WordPress Settings<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secret-to-ending-trolls-and-spammers-once-and-for-all-discover-how-to-stop-comments-on-wordpress-now\/#Method_2_Disable_Comments_on_Individual_Posts_or_Pages\" title=\"Method 2: Disable Comments on Individual Posts or Pages\">Method 2: Disable Comments on Individual Posts or Pages<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secret-to-ending-trolls-and-spammers-once-and-for-all-discover-how-to-stop-comments-on-wordpress-now\/#Method_3_Use_a_Plugin_to_Manage_Comments\" title=\"Method 3: Use a Plugin to Manage Comments\">Method 3: Use a Plugin to Manage Comments<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secret-to-ending-trolls-and-spammers-once-and-for-all-discover-how-to-stop-comments-on-wordpress-now\/#Method_4_Disable_Comments_with_Code\" title=\"Method 4: Disable Comments with Code\">Method 4: Disable Comments with Code<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secret-to-ending-trolls-and-spammers-once-and-for-all-discover-how-to-stop-comments-on-wordpress-now\/#Method_5_Limit_Comments_with_Advanced_Settings\" title=\"Method 5: Limit Comments with Advanced Settings\">Method 5: Limit Comments with Advanced Settings<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secret-to-ending-trolls-and-spammers-once-and-for-all-discover-how-to-stop-comments-on-wordpress-now\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Exploring_the_Many_Ways_to_Stop_Comments_in_WordPress\"><\/span>Exploring the Many Ways to Stop Comments in WordPress<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>WordPress is a widely popular content management system that enables website and blog owners to express their ideas and thoughts to audiences all around the world. However, managing comments on a WordPress site can become a daunting task, as unwanted spam and comments can sometimes become overwhelming.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_1_Disable_Comments_in_WordPress_Settings\"><\/span>Method 1: Disable Comments in WordPress Settings<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The simplest way to disable comments on one&#8217;s WordPress website is to access the WordPress settings and disable commenting entirely. Here&#8217;s a simple guideline to disable comments:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Step 1: Login into your WordPress dashboard and click on &#8216;Settings.&#8217; <\/li>\n<li>Step 2: Choose &#8216;Discussion&#8217; from the sub-menu. <\/li>\n<li>Step 3: Uncheck the box that says &#8216;Allow people to submit comments on new posts.&#8217; <\/li>\n<li>Step 4: Click on &#8216;Save Changes&#8217; at the bottom of the page. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note that by following this method, comments will only be disabled for newly published posts; previously published posts will still have comments enabled.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_2_Disable_Comments_on_Individual_Posts_or_Pages\"><\/span>Method 2: Disable Comments on Individual Posts or Pages<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If disabling comments entirely on all posts is not preferable, then it is possible to disable comments on specific posts or pages with these few steps:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Step 1: Open the post or page to disable comments. <\/li>\n<li>Step 2: Click on &#8216;Screen Options&#8217; in the top right corner of the page. <\/li>\n<li>Step 3: Check the box that says &#8216;Discussion.&#8217; <\/li>\n<li>Step 4: Scroll down to the bottom of the page and look for the &#8216;Discussion&#8217; section. <\/li>\n<li>Step 5: Uncheck the box that says &#8216;Allow comments.&#8217; <\/li>\n<li>Step 6: Click on &#8216;Update&#8217; to save the changes. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Following these steps will disable comments for that particular post or page.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_3_Use_a_Plugin_to_Manage_Comments\"><\/span>Method 3: Use a Plugin to Manage Comments<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When faced with spam or many comments to handle, using a plugin to manage comments on a website can help filter and moderate comments, including disabling them if necessary. One popular plugin for this purpose is called &#8216;Disable Comments.&#8217; <\/p>\n<p>Installing and activating the &#8216;Disable Comments&#8217; plugin involves these steps:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Step 1: Log in to your WordPress dashboard. <\/li>\n<li>Step 2: Click on &#8216;Plugins&#8217; from the menu on the left. <\/li>\n<li>Step 3: Click on &#8216;Add New.&#8217; <\/li>\n<li>Step 4: In the search box, type in &#8216;Disable Comments.&#8217; <\/li>\n<li>Step 5: Click on &#8216;Install Now&#8217; next to the plugin. <\/li>\n<li>Step 6: Activate the plugin. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The plugin will now automatically disable comments for all new and existing posts, and its settings can be used to disable commenting for specific post types.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_4_Disable_Comments_with_Code\"><\/span>Method 4: Disable Comments with Code<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Using code to disable comments on a WordPress website can be a more permanent solution. It requires some technical know-how and consists of the following steps:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Step 1: Open the functions.php file in the website&#8217;s theme folder. <\/li>\n<li>Step 2: Add the code provided in this article to close comments automatically for all posts that are older than 30 days by changing the number of days. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_5_Limit_Comments_with_Advanced_Settings\"><\/span>Method 5: Limit Comments with Advanced Settings<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Utilizing WordPress&#8217;s advanced settings can provide a balance of limiting comments while still allowing legitimate comments to be posted. This method involves modifying the discussion settings by following these few steps:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Step 1: Log in to your WordPress dashboard. <\/li>\n<li>Step 2: Click on &#8216;Settings&#8217; from the menu on the left. <\/li>\n<li>Step 3: Choose &#8216;Discussion&#8217; from the sub-menu. <\/li>\n<li>Step 4: Check various boxes to discourage spam and unwanted comments. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Dealing with comments on a WordPress website can be overwhelming, but utilizing any of these methods can significantly reduce the efforts required in managing comments. By following these steps, website and blog owners can manage their website&#8217;s comments efficiently and effectively.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exploring the Many Ways to Stop Comments in WordPress WordPress is a widely popular content management system that enables website and blog owners to express&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7209,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3287],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/WORDPRESS-ULTIMATE-GUIDE-How-To-step-by-step-Tutorial.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9356"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9356"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9356\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}