Description
CommentOff is a lightweight plugin that gives you full control over comments on your WordPress website.
With just a few clicks, you can:
– Disable the comment form on posts and pages.
– Hide all previously published comments from the frontend.
– Remove all comment-related menus and elements from the admin panel and toolbar.
Perfect for website owners who want to fully disable comment functionality — globally, without editing themes or templates.
Features
- Hide the comment form on all public posts/pages.
- Prevent users from submitting new comments.
- Hide already published comments on the frontend.
- Remove “Comments” from admin menus and dashboard widgets.
- Clean and safe implementation using WordPress hooks and filters.
- No impact on performance.
Screenshots
CommentOff settengs page
Installation
- Upload the plugin files to the
/wp-content/plugins/commentоffdirectory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
- Setup comment settings at
WP Dashboard -> Settings -> Comment Off
FAQ
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Does this plugin delete existing comments?
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No — It only hides them from. Comments are still stored in the database.
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Will this plugin work with any theme?
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Yes. It works with all standard WordPress themes. If your theme uses custom comment output, visual hiding is applied via CSS.
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Can I keep the form but hide existing comments?
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Yes — simply uncheck “Hide comment form” and keep “Hide existing comments” enabled.
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Does this affect my site’s performance?
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No — the plugin is very lightweight and only adds the necessary hooks to disable comment functionality.
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Contributors & Developers
“CommentOff” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.0.0
Release basic functionality