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Turn Comments Off

Turn comments off everywhere in WordPress.

By Happy Prime·Comments·Free
5(2 reviews)
·1.0K+ active installs·Updated 1 month ago
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As of April 2026, Turn Comments Off is a WordPress comments plugin with 1.0K+ active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 13K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.9+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2022. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Downloads are up 21% this week. Top alternative: Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection.

5/52 reviews
1.0K+active installs
13K+total downloads
4 yearssince 2022

Overview

Activate this plugin to immediately remove all comment functionality from WordPress.

  • Stop comments and pingbacks on all existing and future content.
  • Remove “Discussion” from Settings in the admin menu.
  • Remove “Comments” from the admin menu.
  • Remove the comments bubble from the admin bar.
  • Remove “Recent Comments” from the site activity dashboard widget.
  • Remove the comments feed link.
  • Unregister all core comment blocks in the editor.
  • Remove “Manage Comments” from My Sites on multisite. (If network activated.)

No configuration necessary (or available).

If you find something we missed, please let us know!

Read full description on WordPress.org

Ratings & Reviews

52 reviews
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2 ★
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1 ★
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Recent Reviews

Works. No Ads, settings or upgrades
by tom.andersen·10 months ago

Written by the top notch people at happy prime. “co-owner and lead developer at Happy Prime, has been building on the web for 30 years. He’s a WordPress core developer, has contributed to the last 28 major releases of WordPress…” etc.

Does just exactly that
by 3cstudio·2 years ago

No more reference whatsoever to the Comments section in the admin area… no Settings to fiddle with — just results (or lack thereof). Comments have been a haven for straight crap for a long time anyway. Good riddance!

Download Trends

Today: 14Yesterday: 52This week: 170Period total: 6K

Compatibility

WordPress5.9+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4
PHP7.4+ required

Version Adoption

v2.0
92.4%
v1.3
7.6%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

2.0.1

  • No functional changes.
  • Update development dependencies.
  • Confirm WordPress 6.9 support.

2.0.0

  • Fix a fatal PHP error when a comment query requests a count.
  • Note: If you had manually removed our comments_pre_query filter for any reason,
    (you likely weren’t), you’ll need to adjust your code to account for the new
    namespaced function.
  • Update development dependencies.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

slockerslockerphilcablephilcableHappy PrimeHappy PrimeJeremy FeltJeremy Felt
Plugin Info
Version
2.0.1
Last Updated
Feb 10, 2026
WP Requires
5.9+
Tested Up To
6.9.4
PHP Requires
7.4+
Active Installs
1.0K+
Downloads
13K+
Added
Apr 7, 2022
Business
Free

Tags

comments

Developer

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Happy Prime
6 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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