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Really Simple Disable Comments
Effortlessly disable all comments and trackback functionality across your entire WordPress site by activating this plugin.
The facts
- Active installs
- 400+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 26 Jun 2026
- Added
- Jan 2025
- Requires WP
- 5.8
- Tested up to
- WP 7.0.4
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Downloads
- 3,444
Our analysis
AI-assistedReally Simple Disable Comments is a WordPress plugin designed to completely disable the comments functionality across your site with a single activation. It removes all comment-related UI elements, blocks direct submissions, and disables trackbacks and pingbacks without requiring any configuration.
This plugin is suitable for users who want to eliminate comments from all post types, including those using the Gutenberg editor. It is particularly useful for developers, as it provides various filters and actions to customize its behaviour.
Best for: This plugin suits site owners who want to disable comments entirely on their WordPress site.
What it does well
- ✓Disables comments on all post types
- ✓Removes comment-related UI elements
- ✓Blocks direct comment submission
- ✓Developer-friendly with various filters and actions
- ✓No configuration needed
Where it falls short
- •Limited information on user ratings
- •No settings available for customisation beyond filters
Verdict
Really Simple Disable Comments offers a straightforward solution for disabling comments, making it a practical choice for those looking to streamline their site without the need for complex configurations.
From the developer
NEXTFLY® Web Design's own description of Really Simple Disable Comments, lightly tidied.
Really Simple Disable Comments is a lightweight plugin that completely disables WordPress comments functionality with a single activation. No configuration needed!
Features
- Disables comments on all post types
- Removes comment-related UI elements
- Disables trackbacks and pingbacks
- Blocks direct comment submission to wp-comments-post.php (403 response)
- Removes comment REST API endpoints (/wp/v2/comments)
- Disables XML-RPC pingback methods
- Strips X-Pingback response header
- Removes comment-related admin menu items and dashboard widgets
- Hides comment counts from dashboard “At a Glance” widget
- Hides “Recent Comments” section from dashboard Activity widget
- Disables all comment-related Gutenberg blocks
- Clean and efficient code with no settings required
What Gets Disabled?
- Comment forms and displays
- Direct comment submission via wp-comments-post.php
- Comment REST API endpoints (/wp/v2/comments)
- XML-RPC pingback methods
- X-Pingback response header
- Admin menu items and dashboard widgets
- Comment-related Gutenberg blocks
- Trackbacks and pingbacks
- Comment-related UI elements in themes
Developer Friendly
The plugin includes various filters and actions for developers to customize its behavior:
rsdc_post_type– Filter the post type before removing comment supportrsdc_comments_status– Filter the comments statusrsdc_hide_existing_comments– Filter the hidden comments arrayrsdc_hide_ui_styles– Filter the CSS used to hide comment UI elementsrsdc_block_editor_settings– Filter the block editor settingsrsdc_allowed_blocks– Filter the allowed Gutenberg blocksrsdc_block_comment_submission– Control whether direct comment submission is blocked (return false to allow)rsdc_rest_endpoints– Filter the REST endpoints array after comment endpoints are removedrsdc_xmlrpc_methods– Filter the XML-RPC methods array after pingback methods are removedrsdc_rest_post_response– Filter the normalized WP_REST_Response for post objects
Tagged as
platform
Gutenberg & Block Editor
audience
Developers
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