Useful WordPress Code Snippets
For use with the WordPress Code Snippets plugin
Disable Comments
/* Completely disable all comment functionality on your wordpress website. */
add_action('admin_init', function () {
// Redirect any user trying to access comments page
global $pagenow;
if ($pagenow === 'edit-comments.php') {
wp_redirect(admin_url());
exit;
}
// Remove comments metabox from dashboard
remove_meta_box('dashboard_recent_comments', 'dashboard', 'normal');
// Disable support for comments and trackbacks in post types
foreach (get_post_types() as $post_type) {
if (post_type_supports($post_type, 'comments')) {
remove_post_type_support($post_type, 'comments');
remove_post_type_support($post_type, 'trackbacks');
}
}
});
// Close comments on the front-end
add_filter('comments_open', '__return_false', 20, 2);
add_filter('pings_open', '__return_false', 20, 2);
// Hide existing comments
add_filter('comments_array', '__return_empty_array', 10, 2);
// Remove comments page in menu
add_action('admin_menu', function () {
remove_menu_page('edit-comments.php');
});
// Remove comments links from admin bar
add_action('init', function () {
if (is_admin_bar_showing()) {
remove_action('admin_bar_menu', 'wp_admin_bar_comments_menu', 60);
}
});
Remove the DIVI Projects post type
/**
* This will hide the Divi "Project" post type.
*/
add_filter( 'et_project_posttype_args', 'mytheme_et_project_posttype_args', 10, 1 );
function mytheme_et_project_posttype_args( $args ) {
return array_merge( $args, array(
'public' => false,
'exclude_from_search' => false,
'publicly_queryable' => false,
'show_in_nav_menus' => false,
'show_ui' => false
));
}