How to Disable Comments on WordPress

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May 11, 2026

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Use this interactive demo to learn how to turn off comments across your WordPress site.

Quick summary

This demo shows you how to disable comments on a WordPress site by updating the Discussion settings. In just a few clicks, you can prevent visitors from posting comments on new articles and block third-party login options for commenting.

Steps

On the left sidebar, hover your mouse cursor over the Settings option and click Discussion.
In the Default Article Settings section, switch off the toggle beside Allow People to Post Comments on New Articles.
Switch off the toggle beside Let Visitors Use a WordPress.com or Facebook account to comment.
Click Save Settings to apply your changes.
Comments are now disabled on your WordPress website.

📌 Why this matters

Disabling comments on WordPress is a critical step for site owners who want to reduce spam, improve page load performance, and maintain a cleaner content experience. Unmoderated comments can expose a site to harmful links, bot activity, and security vulnerabilities. WordPress's built-in Discussion settings give administrators full control over comment permissions without requiring any plugins. This makes it one of the fastest ways to lock down audience interaction site-wide and keep your WordPress content focused and professional.

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