Disable comments on all posts/pages

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Is there a quick way to disable all comments on all posts and pages. I know that you can go into the dashboard under posts, click edit, and Do Not Allow, under comments. Is that the only way?

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  1. The check if comments are enabled is performed by comments_open() function.

    You can make it always return false via a filter with something like this: 

    add_filter('comments_open', '__return_false');

    Other way would be to make comments available to only registered users (that is if you don’t have open registration) in Settings > Discussion.

  3. Bulk edit the existing pages in the dashboard Posts or Pages view as noted here:

    1. Go to your All Posts page.
    2. Click on the checkbox in the header.
    3. Choose “Edit” under the bulk actions drop-down and then click Apply. The bulk edit area will appear.
    4. In the middle of the bulk edit area will be four drop-down menus. The second one is for comments. Change it to “Do not allow”.
    5. Turn off pings with a similar drop-down to the right side of the bulk edit area.
    6. Click the update button on the far right.

  4. I thought I’d add an answer to the above as it may not be immediately obvious to others searching for this issue.

    In Settings >> Discussion you can uncheck “Allow people to post comments on new articles” in the Default article settings.
    However, note that this will only affect new posts/pages.

    You can bulk edit the existing pages in the dashboard Posts or Pages view.

    This may be a preferred method for some people not wanting to touch the template files, etc.