Is there any option in wordpress to block all the comments ? I don't want comments in my wordpress blog , I can't find the option ? anyone know about it ?
I believe unchecking the "Allow people to post comments on the article" option in the Discussion tab will block comments.
There is an option if you don't want comments for your posts at your wp blogs. I suggest you to use Akismet plugin to Stop Comment Spam and Trackback Spam at your blog. Just activate that plugin under plugin area. DON.
hey nobody wants to block all d comments rt? anyway to block all the spam coments , use the free widget Akismet....http://akismet.com/
Why do you want to block all comments. That's what make blogs to fantastic. But if you really want to, Mizaks' got it right. Uncheck the box and you're golden
Maybe OP tired of getting SPAM comments at his blog If that is the reason then no need to block all comments as good and bad both comments are needed for blog improvement. And for SPAM akismet is always there as an option as i said earlier. DON.
I am new to Wordpress (Set up my first one 3 weeks ago) so I was very surprised to find that a total of 8 comments had been made on my blog that were completely not relevant to my "sticky post" My blog is about watersports but the spam posts were about the UK Lottery, lesbian activities and printing services etc Originally I thought that relevant comments would be good but now I realise there are "blog hijackers" at work who don't care about relevancy or any social rules... I have the akismet plugin and I thought that I had it covered in "Settings" too but thanks to the previous posts I now know what to do! I have one question, should I use or block trackbacks? Thanks to All Regards, Morgan
Why depend on Akismet, upgrade wordpress to the latest version and click on 'Edit Post', select the post and you'll get an option saying 'allow comments' below the main 'textbox', just uncheck it and 'update post'.
Thanks for the quick response SydZapp! You are on the ball! I had a look at the upgrade option but I baulked after reading about backing up wordpress files as I am afraid of touching anything php... Whenever I see php mentioned, my instincts tell me to run! I think I have already reached my limit of understanding with pigeon HTML! I realise I should have a backup of my blog files as a precaution but is there an easier way for a newbie? I have so many multi-tabbed windows open on my laptop with information to be digested later that I can't take on p h p... Thanks again, Morgan
Since you set up your blog 3 weeks back, i guess u might be having Wordpress 3.83 or 3.84 or if you installed using your hosts's installer, they might have installed an earlier version. Whatever version it is, try this : 1) Click on Posts/Edit Post/'select a post to edit' 2) Once the editor has opened, on the right-top corner, click on 'Select Options' and place a checkmark next to 'Discussion'. 3) Now a new column called 'Discussions' should have appeared having two options with a 'checkmark' option available, namely i) Allow comments on this post and ii)Allow trackbacks and pingbacks on this post 4) Check or Uncheck whatever option you need and click on 'Update Post'. This should be it. Regarding Upgrading, its a must. The only thing that may go wrong is compatibility of a plugin which is highly unlikely. I have 40+ plugins and keep upgrading my version of WP and have had no issues till date Upgrading will not need you to mess with php.
I followed your directions-it was easier than I thought having clear instructions. Comments are definitely blocked now! I agree that having relevant comments is what blogging is all about so I thought that leaving "Comments" on would encourage visitors to support my blog with interesting and useful comments? Now I realise that some people take advantage and just dump their ads anywhere. Thank you Sydzapp
That works in my version, does anyone know how to widen the widget ads pace on the right hand side in wordpress, is there an easy option or do you need to start messing around with the code?