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- Updated the README.md file to add instructions on disabling comments.
- Removed old readme.txt file.
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# Built Core Plugin

Contains core functionality for WordPress websites. Adds security and hardening features and cleans up some default functionality.

### Requirements:
- PHP >= 7.0
- WordPress >= 6.4

- PHP >= 7.0
- WordPress >= 6.4

## Installation & Usage
Clone or download this repository into /plugins or /mu-plugins and activate the plugin.

Clone or download this repository into /plugins or /mu-plugins and activate the plugin.

## Disable Comments

This plugin includes optional functionality to completely disable comments. To enable this functionality, add `add_theme_support('built-disable-comments');` to your functions.php file.
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<?php

/**
* ------------------------------------------------------------------
* Disable Comments Functionality
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* @package BuiltStarter
* @since BuiltStarter 2.1.1
*
**/
**/

namespace BuiltCore\DisableComments;

/**
* If this file is called directly, abort.
*/
if (!defined('WPINC')) {
die;
die;
}

/**
* Disable comments on the front end
*/
function disable_comments() {
// Remove support for comments and trackbacks from all post types
$post_types = get_post_types();
foreach ($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 all existing posts
global $wpdb;
$wpdb->query("UPDATE $wpdb->posts SET comment_status = 'closed'");

// Disable the display of comments in the WP API
add_filter('rest_allow_anonymous_comments', '__return_false');
add_filter('comments_open', '__return_false', 20, 2);
add_filter('pings_open', '__return_false', 20, 2);
function disable_comments()
{
// Remove support for comments and trackbacks from all post types
$post_types = get_post_types();
foreach ($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 all existing posts
global $wpdb;
$wpdb->query("UPDATE $wpdb->posts SET comment_status = 'closed'");

// Disable the display of comments in the WP API
add_filter('rest_allow_anonymous_comments', '__return_false');
add_filter('comments_open', '__return_false', 20, 2);
add_filter('pings_open', '__return_false', 20, 2);
}
add_action('init', __NAMESPACE__ . '\disable_comments');

/**
* Remove comment-related sections from the admin dashboard
*/
function remove_dashboard_sections() {
remove_menu_page('edit-comments.php');
remove_submenu_page('options-general.php', 'options-discussion.php');
function remove_dashboard_sections()
{
remove_menu_page('edit-comments.php');
remove_submenu_page('options-general.php', 'options-discussion.php');
}
add_action('admin_menu', __NAMESPACE__ . '\remove_dashboard_sections');

/**
* Hide the "Comments" link from the admin toolbar
*/
function hide_admin_toolbar_link() {
if (is_admin_bar_showing()) {
remove_action('admin_bar_menu', 'wp_admin_bar_comments_menu', 60);
}
function hide_admin_toolbar_link()
{
if (is_admin_bar_showing()) {
remove_action('admin_bar_menu', 'wp_admin_bar_comments_menu', 60);
}
}
add_action('wp_before_admin_bar_render', __NAMESPACE__ . '\hide_admin_toolbar_link');

/**
* Disable Comment Feeds
*/
function disable_comment_feeds() {
add_filter('feed_links_show_comments_feed', '__return_false');
function disable_comment_feeds()
{
add_filter('feed_links_show_comments_feed', '__return_false');
}
add_action('init', __NAMESPACE__ . '\disable_comment_feeds');

/**
* Disable Comment-related Widgets
*/
function disable_comment_widgets() {
unregister_widget('WP_Widget_Recent_Comments');
function disable_comment_widgets()
{
unregister_widget('WP_Widget_Recent_Comments');
}
add_action('widgets_init', __NAMESPACE__ . '\disable_comment_widgets');

/**
* Disable Comment-related JS and CSS
*/
function disable_comment_assets() {
wp_dequeue_script('comment-reply');
wp_dequeue_style('wp-admin');
function disable_comment_assets()
{
wp_dequeue_script('comment-reply');
wp_dequeue_style('wp-admin');
}
add_action('wp_enqueue_scripts', __NAMESPACE__ . '\disable_comment_assets', 100);
add_action('admin_enqueue_scripts', __NAMESPACE__ . '\disable_comment_assets', 100);

/**
* Disable Comment Notifications
*/
function disable_comment_notifications($notify, $comment_id) {
return false;
function disable_comment_notifications($notify, $comment_id)
{
return false;
}
add_filter('comment_notification_recipients', __NAMESPACE__ . '\disable_comment_notifications', 10, 2);

/**
* Remove Comments from Dashboard Widgets
*/
function remove_dashboard_comments_widget() {
remove_meta_box('dashboard_recent_comments', 'dashboard', 'normal');
function remove_dashboard_comments_widget()
{
remove_meta_box('dashboard_recent_comments', 'dashboard', 'normal');
}
add_action('wp_dashboard_setup', __NAMESPACE__ . '\remove_dashboard_comments_widget');

/**
* Disable Comment-related REST API Endpoints
*/
function disable_comment_rest_endpoints($endpoints) {
if (isset($endpoints['/wp/v2/comments'])) {
unset($endpoints['/wp/v2/comments']);
}
if (isset($endpoints['/wp/v2/comments/(?P<id>[\d]+)'])) {
unset($endpoints['/wp/v2/comments/(?P<id>[\d]+)']);
}
return $endpoints;
function disable_comment_rest_endpoints($endpoints)
{
if (isset($endpoints['/wp/v2/comments'])) {
unset($endpoints['/wp/v2/comments']);
}
if (isset($endpoints['/wp/v2/comments/(?P<id>[\d]+)'])) {
unset($endpoints['/wp/v2/comments/(?P<id>[\d]+)']);
}
return $endpoints;
}
add_filter('rest_endpoints', __NAMESPACE__ . '\disable_comment_rest_endpoints');

/**
* Remove Comment Form from the Theme Templates
*/
function remove_comment_form($defaults) {
$defaults['comment_form'] = null;
return $defaults;
function remove_comment_form($defaults)
{
$defaults['comment_form'] = null;
return $defaults;
}
add_filter('comment_form_defaults', __NAMESPACE__ . '\remove_comment_form');

/**
* Redirect comments page to admin dashboard
*/
function redirect_comments_page() {
global $pagenow;

if ($pagenow === 'edit-comments.php') {
wp_redirect(admin_url());
exit;
}
function redirect_comments_page()
{
global $pagenow;

if ($pagenow === 'edit-comments.php') {
wp_redirect(admin_url());
exit;
}
}
add_action('admin_init', __NAMESPACE__ . '\redirect_comments_page');

/**
* Adjust Admin Bar
*/
function adjust_admin_bar($wp_toolbar) {
$wp_toolbar->remove_node('comments'); // disable comments
return $wp_toolbar;
function adjust_admin_bar($wp_toolbar)
{
$wp_toolbar->remove_node('comments'); // disable comments
return $wp_toolbar;
}
add_filter('admin_bar_menu', __NAMESPACE__ . '\adjust_admin_bar', 999);

/**
* Remove Discussion Panel from Editor
*/
function remove_discussion_panel()
{
wp_add_inline_script(
'wp-edit-post',
'wp.domReady( function() {
wp.data.dispatch( "core/edit-post" ).removeEditorPanel( "discussion-panel" );
} );'
);
}
add_filter('admin_bar_menu', __NAMESPACE__ . '\adjust_admin_bar', 999);
add_action('enqueue_block_editor_assets', __NAMESPACE__ . '\remove_discussion_panel');
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