Settings page now uses an instant-save toggle switch. No breaking changes.<\/p>","1.8.10":"
Settings page moved to Settings > Disable Comments. The top-level EffortLess menu is removed.<\/p>","1.8.9":"
Maintenance release. No breaking changes.<\/p>","1.8.7":"
Updated to use proper WordPress asset enqueuing. No breaking changes.<\/p>"},"ratings":[],"assets_icons":[],"assets_banners":[],"assets_blueprints":{},"all_blocks":[],"tagged_versions":["1.8.10","1.8.11","1.8.7","1.8.8"],"block_files":[],"assets_screenshots":[],"screenshots":[]},"plugin_section":[],"plugin_tags":[1076,107,14833,441,4544],"plugin_category":[44,51],"plugin_contributors":[241557],"plugin_business_model":[],"class_list":["post-255720","plugin","type-plugin","status-publish","hentry","plugin_tags-avatars","plugin_tags-comments","plugin_tags-disable-comments","plugin_tags-multisite","plugin_tags-trackbacks","plugin_category-discussion-and-community","plugin_category-multisite","plugin_contributors-domclic","plugin_committers-domclic"],"banners":[],"icons":{"svg":false,"icon":"https:\/\/s.w.org\/plugins\/geopattern-icon\/effortless-disable-all-comments.svg","icon_2x":false,"generated":true},"screenshots":[],"raw_content":"\n
EffortLess Disable All Comments allows you to disable comments, trackbacks, and avatars across your WordPress site or multisite network with a single checkbox. When enabled, it removes comment functionality, hides the Comments and Discussion menus, and blocks comment submissions. Uncheck to restore all features.<\/p>\n\n
Features:<\/p>\n\n
Disables comments and trackbacks for all post types.\nRemoves avatars site-wide.\nHides Comments and Discussion settings in the admin.\nBlocks comment submissions via frontend, admin, and REST API.\nMultisite support: applies settings network-wide.\nSimple toggle to enable\/disable.\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\nUpload the effortless-disable-all-comments folder to the \/wp-content\/plugins\/ directory.\n Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress.\n For single sites, go to Settings > Disable Comments to toggle the setting.\n For multisite, go to Network Admin > Network Settings > Disable Comments to apply network-wide.<\/p>\n\n\n
\nDoes this plugin work on multisite?<\/h3><\/dt>\nYes, it\u2019s fully compatible with multisite. The toggle in Network Admin applies settings to all sites.<\/p><\/dd>\n
Will comments and avatars be restored if I uncheck the box?<\/h3><\/dt>\nYes, unchecking the box restores comments, trackbacks, avatars, and Discussion settings.<\/p><\/dd>\n
Can users still submit comments when disabled?<\/h3><\/dt>\nNo, comments are blocked at the database level and via the REST API, preventing all submissions.<\/p><\/dd>\n
Why do I see an error on the multisite dashboard?<\/h3><\/dt>\nEnable debugging in wp-config.php (WP_DEBUG, WP_DEBUG_LOG) and check wp-content\/debug.log for details. Contact support with the error message.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n
1.8.11<\/h4>\n\n
Replaced checkbox form with an instant-save CSS toggle switch. Removed Settings API form; saving now happens via AJAX on toggle.<\/p>\n\n
1.8.10<\/h4>\n\n
Moved settings page into Settings menu (single site) and Network Settings menu (multisite). Removed custom top-level EffortLess menu.<\/p>\n\n
1.8.9<\/h4>\n\n
Fixed version mismatch between plugin header and readme. Added ELDAC_VERSION constant. Used constant for asset versioning.<\/p>\n\n
1.8.8<\/h4>\n\n
WordPress 7.0 update.<\/p>\n\n
1.8.7<\/h4>\n\n
Replaced inline CSS with wp_enqueue_style<\/code> and wp_add_inline_style<\/code> for proper asset loading.<\/p>\n\n1.8.6<\/h4>\n\n
Fix small errors<\/p>\n\n
1.8.5<\/h4>\n\n
Fix syntax errors<\/p>\n\n
1.8.4<\/h4>\n\n
Create an EffortLess menu for the Network dashboard<\/p>\n\n
1.8.3<\/h4>\n\n
Fixed input sanitization warning for POST data in network options update.\n Improved settings page UI consistency.<\/p>\n\n
1.8.2<\/h4>\n\n
Updated settings page to display checkbox and text inline, matching WordPress default UI\/UX.<\/p>\n\n
1.8.1<\/h4>\n\n
Fixed text domain mismatches and removed unnecessary Domain Path header.\n Added proper escaping and sanitization for inputs and outputs.<\/p>\n\n
1.8.0<\/h4>\n\n
Fixed multisite dashboard error and improved Comments menu removal.\n Enhanced network option updates.<\/p>\n\n
1.7.0<\/h4>\n\n
Improved Comments menu removal with higher priority and CSS fallback.<\/p>\n\n
1.6.0<\/h4>\n\n
Added complete comment blocking via database and REST API.<\/p>\n\n
1.5.0<\/h4>\n\n
Fixed multisite network option updates to prevent errors.<\/p>","raw_excerpt":"Completely disables comments, trackbacks, and avatars site-wide or network-wide with a single toggle. Multisite compatible.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/255720","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=255720"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/domclic"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=255720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=255720"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=255720"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=255720"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=255720"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=255720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}