Title: disabling comments Last modified: August 21, 2016 --- # disabling comments * [cist](https://wordpress.org/support/users/giscist/) * (@giscist) * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disabling-comments-12/) * Hi, * I just realised that your plugin has reintroduced discussion / comments into my site, which I really can’t do with. I even get discussion availability for events, when there is no “who can comment” option in the back office… * I did not select discussion option in the general settings nor in specific items. And I had added special mentions into my theme style.css, in order to avoid all traces of comments. * Anyway to get rid of it? * Thank you for your help. * [http://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-access-areas/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-access-areas/) Viewing 8 replies - 1 through 8 (of 8 total) * [donty](https://wordpress.org/support/users/donty/) * (@donty) * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disabling-comments-12/#post-4116583) * Hi * We too cannot remove comments from posts/pages – even tried adding an area called‘ no-one’ and setting that to be the only area with perms to leave comments, but that didn’t work. * No comments/discussion setting is default and also set on the page. * Tried using WP defaults on the Comments option on the Access Areas section on the page, again with no results. * Also found I had to publish the page as private to get the desired control, is that usual? * Any ideas what is hooking comments in? * Currently running multisite, 3.6.1 and basic WP 2012 theme. * Thanks * D * Plugin Author [podpirate](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podpirate/) * (@podpirate) * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disabling-comments-12/#post-4116588) * Hi there, that should be fixed with v1.1.11. Selecting ‘WordPress default’ for commenting should now 100% preserve WordPress behavior. please take my apologies… * @ donty: I used `add_filter('comments_open' , ... )` to hook into commenting privileges. All frontend related privilege requests are located in /wp-access- areas/include/class-undisclosedposts.php regards, j. * Thread Starter [cist](https://wordpress.org/support/users/giscist/) * (@giscist) * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disabling-comments-12/#post-4116589) * Great… as usual!!! * [donty](https://wordpress.org/support/users/donty/) * (@donty) * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disabling-comments-12/#post-4116590) * Yep, that works well! Thanks very much for the quick response and fix. I had a cache issue on the publishing mode which now works fine. * Where should we make suggestions for new features? * I would like to see areas being able to be members of areas – that would make managing things much simpler, ie anyone in a top level area would automatically be in a subordinate/associated areas too. * Anywhere to donate for you? * Plugin Author [podpirate](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podpirate/) * (@podpirate) * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disabling-comments-12/#post-4116593) * Whew …. donations! Smack! I personally would prefer when you donate something for a secular civil rights movement, a sustainability project, third world or social project. Just something you consider useful. I am currently developing the plugin for a clients project, so my work gets payed. (Well, still gets payed…)[ Aside: I won’t stop maintaining it after the project, I promise!] * Please use the github project for suggestions: [https://github.com/mcguffin/wp-access-areas](https://github.com/mcguffin/wp-access-areas) * Parent Areas sounds like a great idea. I’m gonna put on my thinking cap. * Cheers! j. * Thread Starter [cist](https://wordpress.org/support/users/giscist/) * (@giscist) * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disabling-comments-12/#post-4116609) * It works perfeclty, all comments have disappeared! Thank you. ANd… great mentality 😉 * [zwene](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zwene/) * (@zwene) * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disabling-comments-12/#post-4116684) * Hi, * I get back to topic, allright? 🙂 * First, it’s a very good alternative to UAM because you use virtual group caps which I can simple use with current_user_can near everywhere. * But I miss role capabilities for the meta box aceess. One capabitlity for each part of the metabox would be a great improvement, e. g. assign_access_read, assign_access_write and assign_access_comment. Not all roles should have the right to assign read oder write access to the content. * And are you planning to implent simple conditional logic shortcodes so we can save to install one additional plugin? * Greetings, zwene * Plugin Author [podpirate](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podpirate/) * (@podpirate) * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disabling-comments-12/#post-4116694) * Hi Zwene, role capabilities is a great idea. I’ll definetly going to implement this in a future version. (I currently put my focus on fixing issues and improvin the UI, so please have a little more patience) What exactly do you mean with conditional logic shortcodes? Like `[has_access area="thing"]Come in, make yourself at home.[/has_access]` and `[has_no_access area="thing"]Get out! Things only![ has_no_access]`? 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