Comments are powerful and can enhance your WordPress site. It can encourage discussion and allow you to interact with your readers, and help build a community.

But sometimes, the same comments can be a pain. They can be self-promotional, spammy, and even hurtful. They may be completely unnecessary if you have a website with static pages.

So what do you do? You disable WordPress comments.

You can turn off comments on specific posts, pages, and custom post types. Globally disabling comments from your entire website is also an option.

Wondering how? Let’s find out.

What to Expect When Disabling Comments on WordPress

Disabling comments on WordPress is another feature by the platform to give you more control over your website. As one would expect, the process is simple and straightforward, and all you have to do is choose an option that fits your needs better.

Here’s what you need to do:

• Step 1 – Know Where You Want to Disable Comments on Your Site
• Step 2 – Change the Settings to Disable Comments
• Step 3 – Explore Other Comment Settings

The Good

Hateful, offensive, spammy, out of line—there can be all kinds of comments.

The good news is you can disable them all on your WordPress site in a few clicks. Trust me, it’ll take less than five minutes.

Moreover, stopping comments can help boost your loading speed as well.

Start by checking your site’s speed first using tools like PageSpeed and Pingdom. If you find that your site isn’t loading fast enough, turn off…