add_action(‘admin_init’, function () {
// Redirect any user trying to access comments page
global $pagenow;

if ($pagenow === ‘edit-comments.php’) {
wp_safe_redirect(admin_url());
exit;
}

// Remove comments metabox from dashboard
remove_meta_box(‘dashboard_recent_comments’, ‘dashboard’, ‘normal’);

// Disable support for comments and trackbacks in post types
foreach (get_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 the front-end
add_filter(‘comments_open’, ‘__return_false’, 20, 2);
add_filter(‘pings_open’, ‘__return_false’, 20, 2);

// Hide existing comments
add_filter(‘comments_array’, ‘__return_empty_array’, 10, 2);

// Remove comments page in menu
add_action(‘admin_menu’, function () {
remove_menu_page(‘edit-comments.php’);
});

// Remove comments links from admin bar
add_action(‘init’, function () {
if (is_admin_bar_showing()) {
remove_action(‘admin_bar_menu’, ‘wp_admin_bar_comments_menu’, 60);
}
});