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);
    }
    });

    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);
    }
    });

    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);
    }
    });