Add Granular Control

[mustafauysal]

Currently, we remove all comment-related functionality indiscriminately.

Consider adding granular control by allowing comments on certain post types while disabling them on others. Additionally, filters will be added to control behavior, such as disabling comments on XMLRPC and REST. This could provide more flexibility and customization options for managing comments.

Since some logical behaviors need to change, perhaps it's better to use constants like

define( 'SIMPLY_DISABLE_COMMENTS_ALLOWED_POST_TYPES', [ 'foo_bar' ] );

instead, filter at this time.

[bread-wolf]

Please don't add granular control, all "Disable comments" plugins in the store are horribly bloated, I use this one because it simply implements more functionality from Matt Clements' gist, without needing to make my own custom plugin or edit the PHP directly.

I think this is one where more functionality would not necessarely mean a better plugin.

[mustafauysal]

@bread-wolf I completely understand your concern — I have no intention of making this plugin bloated or adding unnecessary settings pages. My goal is to keep it lightweight while offering a bit more flexibility where it makes sense.

For example, as mentioned above, if certain post types allow comments by default, the plugin could respect those definitions without adding complexity. That said, this is just an idea for now, and I’ll only consider it if there’s enough interest from other users.