The Disable Comments plugin includes settings to manage external links in comments, helping protect your site's SEO. These settings are available when the main Disable comments option is set to Don't disable.
Navigate to Settings > Disable Comments and ensure the disable option is set to Don't disable to see the General settings for comments section.
The Remove field "site" in comment form toggle removes the website/URL input field from your comment form.
When enabled, visitors will no longer see the "Website" field when leaving a comment. This helps reduce spam comments that are posted solely to get a backlink to another site.
⚠️ Important: This setting works with the standard WordPress comment form. If your theme uses a custom-coded comment form, this setting may not take effect.
The Replace external links in comments on the JavaScript code toggle converts clickable links in comment text into non-clickable elements for search engines.
When enabled, the plugin converts external links in comment bodies from standard HTML links to JavaScript-based elements. This means:
Search engine crawlers will not follow these links (protecting your site's SEO).
Human visitors can still click the links — JavaScript restores the click behavior in the browser.
This is useful because external links in comments can negatively affect your site's search engine rankings, even when they have nofollow attributes.
The Replace external links from comment authors on the JavaScript code toggle applies the same JavaScript link replacement to comment author names.
When enabled, the comment author's website link is replaced with a JavaScript-based alternative. The link still appears and works for visitors, but search engines cannot follow it.
📝 Note: In some WordPress themes, this setting may not work due to how the theme renders comment author links.
This is helpful because a large percentage of blog comments are posted solely to obtain a backlink from the comment author's name. Even nofollow attributes do not fully prevent the SEO impact of these links.
Comment Link and SEO Settings
The Disable Comments plugin includes settings to manage external links in comments, helping protect your site's SEO. These settings are available when the main Disable comments option is set to Don't disable.
Navigate to Settings > Disable Comments and ensure the disable option is set to Don't disable to see the General settings for comments section.
Remove Website Field from Comment Form
The Remove field "site" in comment form toggle removes the website/URL input field from your comment form.
When enabled, visitors will no longer see the "Website" field when leaving a comment. This helps reduce spam comments that are posted solely to get a backlink to another site.
⚠️ Important: This setting works with the standard WordPress comment form. If your theme uses a custom-coded comment form, this setting may not take effect.
Replace External Links in Comments
The Replace external links in comments on the JavaScript code toggle converts clickable links in comment text into non-clickable elements for search engines.
When enabled, the plugin converts external links in comment bodies from standard HTML links to JavaScript-based elements. This means:
This is useful because external links in comments can negatively affect your site's search engine rankings, even when they have
nofollowattributes.Replace Comment Author Links
The Replace external links from comment authors on the JavaScript code toggle applies the same JavaScript link replacement to comment author names.
When enabled, the comment author's website link is replaced with a JavaScript-based alternative. The link still appears and works for visitors, but search engines cannot follow it.
📝 Note: In some WordPress themes, this setting may not work due to how the theme renders comment author links.
This is helpful because a large percentage of blog comments are posted solely to obtain a backlink from the comment author's name. Even
nofollowattributes do not fully prevent the SEO impact of these links.When to Use These Settings
These link management settings are most useful when:
If you prefer to disable comments entirely, use the Disable Comments settings instead.