Before this, we’ve published a tutorial on conditionally remove WordPress comment form in Genesis Framework. One of our readers asked about the possibility to remove or hide the comment form for all non-registered users.
Lunkiliy, WordPress already has the option to limit comment to registered users only. However, if you’re new to WordPress, you might not notice this option. Go to Settings > Disucssions and you’ll see an option as shown in image below.
Simply check the button to only allows registered users to leave comment on your site. Here’s a message that will be displayed to all non-registered users on your site:
There are pros and cons of limiting the comment to only registered users. Doing so is believed to reduce or eliminate spam. However, the number of people leaving comment on your site might be lowered too since users need to register first, which will be time consuming.
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