Disable WordPress comments based on User GeoLocation

If you want to disable comments in WordPress based on the user’s location, you can do so by using the following steps:

Step 1. Install and activate the “GeoIP Detection” plugin. This plugin allows you to detect the user’s location based on their IP address.

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Step 2. Add the following code to your theme’s functions.php file:

function df_disable_comments_based_on_location($open, $post_id) {
  // Replace XX with the two-letter country code for the location where you want to disable comments
  if (geoip_detect2_get_info_from_current_ip()->country->isoCode == 'XX') {
    return false;
  }
  return $open;
}
add_filter('comments_open', 'df_disable_comments_based_on_location', 20, 2);

This code will disable comments for users located in the country with the specified ISO code. You can add multiple countries by separating the ISO codes with a pipe (|) symbol, like this:

if (geoip_detect2_get_info_from_current_ip()->country->isoCode == 'XX|YY|ZZ') {
  return false;
}

Keep in mind that this method may not be completely reliable, as it relies on the accuracy of IP address geolocation data.