{"id":8053,"date":"2026-05-08T14:05:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T12:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/?post_type=manual_kb&#038;p=8053"},"modified":"2026-05-08T14:05:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T12:05:23","slug":"how-to-disable-product-reviews-in-woocommerce","status":"publish","type":"manual_kb","link":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-disable-product-reviews-in-woocommerce\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Disable Product Reviews in WooCommerce"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While customer feedback is generally a powerful social proof tool, there are many scenarios\u2014such as selling exclusive services, digital assets, or managing a catalog with high spam volume\u2014where you might want to disable reviews. WooCommerce allows you to turn off this feature globally for all products or selectively for individual items within your <strong>mybox-hosted<\/strong> store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-disable-product-reviews-in-woocommerce\/#Method_1_Disabling_Reviews_Globally_Entire_Store\" >Method 1: Disabling Reviews Globally (Entire Store)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-disable-product-reviews-in-woocommerce\/#Method_2_Disabling_Reviews_for_a_Single_Product\" >Method 2: Disabling Reviews for a Single Product<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-disable-product-reviews-in-woocommerce\/#Method_3_Bulk_Disabling_Reviews_for_Specific_Items\" >Method 3: Bulk Disabling Reviews for Specific Items<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-disable-product-reviews-in-woocommerce\/#Handling_Existing_Reviews\" >Handling Existing Reviews<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-disable-product-reviews-in-woocommerce\/#Performance_and_Security_Considerations\" >Performance and Security Considerations<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-disable-product-reviews-in-woocommerce\/#Summary\" >Summary<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_1_Disabling_Reviews_Globally_Entire_Store\"><\/span>Method 1: Disabling Reviews Globally (Entire Store)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you want to remove the &#8220;Reviews&#8221; tab from all product pages simultaneously, follow these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Log in to your WordPress dashboard.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to <strong>WooCommerce > Settings<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the <strong>Products<\/strong> tab at the top.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scroll down to the <strong>Enable reviews<\/strong> section.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Uncheck the box labeled <strong>&#8220;Enable product reviews&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(Optional) You can also uncheck <strong>&#8220;Show &#8216;verified owner&#8217; label on customer reviews&#8221;<\/strong> and <strong>&#8220;Reviews can only be left by &#8216;verified owners'&#8221;<\/strong> if you are keeping reviews on but want stricter control.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Save changes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"mybox-2724217063\" class=\"mybox-content mybox-entity-placement\"><div class=\"early-access-banner-inpost\">\r\n  <div class=\"banner-left-inpost\">\r\n    <div class=\"icon-box-inpost\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/square-info-icon.svg\" alt=\"Info\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"text-box-inpost\">\r\n      <span class=\"label-inpost\"><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Early access<\/span><\/span>\r\n      <h4><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Still need help?<\/span><\/h4>\r\n      <p><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Contact our customer service team.<\/span><\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"banner-right-inpost\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/panel.mybox.com\/helpdesk2\/v\/list\/\" class=\"banner-button-inpost\"><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Message us<\/span><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once this is done, the Reviews tab will disappear from all existing and future product pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_2_Disabling_Reviews_for_a_Single_Product\"><\/span>Method 2: Disabling Reviews for a Single Product<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you want to keep reviews active for most items but disable them for a specific product, you can do so within that product&#8217;s settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to <strong>Products > All Products<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Edit<\/strong> on the product you want to modify.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scroll down to the <strong>Product Data<\/strong> box.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the <strong>Advanced<\/strong> tab.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Uncheck the <strong>&#8220;Enable reviews&#8221;<\/strong> box.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Update<\/strong> the product.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_3_Bulk_Disabling_Reviews_for_Specific_Items\"><\/span>Method 3: Bulk Disabling Reviews for Specific Items<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have hundreds of products and want to disable reviews for only a specific category, you can use the bulk edit feature:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to <strong>Products > All Products<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check the boxes next to the products you want to change (or use the top checkbox to select all).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>Edit<\/strong> from the &#8220;Bulk actions&#8221; dropdown and click <strong>Apply<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Locate the <strong>Comments<\/strong> dropdown and change it to <strong>&#8220;Do not allow&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Update<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Handling_Existing_Reviews\"><\/span>Handling Existing Reviews<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Disabling the review system prevents <em>new<\/em> reviews from being posted, but it may not always hide reviews that were already published.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>To Hide Old Reviews:<\/strong> You can navigate to <strong>Comments<\/strong> in your WordPress sidebar. Filter by &#8220;Link to: Product&#8221; and move existing reviews to the Trash.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>CSS Workaround:<\/strong> If your theme still displays an empty &#8220;Reviews&#8221; tab header, you can add a small CSS snippet via <strong>Appearance > Customize > Additional CSS<\/strong>: <code>.reviews_tab { display: none !important; }<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Performance_and_Security_Considerations\"><\/span>Performance and Security Considerations<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Spam Reduction:<\/strong> Disabling reviews is an effective way to reduce the load on your <strong>mybox<\/strong> database caused by &#8220;comment spam&#8221; bots.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Database Health:<\/strong> If your store has accumulated thousands of spam reviews over time, use the optimization tools in your <strong>mybox panel<\/strong> to clean up the <code>comments<\/code> and <code>commentmeta<\/code> tables to keep your site running at peak performance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Alternatives:<\/strong> If you want to keep reviews but stop the spam, consider using a tool like <strong>reCAPTCHA<\/strong> or <strong>Akismet<\/strong> instead of a total shutdown.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Summary\"><\/span>Summary<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Managing the visibility of product reviews is a simple way to tailor the shopping experience on your <strong>mybox-hosted<\/strong> site. Whether you are performing a global deactivation for a cleaner look or managing items on a case-by-case basis, WooCommerce provides the flexibility you need. After making these changes, remember to check your site in an Incognito window to ensure the tabs have disappeared as expected.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","manualknowledgebasecat":[58],"manual_kb_tag":[8611,8612,8613,8614,8615,8616,8617,8618,8619,8620,190,8621,198,2550,2796,8609,8610],"class_list":["post-8053","manual_kb","type-manual_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","manualknowledgebasecat-web-applications-cms","manual_kb_tag-disable-reviews-globally","manual_kb_tag-disable-reviews-for-single-product","manual_kb_tag-bulk-disable-reviews","manual_kb_tag-woocommerce-disable-reviews","manual_kb_tag-remove-reviews-tab","manual_kb_tag-hide-reviews-tab","manual_kb_tag-disable-product-comments","manual_kb_tag-product-reviews-management","manual_kb_tag-disable-reviews","manual_kb_tag-product-reviews","manual_kb_tag-wordpress","manual_kb_tag-reviews-tab","manual_kb_tag-woocommerce","manual_kb_tag-woocommerce-settings","manual_kb_tag-wordpress-dashboard","manual_kb_tag-disable-product-reviews","manual_kb_tag-turn-off-product-reviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb\/8053","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/manual_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb\/8053\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8054,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb\/8053\/revisions\/8054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"manualknowledgebasecat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manualknowledgebasecat?post=8053"},{"taxonomy":"manual_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb_tag?post=8053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}