Remove comments tab from

The ‘edit_posts’ capability is required for that menu to display, but if you want users to edit posts, then you might want to change wp-admin/menu.php.

Of course, if you change a core file like that, make a backup before changing, and remember you might need to fix that again for future releases.

Adding link to trac ticket for information:
https://trac.www.ads-software.com/ticket/4353

there is a way, but not sure you like it or not:
in wp-admin/edit-comments.php , at the first line, put this code:

<?php
	if ($user_level < 9){
	echo "Restricted area";
	exit;
}

this will block users below level 9 (admin is 10).

Cheers

I tried this, and it blocks everyone–including admins–from being able to access the comments section. Any ideas? I’m using WP 2.2.

you are right, sorry. this one works and the same code should place BELOW require_once(‘admin.php’) the code :

you can try it at my website if needed

<?php

require_once('admin.php');

	if ($user_level < 9){
	echo "Restricted area";
	exit;
}

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edit: if you want to keep the header and footer, then you should move the code BELOW: require_once(‘admin-header.php’);
then add this code (almost same):

*******************
//HACK FOR VIETZON
	if ($user_level < 9){
	echo "<div style='text-align:center;color:red; padding-top:100px';><h1>Restricted area</h1></div>";
	include('admin-footer.php');
	exit;
}
//HACK ENDS

remove div if you want to.

cheers

The little code works fine -Thanks- but except if the user clicks on Manage/ Posts and then clicks on the number showing how many comments there are; we have exactly the same problem!! Coming to comments page through edit.php is not avoided like this..

Actually I would prefer the users to see and search the comments but not see the IPs and emails of the others. Any suggestion is very much appreciated..

Thanks..

My workaround
Change edit.php line
<a href="https://ws.arin.net/cgi-bin/whois.pl?queryinput=<?php comment_author_IP() ?>"><?php comment_author_IP() ?></a>

With this one.
<a href="https://ws.arin.net/cgi-bin/whois.pl?queryinput=<?php comment_author_url() ?>"><?php comment_author_url_link() ?></a>