How to disable attachments becomming pages and also disable comments?

[andreasnrb]

I got a problem with comment spam that annoys the hell out of me and I can't find any solution for it.
All attached images becomes actual pages that people can view and also comment on.
There is no for me obvious way to disable this.

So how do I go about preventing attachments from becoming pages or disabling comments on those pages.

[andreasnrb]

Apparently I have to make a filter. Idiotic really.

[hakre]

It should be at least possible to globally disable comments and then you can re-enable it on a per-post basis.

I know, does not look very comfortable.

Does anybody has experienced SPAM problems on menu items?

[Otto]

You can't disable them becoming pages, this is the basis for the whole attachments and gallery system.

As for spam issues, I stopped having them when I started using Cookies for Comments and Simple Trackback Validation and Akismet. I still get maybe one or two spams a month, but those always look sorta hand-made.

[andreasnrb]

Well you should be able to. Why the heck would I want a logo on a page to create another page which then can be commented on?
Galleries are one thing including images in a post is something other in its entirety. It should be an option if anything. The WP behavior is moronic.
I need to use antispam plugins to get rid of comments on a page I don't want?

[chipbennett]

Can't you put a if ( ! is_attachment() ) conditional on the comment_form() call, or even the comments_template() call, to prevent the comment form (or comments) from appearing on attachment pages?

Or am I missing something?

[chipbennett]

Another option: add an attachment.php or image.php template file to the Theme, and don't call comments_template() from within it. That should prevent comments on image-attachment pages, right?

[Ryan]

@Chip - I assume they're submitting their comments without the form in place.

[chipbennett]

@Chip - I assume they're submitting their comments without the form in place.

Can't that be stopped via .htaccess and other automated means?

[andreasnrb]

There was a comment form so I think they used it. All spam comments came from one specific attachment.
But like I said. I don't want attachments to be pages at all which ain't fixed with changing templates =).
It really is a stupid feature.