Disabling link to talk/discussion page

Disabling link to talk/discussion page

Removing talk or discussion link using CSS

To disable link to talk/discussion page follow these steps:

1. Login into wiki as administrator
2. Type 'Mediawiki:common.css' in the search box
3. Edit the page and add following line:

   ca-talk { display:none!important; }

   This method also allows removing talk / discussion link just for single page. To achieve that use:

   body.page-Main_Page li#ca-talk { display: none !important; }

Removing talk or discussion link using PHP

To disable link to talk/discussion page using PHP, enter following lines in 'LocalSettings.php' file:

$wgHooks['SkinTemplateNavigation'][] = 'replaceTabs';
function replaceTabs( $skin, &$links) {  
        unset( $links['namespaces']['talk'] ); // Remove the talk action
        return true;
}