Cannot turn on comments in new post even tho default discussion setting is on

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  ladaray · Member · Mar 15, 2017 at 5:51 pm

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  Trying to turn on comments box to allow readers to leave their comments, but it says ‘comments are closed’. How do I allow comments again, I already have checked the ‘Allow people to post comments on new articles’ under the Discussions Setting.
  Not sure what else to do, any suggestions?

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  timethief · Member · Mar 15, 2017 at 5:53 pm

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  You closed comments and have to open them again.

  Comments are open on your posts and pages by default. You can enable and disable comments on WordPress.com blogs on this page Dashboard > Settings > Discussion
  That is where you set up defaults for comments and other comment options http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/discussion-settings/

  You can override the default settings and enable or disable future comments on any individual post or page.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/enable-disable-comments/

  Important Note: By default, new blogs on WordPress.com will have the Discussion hidden. You can reveal it by clicking on Screen Options http://en.support.wordpress.com/screen-options/ on the top right corner of your Admin page, and checking the box that says Discussion so the module is included. http://en.support.wordpress.com/modules/#list-of-modules

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  jodinmorey · Member · Mar 31, 2017 at 5:01 pm

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  I have the same problem, but the suggestions offered don’t work.