How to disable comments?

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    farnorthfelt · Member ·

    Cannot find a way of removing ability to leave comment on pages on illustratr

    The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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    mindelson · Member ·

    Hey there,
    This document outlines how to change the default setting to disable comments on new posts/pages as well as how to disable comments on existing posts/pages:

    http://en.support.wordpress.com/enable-disable-comments/

    Cheers!

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    farnorthfelt · Member ·

    I cannot find any options under Discussion no matter how I go into it. There is one box to check beside the word Discussion. I unchecked it but if I go to the page it still invites comments.

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    mindelson · Member ·

    Hello again,
    My apologies for the delay. Please go to a page (or post) and locate the “Screen Options” drop down menu on the upper right corner of the screen (under your username). Click on the drop down arrow and ensure that the discussion box is selected. Missing Discussion Module

    The edit screen on your blog is highly customizable. You can move modules around, minimize them, or hide them completely, so this module might not always be in the same place on every blog.

    By default, new blogs on WordPress.com will have the Discussion module hidden. You can reveal it by clicking on Screen Options on the top right, and checking the box that says Discussion. See the Screen Options support doc for more information.

    http://en.support.wordpress.com/enable-disable-comments/

    Scroll down to locate the discussion module and deselect the “allow comments” box.

    Enable/Disable Comments

    To change the comment settings for a post or page you already published, first locate the post/page you want to edit on the Posts or Pages page on your WordPress.com site’s dashboard and click on its title.

    Then, locate the Discussion module on the edit screen, and either check or uncheck the options it offers:

    discussion-metabox
    •To prevent any kind of discussion, uncheck both boxes.
    •To disable the ability to use the comment form, but allow comments as Pingbacks or Trackbacks from other blogs, uncheck the box that says Allow comments, and leave the other box checked.
    •To allow visitors to compose comments on the page but prevent responses from coming in as Pingbacks or Trackbacks from other blog, uncheck the box that says Allow Trackbacks and Pingbacks, and leave the other box checked.

    Make sure to save the post after you change any comment setting.

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    mindelson · Member ·

    I’m sorry, see if this is easier to read:
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    Please go to a page (or post) and locate the “Screen Options” drop down menu on the upper right corner of the screen (under your username). Click on the drop down arrow and ensure that the discussion box is selected.

    Missing Discussion Module

    The edit screen on your blog is highly customizable. You can move modules around, minimize them, or hide them completely, so this module might not always be in the same place on every blog.

    By default, new blogs on WordPress.com will have the Discussion module hidden. You can reveal it by clicking on Screen Options on the top right, and checking the box that says Discussion. See the Screen Options support doc for more information.

    http://en.support.wordpress.com/enable-disable-comments/

    Scroll down to locate the discussion module and deselect the “allow comments” box.

    Enable/Disable Comments

    To change the comment settings for a post or page you already published, first locate the post/page you want to edit on the Posts or Pages page on your WordPress.com site’s dashboard and click on its title.

    Then, locate the Discussion module on the edit screen, and either check or uncheck the options it offers:

    discussion-metabox
    •To prevent any kind of discussion, uncheck both boxes.
    •To disable the ability to use the comment form, but allow comments as Pingbacks or Trackbacks from other blogs, uncheck the box that says Allow comments, and leave the other box checked.
    •To allow visitors to compose comments on the page but prevent responses from coming in as Pingbacks or Trackbacks from other blog, uncheck the box that says Allow Trackbacks and Pingbacks, and leave the other box checked.

    Make sure to save the post after you change any comment setting.

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    aftermath99 · Member ·

    thanks! works fine. just enabled for my blog carsharingfrankfurt.wordpress.com right now.

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    timethief · Member ·

    Note that comments are enabled by default on all WordPress blogs on both posts and pages. If they were not enabled that means you disabled them.

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    farnorthfelt · Member ·

    Thank you.

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