Comment Settings

By default, comments (also called discussions) allow readers to respond to your pages and posts. Typically readers simply provide their own thoughts regarding the content, but users may also provide links to other resources, generate discussion, or simply compliment the author for a well-written post.

How to disallow commenting on all your pages and posts:

1. Go to the Admin Panel and select Settings > Discussion.
   
2. Uncheck “Allow people to post comments on new articles.”
3. Click Save Changes.
4. This will turn off comments for all future pages and posts.

Or, if there is a particular page you don’t want readers to comment on, follow these instructions instead:

1. Go to the Dashboard.
2. Go to the Admin Panel and click Pages.
3. Locate the title of the page. Hover beneath it and click Quick Edit.
4. Uncheck “Allow Comments”
5. Click Update.
6. Comments from readers will not be permitted on this page.

You may also restrict commenting per post.  To disallow comments on a particular post, follow these instructions:

1. Go to the Dashboard.
2. Go to the Admin Panel and click Posts.
3. Locate the title of the post. Hover beneath it and click Quick Edit.
4. Uncheck “Allow Comments”
5. Click Update.
6. Comments from readers will not be permitted on this post.

Other Comment Settings

WordPress also has some additional settings to allow you more control over who can comment.

1. Go to Settings > Discussion
2. The following settings are available:
   1. Comment author must fill out name and email (default)
   2. Users must be registered and logged in. (This will only allow members of your blog or site to comment.)
   3. Automatically close comments after a specified period of time.
   4. Enable threaded comments and decide how deep the nested comments can go.
   5. Break comments into pages. (If you get a colossal amount of comments.)
3. Notifications – You can also have email sent to the site owner when a comment is posted and/or when it is held for moderation.
4. Moderation – You can also hold all comments until an administrator approves of the comment or only allow comments from someone who has been approved in the past.

If you have made any changes, make sure to click Save Changes.