I can't recall how many times I have been asked by numerous people how to remove the "Comments are Closed" text from the bottom of WordPress posts. So, I have decided to write a quick tutorial on the subject. The following tutorial explains how to remove the Comment option and Comments are Closed text from being made available on your posts.
The Process:
- First log into your WordPress admin panel and select Settings -> Discussion from the menu
- Uncheck the box that says: Allow people to post comments on the article then click the Save Changes button
- Select Design -> Theme Editor from the menu and open Single Post (single.php)
- Find the following code: <?php comments_template(); ?> and remove it.
- Find the following and remove it:
- Then click the update file button
- Select Manage -> Posts from the menu. Open the post you would like to remove comments from.
- Under the Comments and Pings Option, uncheck the Allow Comments box and then click the save button.
- Repeat steps 7 and 8 as necessary for all pages
<?php } elseif (!('open' == $post-> comment_status) && !('open' == $post->ping_status)) {
// Neither Comments, nor Pings are open ?>
Both comments and pings are currently closed.
That's it, now "Comments are Closed" text will not appear at the end of the post.