How do I remove option to post from front page of my website?

  • oxsheepanddog

    (@oxsheepanddog)


    12 years, 8 months ago

    Hi,
    I am totally new to WordPess and have just had my host change my website over to WordPress.org.
    I am completely rewriting the content and the layout from scratch. Try as I may and I have spent hours and searched forums too, I cannot get the front page to behave like a “proper” website. Basically whatever I do there is still a box for people to post comments and that is not what I want.
    Did find on one or two forums that I can make the front page static and then make a page for posts, which I did. But, nothing so far has got rid of the comments box on the landing page.
    Any suggestions please? I am not technical, so muddling my way through.
    thanks for reading

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  • wptorgue

    (@wptorgue)

    12 years, 8 months ago

    You double posted this, but Ill give it a go anyway.

    The frontpage has comments on it, because the theme you use, lists posts. Posts are by default comment-enabled, and even when not, they often show the text “Comments disabled”.

    Your best option is to
    1) disable comments completely within wordpress – in the settings, and
    2) alter the theme a bit, to completely avoid any reference to comments.

    – There you have it; comments gone from sight, not from engine

    Thread Starter oxsheepanddog

    (@oxsheepanddog)

    12 years, 8 months ago

    Hi, Apologies if double posted. The 2nd question was more to see if certain themes work better than others for a static front page.
    Thank you for your answer. I will try as you say. Not yet up to speed with how to use WordPress, so may not be able to mess around with the theme. Any suggestions on which themes work best for this?

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