Title: comments
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# comments

 *  [dmkp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dmkp/)
 * (@dmkp)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comments-146/)
 * Hi
    I have a problem with comments. I’ve turned the option on so that people 
   must be registered to post comments and also that not anyone can register. So
   effectively comments should be impossible.
 * However, I am periodically getting comment authorisation requests.
    Why are these
   comments getting through when they should be disabled?

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 *  [shamratdewan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shamratdewan/)
 * (@shamratdewan)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comments-146/#post-4084559)
 * you can try plugins like akismet to reduce comments
 *  Thread Starter [dmkp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dmkp/)
 * (@dmkp)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comments-146/#post-4084576)
 * That’s not really the point.. I turned comments off – so why are they still being
   written?
 *  [alphaalec](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alphaalec/)
 * (@alphaalec)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comments-146/#post-4084619)
 * Are they definitely comments, or could they be trackbacks?
    You could try removing
   <?php comments_template(); ?> from your single.php. I’m not sure it would help,
   but I have seen in the past that somehow some bots will make a comment even when
   comments are disable.
 *  Thread Starter [dmkp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dmkp/)
 * (@dmkp)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comments-146/#post-4084850)
 * Here’s an emample of an email I get.. it sure looks like a comment was posted?
 * Is it a bug in wordpress where it allows them to be posted even though I’ve turned
   them off?
 * >  A new comment on the post “How to run Aliens vs Predator 2 in 64bit Windows
   > 7” is waiting for your approval
   >  [http://how2.dmkp.co.uk/tip/how-to-run-aliens-vs-predator-2-in-64bit-windows-7/](http://how2.dmkp.co.uk/tip/how-to-run-aliens-vs-predator-2-in-64bit-windows-7/)
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   > Press the auto focus button [AF] on the front panel orFront operation panel
   > Approve it: [http://how2.dmkp.co.uk/wp-admin/comment.php?action=approve&c=19](http://how2.dmkp.co.uk/wp-admin/comment.php?action=approve&c=19)
   > 
   > Trash it: [http://how2.dmkp.co.uk/wp-admin/comment.php?action=trash&c=19](http://how2.dmkp.co.uk/wp-admin/comment.php?action=trash&c=19)
   > Spam it: [http://how2.dmkp.co.uk/wp-admin/comment.php?action=spam&c=19](http://how2.dmkp.co.uk/wp-admin/comment.php?action=spam&c=19)
   > Currently 12 comments are waiting for approval. Please visit the moderation
   > panel: [http://how2.dmkp.co.uk/wp-admin/edit-comments.php?comment_status=moderated](http://how2.dmkp.co.uk/wp-admin/edit-comments.php?comment_status=moderated)
 *  [Borko](https://wordpress.org/support/users/media-x/)
 * (@media-x)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comments-146/#post-4084851)
 * Is **Allow people to post comments on new articles** checked or unchecked in 
   [Settings → Discussion](https://codex.wordpress.org/Settings_Discussion_Screen)?
 *  [Jesson Liu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jessonliu123/)
 * (@jessonliu123)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comments-146/#post-4084852)
 * If there is no aomments approved on your site, no one will post comments on your
   site.
 *  Thread Starter [dmkp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dmkp/)
 * (@dmkp)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comments-146/#post-4084853)
 * > Is Allow people to post comments on new articles checked or unchecked in Settings
   > → Discussion ?
 * Ah yes it was ticked.
 * Weird. I am sure I went through and disabled that!
 *  [Borko](https://wordpress.org/support/users/media-x/)
 * (@media-x)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comments-146/#post-4084854)
 * No problem. Please, mark the topic as resolved.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 8 replies
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 * Last reply from: [Borko](https://wordpress.org/support/users/media-x/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comments-146/#post-4084854)
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