Title: Comments are Closed help!
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Comments are Closed help!

 *  [wdmassey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wdmassey/)
 * (@wdmassey)
 * [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comments-are-closed-help/)
 * I am trying to remove the “comments are closed” box and text from my page, but
   I’m having no success. I’ve edited out the text, but there is still a gray box
   that remains and I want to remove it as well. Can anyone help me out? I’ll post
   the comments.php text:
 * <div class=”roubcornrcontent”>
    <?php // Do not delete these lines // thanks 
   to Jeremy at [http://clarktech.no-ip.com](http://clarktech.no-ip.com) for the
   tips if (!empty($_SERVER[‘SCRIPT_FILENAME’]) && ‘comments.php’ == basename($_SERVER[‘
   SCRIPT_FILENAME’])) die (‘Please do not load this page directly. Thanks!’); if(
   function_exists(‘post_password_required’)) { if ( post_password_required() ) {
   echo ‘<p class=”nocomments”>This post is password protected. Enter the password
   to view comments.</p>’; return; } } else { if (!empty($post->post_password)) {//
   if there’s a password if ($_COOKIE[‘wp-postpass_’ . COOKIEHASH] != $post->post_password){//
   and it doesn’t match the cookie ?> <p class=”nocomments”>This post is password
   protected. Enter the password to view comments.</p> <?php return; } } } if (function_exists(‘
   wp_list_comments’)): //WP 2.7 Comment Loop if ( have_comments() ) : ?>
 *  <?php if ( ! empty($comments_by_type[‘comment’]) ) :
    $count = count($comments_by_type[‘
   comment’]); ($count !== 1) ? $txt = “Comments for this entry” : $txt = “Comment
   for this entry”; ?> <h3 id=”commentstitle”><?php echo $count . ” ” . $txt; ?>
   </h3> <ul class=”commentlist”> <?php wp_list_comments(‘type=comment&callback=
   mytheme_comment’); ?>
 *  <?php endif; ?>
 *  <div class=”navigation”>
    <div class=”alignleft”><?php previous_comments_link()?
   ></div> <div class=”alignright”><?php next_comments_link() ?></div> <div class
   =”cleared”></div> </div>
 *  <?php if ( ! empty($comments_by_type[‘pings’]) ) :
    $countp = count($comments_by_type[‘
   pings’]); ($countp !== 1) ? $txtp = “Trackbacks / Pingbacks for this entry” :
   $txtp = “Trackback or Pingback for this entry”; ?> <h3><?php echo $countp . ””.
   $txtp; ?></h3> <ul class=”trackback”> <?php wp_list_comments(‘type=pings&callback
   =mytheme_ping’); ?>
 *  <?php endif; ?>
 * <?php else : // this is displayed if there are no comments so far ?>
    <?php if(‘
   open’ == $post->comment_status) : // If comments are open, but there are no comments.
   else : ?><p class=”nocomments”>Comments are closed.</p> <?php endif; endif; else://
   WP 2.6 and older Comment Loop /* This variable is for alternating comment background*/
   $oddcomment = ‘alt’; ?>
 * <!– You can start editing here. –>
    <?php if ($comments) : ?> <h3 id=”comments”
   ><?php comments_number(‘No comments filed’, ‘One comment’, ‘% comments’ );?> 
   to “<?php the_title(); ?>”</h3> <ol class=”commentlist”> <?php foreach ( $comments
   as $comment ) : ?> <li class=”<?php echo $oddcomment; ?>” id=”comment-<?php comment_ID()?
   >”>
 * 
    <?php $mygravatarurl = get_bloginfo(‘template_directory’).”/images/gravatar-
   trans.png”;
 * if (function_exists(‘get_avatar’)) {
    echo get_avatar( $comment, 60, $mygravatarurl);}
   else { //alternate gravatar code for < 2.5 $grav_url = “[http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=](http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=)”.
   md5($email) . “&default=” . urlencode($default) . “&size=” . $size; echo “<img
   src=’$grav_url’ height=’60px’ width=’60px’ />”; } ?>
 *  <div class=”commentbody”>
    <cite><?php comment_author_link() ?></cite> <?php
   if ($comment->comment_approved == ‘0’) : ?> _Your comment is awaiting moderation._
   <?php endif; ?>
 *  <?php edit_comment_link(‘edit’,’  ‘,”); ?></small>
 *  <?php comment_text() ?>
    </div><div class=”clr”></div><!– clears the floats 
   so the backgrounds show all the way down –>
 *  <?php /* Changes every other comment to a different class */
    if (‘alt’ == $
   oddcomment) $oddcomment = ”; else $oddcomment = ‘alt’; ?> <?php endforeach; /*
   end for each comment */ ?>
 *  <?php else : // this is displayed if there are no comments so far ?>
 *  <?php if (‘open’ == $post->comment_status) : ?>
    <!– If comments are open, but
   there are no comments. –> <?php else : // comments are closed ?> <!– If comments
   are closed. –> <p class=”nocomments”>Comments are closed.</p>
 * <?php endif; ?>
 * <?php endif; ?>
 * <?php endif; // 2.6 and older Comment Loop end ?>
 * <?php if (‘open’ == $post->comment_status) : ?>
    <div class=”clr”></div> <div
   id=”respond”> <h3>Leave a Reply</h3> <?php if (function_exists(‘cancel_comment_reply_link’)){//
   2.7 comment loop code ?> <div id=”cancel-comment-reply”> <small><?php cancel_comment_reply_link();?
   ></small> </div> <?php } ?>
 * <?php if ( get_option(‘comment_registration’) && !$user_ID ) : ?>
    <p>You must
   be /wp-login.php?redirect_to=<?php the_permalink(); ?>”>logged in
    to post a 
   comment.</p></div>
    <?php else : ?> <form action=”<?php echo get_option(‘siteurl’);?
   >/wp-comments-post.php” method=”post” id=”commentform”>
 * <?php if ( $user_ID ) : ?>
    <?php if (function_exists(‘wp_logout_url’)) { $logout_link
   = wp_logout_url(); } else { $logout_link = get_option(‘siteurl’) . ‘/wp-login.
   php?action=logout’; } ?> <p>Logged in as /wp-admin/profile.php”><?php echo $user_identity;?
   >. ” title=”Log out”><?php _e(‘Logout »’); ?></p> <?php else : ?>
 * <p><input type=”text” name=”author” id=”author” value=”<?php echo $comment_author;?
   >” size=”22″ tabindex=”1″ />
    <label for=”author”><small>Name <?php if ($req)
   echo “(required)”; ?></small></label></p> <p><input type=”text” name=”email” 
   id=”email” value=”<?php echo $comment_author_email; ?>” size=”22″ tabindex=”2″/
   > <label for=”email”><small>Mail (will not be published) <?php if ($req) echo“(
   required)”; ?></small></label></p> <p><input type=”text” name=”url” id=”url” 
   value=”<?php echo $comment_author_url; ?>” size=”22″ tabindex=”3″ /> <label for
   =”url”><small>Website</small></label></p> <?php endif; ?>
 * <?php if (function_exists(‘cancel_comment_reply_link’)) {
    //2.7 comment loop
   code ?> <?php comment_id_fields(); ?> <?php } ?>
 * <!–<p><small>**XHTML:** You can use these tags: <?php echo allowed_tags(); ?>
   </small></p>–>
    <p><textarea name=”comment” id=”comment” cols=”56″ rows=”10″ 
   tabindex=”4″></textarea></p> <p><input name=”submit” type=”submit” id=”submit”
   class=”submitbutton” tabindex=”5″ value=”Leave comment” /> <input type=”hidden”
   name=”comment_post_ID” value=”<?php echo $id; ?>” /> </p>
 * <?php do_action(‘comment_form’, $post->ID); ?>
 * </form>
    </div> <?php endif; // If registration required and not logged in ?>
 * <?php endif; // if you delete this the sky will fall on your head ?>
 * </div>

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 *  Thread Starter [wdmassey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wdmassey/)
 * (@wdmassey)
 * [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comments-are-closed-help/#post-1839728)
 * Ahh.. I’ve been searching all day. I know how to get rid of the text, I just 
   can’t seem to get rid of this damn gray empty box.

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 * Last activity: [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comments-are-closed-help/#post-1839728)
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