Title: comments are closed missing from theme
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# comments are closed missing from theme

 *  [jkerrison](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jkerrison/)
 * (@jkerrison)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comments-are-closed-missing-from-theme/)
 * Wow, this forum is such an amazing resource. I’m hoping you can help me.
 * I’ve added a theme and spent some time customizing the edges of it. So far so
   good. I want to be able to close off comments after 14 days. When I go to Settings
   > Discussions and apply to ‘close comments after certain time’, my theme hides
   any reference to those comments at all.
 * I’m wondering if I can ‘close comments’ but still see them, or AT LEAST put a
   notice that says the comments are closed.
 * It think I should change this part of comments.php but am wondering whether you
   guys have some tips on how?
 *     ```
       <?php else :
       	/* If there are no comments and comments are closed,
       	 * let's leave a little note, shall we?
       	 */
       	if ( ! comments_open() ) :
       ?>
       <?php endif; ?>
       <?php endif;  ?>
       ```
   
 * _[Please post code snippets between backticks or use the code button.]_
 * Thanks in advance for any ideas.

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 * Last activity: [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comments-are-closed-missing-from-theme/)
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