Title: Comments Closed – WHY?!!
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Comments Closed – WHY?!!

 *  [Ryan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/khalle/)
 * (@khalle)
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comments-closed-why/)
 * On the blog for my website LivingOutLive.com it says Comments Are Closed at the
   bottom of the blog. I have tried deactivating all plugins, making sure my settings
   in the Discussion area are appropriate and still nothing. There is no check box
   when I’m writing a new post to allow comments or not. Can someone please help
   me with this? It’s super frustrating.

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 *  [Michael](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alchymyth/)
 * (@alchymyth)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comments-closed-why/#post-2407070)
 * > There is no check box when I’m writing a new post to allow comments or not.
 * then activate that ‘discussion’ area below the editor, by clicking on ‘screen
   options’ near the top right of that page, and by ticking the ‘discussion’ box.
   
   then scroll down to find the ‘allow comments’ section.
 * plaese make yourself familiar with **every **tab and button and option in your
   dashboard.
 *  Thread Starter [Ryan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/khalle/)
 * (@khalle)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comments-closed-why/#post-2407071)
 * There is no option for that under the Screen Options section
 *  [Michael](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alchymyth/)
 * (@alchymyth)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comments-closed-why/#post-2407082)
 * when you are writing or editing a post, you say there is no ‘screen options’ 
   tab beside the ‘help’ tab near the top right of the ‘edit post’ page in the dashboard?
   
   [http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/819/screenoptions.jpg/](http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/819/screenoptions.jpg/)
 * strange…
 * alternatively try:
 * _**dashboard – posts – all posts**_: click the _**quick-edit**_ link below the
   post name, then tick _‘allow comments’_
 *  Thread Starter [Ryan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/khalle/)
 * (@khalle)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comments-closed-why/#post-2407084)
 * No, there IS a screen options tab but when I expand that out there is no option
   for discussion or anything of the sort.
 *  [Michael](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alchymyth/)
 * (@alchymyth)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comments-closed-why/#post-2407086)
 * are you sure you are on the ‘edit page’ page in the dashboard when you click 
   the ‘screen options’?
 * the ‘screen options’ are context sensitive and different for all the dashboard
   pages.
 * however, have you tried the ‘quick-edit’ approach?
 *  Thread Starter [Ryan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/khalle/)
 * (@khalle)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comments-closed-why/#post-2407088)
 * Yes I was on the edit page. However, when i went to the post list view and clicked
   on Quick-Edit and it worked! Odd how it doesn’t let me do it inside the post 
   but only in the quick version. Regardless, thank you good sir!

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 * Last activity: [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comments-closed-why/#post-2407088)
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