Title: Disable comments
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Disable comments

 *  [monkeynotes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/monkeynotes/)
 * (@monkeynotes)
 * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disable-comments-2/)
 * I am working with WP1.5 and I am trying to get the disabled comments message 
   to display – my comments_popup_link is set up like this:
 * `<?php comments_popup_link('Add a comment', '1 comment', '% comments', 'commentlink','
   Comments closed'); ?>`
 * This should display “Comments closed” when I close comments on a post, right?
   It does not – any one else having this problem?

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 *  Thread Starter [monkeynotes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/monkeynotes/)
 * (@monkeynotes)
 * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disable-comments-2/#post-179040)
 * <<BUMP>>
 * I still cannot get it to display “comments closed”. Any ideas? Anyone?
 *  Thread Starter [monkeynotes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/monkeynotes/)
 * (@monkeynotes)
 * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disable-comments-2/#post-179041)
 * <Bump> again. I am running WP 1.5.1 and still can’t get the “Comments closed”
   to work. Someone must be able to help here, I can’t beleive I am the only one
   with this problem.
 *  [Minna](https://wordpress.org/support/users/minna/)
 * (@minna)
 * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disable-comments-2/#post-179042)
 * Can you point to a post that has comments closed?
 * **Edit** You’re right, it doesn’t use the comments closed string…
 *  [Minna](https://wordpress.org/support/users/minna/)
 * (@minna)
 * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disable-comments-2/#post-179043)
 * Ha, it requires both comments AND pings to be closed. Want to tweak some core
   code? Or always remember to disable pings as well?
 *  [carthik](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carthik/)
 * (@carthik)
 * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disable-comments-2/#post-179044)
 * You have to “close” pings to that post too.
 * Deselect the “Allow Pings” option when you edit the post, and then it should 
   show the comments closed text.
 *  Thread Starter [monkeynotes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/monkeynotes/)
 * (@monkeynotes)
 * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disable-comments-2/#post-179045)
 * Thanks, how confusing, I suppose it is logical seeing as pings are part of the
   commenting system, I just never thought to close that as well. Thanks for your
   help guys.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 6 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [monkeynotes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/monkeynotes/)
 * Last activity: [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disable-comments-2/#post-179045)
 * Status: not resolved

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