Title: Disable Request for Comment
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Disable Request for Comment

 *  Resolved [wc5b](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wc5b/)
 * (@wc5b)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disable-request-for-comment/)
 * I am setting up a new site and would like to make it appear more of a static 
   website that allows just a few to update news and such of our organization. We
   do not want or require any comments on any posts or pages, but the box still 
   comes up saying be the first to comment. Is there anyway to not even have the“
   No Comments” “Make a Comment” info to not even show up so it can look a bit cleaner?

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 *  [Devin Price](https://wordpress.org/support/users/downstairsdev/)
 * (@downstairsdev)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disable-request-for-comment/#post-1396982)
 * You can delete the comments from your template files, or uncheck “Allow Comments”
   from the page/post editor.
 * If you’re not sure how to delete the comments from your template files, post 
   the code from your page.php file and someone will let you know what needs to 
   be removed.
 *  [drstat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drstat/)
 * (@drstat)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disable-request-for-comment/#post-1396990)
 * Where does one find ‘page/post editor?
 *  Thread Starter [wc5b](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wc5b/)
 * (@wc5b)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disable-request-for-comment/#post-1397078)
 * I have already unchecked Allow Comments, but the boxes after my posts still show
   up with the option to click “Be the first to comment – What do you think?” Then
   when you click it, it states no comments allowed. My question is, is there a 
   way to get rid of the “Be the first to comment – What do you think?” statement?
 *  [Rev. Voodoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rvoodoo/)
 * (@rvoodoo)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disable-request-for-comment/#post-1397091)
 * If you want all commenting gone, you’ll have to edit some theme files. index.
   php, page.php, single.php, etc. Which files depend on what files your theme uses,
   but you can go through them and delete the appropriate lines from all them.
 * You are just looking for a bit of code that reference comment popup template,
   or something similar like
    `<?php comments_popup_link('ADD COMMENTS', '1 COMMENT','%
   COMMENTS'); ?>` or `<?php comments_template(); ?>`
 * you’r will look a bit different, but this is the general idea
 *  Thread Starter [wc5b](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wc5b/)
 * (@wc5b)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disable-request-for-comment/#post-1397238)
 * Ok, I found that under Theme folder under content folder (Heatmap Theme) But 
   after deleting it, It still shows up. Is it not the right place?
 *  [Rev. Voodoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rvoodoo/)
 * (@rvoodoo)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disable-request-for-comment/#post-1397241)
 * depends…your theme uses multiple files for displaying content, usually:
    index.
   php is your blog post page page.php is single pages single.php is individual 
   posts
 * and there could be others depending on your theme
 * You have to delete that code from each applicable template file within the theme
 *  Thread Starter [wc5b](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wc5b/)
 * (@wc5b)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disable-request-for-comment/#post-1397251)
 * Thanks… with your direction I found it. I found the single version and the page
   version, but it was not in index. After searching some more I found it in a common.
   php Exactly what I was looking to do, thanks.
 * Tom
 *  [Rev. Voodoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rvoodoo/)
 * (@rvoodoo)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disable-request-for-comment/#post-1397252)
 * sure thing!

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 * Last activity: [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disable-request-for-comment/#post-1397252)
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