Title: How to enable comments? Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # How to enable comments? * Resolved [fmueller](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fmueller/) * (@fmueller) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-enable-comments-1/) * I’ve recently created a new site at [http://www.ohiocichlid.com](http://www.ohiocichlid.com), and would like to allow people to leave comments. If I check under ‘manage pages’, I can see that ‘allow comments’ is ticked on each and every page, but still there is no option to leave comments. What am I doing wrong? I thought comments were enabled by default? Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 19 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-enable-comments-1/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-enable-comments-1/page/2/?output_format=md) * [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/) * (@samboll) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-enable-comments-1/#post-963639) * admin – settings – discussion * Thread Starter [fmueller](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fmueller/) * (@fmueller) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-enable-comments-1/#post-963654) * Many thanks – I checked there and ‘allow people to post comments on the article’ is enabled. So that doesn’t seem to be the problem. What else could it be? * [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/) * (@samboll) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-enable-comments-1/#post-963669) * check each post individually I suppose to see if they are enabled * Thread Starter [fmueller](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fmueller/) * (@fmueller) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-enable-comments-1/#post-963679) * I don’t have posts, only pages. On each and every page ‘allow comments’ is enabled. The whole thing is a bit of a mystery to me, especially since I am also running another site (www.fmueller.com) and there comments work just fine. * Frank * [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/) * (@samboll) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-enable-comments-1/#post-963688) * can you supply a link? * Moderator [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/) * (@otto42) * WordPress.org Admin * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-enable-comments-1/#post-963690) * Most themes don’t have the comments code on Pages by default. You’ll probably need to alter the theme’s page.php file to add the comments_template call. * Thread Starter [fmueller](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fmueller/) * (@fmueller) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-enable-comments-1/#post-963778) * [http://www.ohiocichlid.com](http://www.ohiocichlid.com) * I am using the default theme. * [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/) * (@samboll) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-enable-comments-1/#post-963790) * Otto42 pegged it you will need to grab the code from the theme’s `single.php` and add it to the theme’s `page.php` always backup 1st * Thread Starter [fmueller](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fmueller/) * (@fmueller) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-enable-comments-1/#post-963854) * That did it! Many thanks. In case anybody else of experiencing the same problem, the code that needs to be inserted in page.php is: * `` * [kerre](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kerre/) * (@kerre) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-enable-comments-1/#post-963924) * THIS IS THE MOST EXCITING post I’ve read! IT WORKED, IT FRIGGIN WORKED! I have some post pages and some pages pages and I couldn’t get comments on the pages. That little bit of code worked! My gosh, I LOVE YOU Samboll and fmeuller! * [sunsationalgreen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sunsationalgreen/) * (@sunsationalgreen) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-enable-comments-1/#post-963928) * I am having the exact same problem but I have a stupid question…. Where do i find the page.php to put the code into? Sorry and thanx~! Sunsationalgreen * [2much](https://wordpress.org/support/users/2much/) * (@2much) * [17 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-enable-comments-1/#post-963952) * After a week of tearing my hair out, I, too, declare my undying love for Samboll and fmeuller! * [uncdon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/uncdon/) * (@uncdon) * [17 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-enable-comments-1/#post-963968) * I too have the same problem and being a newbie I need detailed instructions on how to do this. I have managed to make changes to other files with peoples help so I am not entirely hopeless. I khnow cPanel a bit and can find *.php files, open them, copy and paste etc. I would appreciate a little help. I am on MSN if that helps. [uncdon1114@live.com](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-enable-comments-1/uncdon1114@live.com?output_format=md) * [uncdon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/uncdon/) * (@uncdon) * [17 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-enable-comments-1/#post-963976) * _**grab the code from the theme’s single.php and add it to the theme’s page.php**_ * I am unable to find either of those. Can you tell me where they are located? I am using WEb2_11 theme. * Thank you. * [uncdon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/uncdon/) * (@uncdon) * [17 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-enable-comments-1/#post-963977) * I found it. I was going thru cPanel when I should have been using the admin page. I was able to resolve the problem. Thanks! Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 19 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-enable-comments-1/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-enable-comments-1/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘How to enable comments?’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 19 replies * 10 participants * Last reply from: [rtarrant](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rtarrant/) * Last activity: [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-enable-comments-1/page/2/#post-964016) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics