Title: Remove 'Leave a Reply' section?
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Remove 'Leave a Reply' section?

 *  [elyman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elyman/)
 * (@elyman)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-leave-a-reply-section-1/)
 * Hello,
    I am using twenty-eleven and would like to remove the Leave A Reply section
   from the static front page. Can you tell me where to find this, and what to remove
   please. Thankyou for your help Neil

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 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-leave-a-reply-section-1/#post-4171403)
 * First, do not edit the Twenty Eleven theme. It is the default WordPress 3.2 theme
   and having access to an unedited version of the theme is vital when dealing with
   a range of site issues. Create a child theme for your changes. Once your child
   theme is active, we should be able to help with the customisation.
 * – to remove ‘Leave a reply’
 * edit content.php, and remove:
 *  `<?php if ( comments_open() ) : ?>
    <?php if ( $show_sep ) : ?> <span class=”
   sep”> | </span> <?php endif; // End if $show_sep ?> <span class=”comments-link”
   ><?php comments_popup_link( ‘<span class=”leave-reply”>’ . __( ‘Leave a reply’,‘
   twentyeleven’ ) . ‘</span>’, __( ‘<b>1</b> Reply’, ‘twentyeleven’ ), __( ‘<b>%
   </b> Replies’, ‘twentyeleven’ ) ); ?></span> <?php endif; // End if comments_open()?
   >`
 *  [liton1980](https://wordpress.org/support/users/liton1980/)
 * (@liton1980)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-leave-a-reply-section-1/#post-4171405)
 * You can disable commenting on your site by going to :
    Settings >> Discussion
   >> uncheck “Allow people to post comments on new articles”. There are some other
   options too that you can change.
 *  Thread Starter [elyman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elyman/)
 * (@elyman)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-leave-a-reply-section-1/#post-4171412)
 * Hello,
    Thankyou so much for your amazingly swift responses. I am exceptionally
   grateful for you help. Regards Neil
 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-leave-a-reply-section-1/#post-4171415)
 * Glad to be of help 🙂
 *  Thread Starter [elyman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elyman/)
 * (@elyman)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-leave-a-reply-section-1/#post-4171518)
 * Hello,
    The support above has stopped “Leave A Reply” on other pages, but it 
   is still on the bottom of the front, Home page. If you can guide me further I
   will be very grateful. Thankyou Neil
 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-leave-a-reply-section-1/#post-4171530)
 * try editing the template of your front page
 *  Thread Starter [elyman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elyman/)
 * (@elyman)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-leave-a-reply-section-1/#post-4171532)
 * Hello Tara,
    I did have a look at this but I am not sure which is the template
   for my front page. I thought it was Default but I can’t see a default page template?
   I do hope this makes some sense. Thankyou for helping. Regards Neil
 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-leave-a-reply-section-1/#post-4171535)
 * – it may be titlted home.php
 *  Thread Starter [elyman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elyman/)
 * (@elyman)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-leave-a-reply-section-1/#post-4171537)
 * Hello Tara,
    No, I don’t see home.php. I am using theme TwentyEleven which ships
   with WP if that helps. I see page.php; index.php; single.php; content-page.php?
   Thankyou Neil
 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-leave-a-reply-section-1/#post-4171539)
 * you can use contional tag so that the stuff you dont want is excluded from the
   front page:
 * `<?php is_front_page(); ?>`
 * documentation: [http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/is_front_page](http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/is_front_page)

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