Title: removing comments
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# removing comments

 *  [cass](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cass/)
 * (@cass)
 * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/removing-comments-1/)
 * Hi, First let me say I am a code-tard. PHP frightens me.
 * That said, I have been able to nicely alter the css on my word press but I have
   a few issues remaining to be tweaked.
 * 1. I don’t want the “comment” link to show up at all. I have turned the comments
   off, but it still shows up comments (0) and I’d like that completely gone.
 * 2. I can’t seem to order the content of my side bar. I’d like to rearrange the
   order in which catagories, blog roll calandar show up. I can’t seem to figure
   out how to alter the order.
 * 3. Finally *sigh* is there anyway I can have the last five entries listed on 
   my sidebar?
 * Thanks for any help in advance and remember I am not a code person and have no
   programming knowledge.

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 *  [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/)
 * (@podz)
 * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/removing-comments-1/#post-139305)
 * 1. In index.php, remove all this:
    ` <div class="feedback"> <?php wp_link_pages();?
   > <?php comments_popup_link(__('Comments (0)'), __('Comments (1)'), __('Comments(%)'));?
   > </div>
 *  <!--
    <?php trackback_rdf(); ?> -->
 * <?php include(ABSPATH . 'wp-comments.php'); ?>
 * Also delete your “wp-comments-post.php”
 * 2. Again in index.php, it’s all between here:
    `<div id="menu">` and ` </li>`
 * </ul>
 * </div> <-----------------here 
    cut and paste at will – and keep a copy when 
   it goes right. If you want a specific order, just say what it is and I’ll paste
   it here.
 * 3. Yup – grab a plugin – grab Recent Posts from here:
    [http://dev.wp-plugins.org/wiki/MtDewVirus](http://dev.wp-plugins.org/wiki/MtDewVirus)
 *  Thread Starter [cass](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cass/)
 * (@cass)
 * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/removing-comments-1/#post-139309)
 * Thanks! I got the comments (0) thing gone.
 * I understand the menu ordering but here is a sub-issue. (I can change the order
   of search, calender etc) but how do I order the way the things I have as catagories
   diaply. I have two catagories and I’d like to be able to add more and control
   the order they list in, and right now I can’t.
 *  [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/)
 * (@podz)
 * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/removing-comments-1/#post-139312)
 * You can.
    When you enter the name of a link or category, put spaces before the
   name. More spaces = higher in the list they display. You can also use phpmyadmin
   and alter $id values, but this way is safer and just as configurable (long winded
   at times maybe)
 *  [TechGnome](https://wordpress.org/support/users/techgnome/)
 * (@techgnome)
 * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/removing-comments-1/#post-139318)
 * Is that *ever* going to be *cough* “fixed” *cough* …. or are we going to be continously
   forced to “botch” it up like that?
 * Tg
 *  [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/)
 * (@podz)
 * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/removing-comments-1/#post-139321)
 * Ermm……think of it as a feature 😉
 * I’ll raise the issue !

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 5 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/)
 * Last activity: [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/removing-comments-1/#post-139321)
 * Status: not resolved

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