{"id":1152,"date":"2022-03-03T18:24:20","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T12:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/?p=1152"},"modified":"2022-03-08T15:19:25","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T09:49:25","slug":"how-to-fix-comments-are-closed-in-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-comments-are-closed-in-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Fix \u2018Comments Are Closed\u2019 in WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"

Is your WordPress post showing the ‘Comments are closed’ message?<\/span><\/p>\n

The message appears when comments are disabled on a post. But, some users complain about seeing the message unexpectedly.<\/span><\/p>\n

In this tutorial, we’ll share how to fix ‘Comments are closed’ in WordPress.<\/span><\/p>\n

What do the ‘Comments Are Closed’ in WordPress mean?<\/span><\/h4>\n

The comment section of your WordPress blog lets your website users ask questions, give feedback, show their opinion on the topic, and reply to other comments.<\/span><\/p>\n

By default, comments are disabled on all WordPress pages, and you will not see the ‘Comments are Closed’ notification on pages. But, you can follow the guided steps below to turn on comments on your posts as well as pages.<\/span><\/p>\n

For blog posts, you can deactivate comments on particular posts or on your whole WordPress website. For instance, you may want to deactivate comments on an announcement post.<\/span><\/p>\n

When you deactivate comments on a post with at least one comment, you will notice the message ‘Comments are closed.’ This tells your readers that the comments are full for this post, and they can’t add further comments.<\/span><\/p>\n

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If you deactivate comments on a post with no comments, you will not see the message ‘Comments are closed. Simply WordPress will not display the comment form.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you are seeing the ‘Comments are closed’ message on your website unexpectedly, we will explain what settings you should check to activate the comments on your blog posts.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, let’s move to the methods directly to fix ‘Comments are closed’ in WordPress.<\/span><\/p>\n

Activate Comments on Future Posts<\/span><\/h4>\n

Comments are often disabled on a WordPress site by default.<\/span><\/p>\n

To check this setting, go to\u00a0<\/span>Settings \u00bb Discussion<\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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In this section, you will see a set of checkboxes that control comments on new posts.<\/span><\/p>\n

The first setting to find is ‘Allow people to post comments on new articles. Check this box so that the comments on future posts are enabled.<\/span><\/p>\n

Next, find the ‘Automatically close comments on articles older than XX days. This setting is helpful if you do not want users to comment on older posts. But, if you want to allow comments on all posts, then make sure to uncheck the box.<\/span><\/p>\n

Once you have configured the settings, click on the ‘Save Changes’ tab at the bottom of the screen.<\/span><\/p>\n

This will make sure comments are activated on all new posts you create. However, it will not enable them on posts already created.<\/span><\/p>\n

Activate Comments on a Specific Post<\/span><\/h4>\n

This method will explain how to activate comments on existing posts one at a time. But, if you want to activate comments on many posts, you should follow the ‘Activate Comments in Bulk’ method below.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you prefer to use the block editor on your WordPress site, scroll down the settings on the right to reach the Discussion panel.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, click on the ‘Discussion’ options, and check the ‘Allow comments’ box.<\/span><\/p>\n

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After that, click the Update tab at the top of the screen to save the setting.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, it will activate the comments for this post. <\/span>You can repeat these steps to activate comments on other blog posts. <\/span><\/p>\n

Also, You can follow the same process to fix the ‘Comments are closed’ issue and activate comments on WordPress pages.<\/span><\/p>\n