Title: Cannot turn on comments
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Cannot turn on comments

 *  [vnams](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vnams/)
 * (@vnams)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-turn-on-comments/)
 * I have checked “Allow people to post comments on new articles”, and on the individual
   blogs I have also checked “Allow Comments.” But none of the blogs show any places
   to submit comments. This happens even when I change themes. When I view the page.
   php file for my original theme, I see the line:
    <?php comments_template(); ?
   > I have also removed all plugins. This is a new (~ a month old) wordpress installation
   that has never had comments yet, and I am trying set them up.
 * Any suggestions?
    Thanks, Vilis

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-turn-on-comments/#post-1422806)
 * Does your theme include a comments.php file?
 *  Thread Starter [vnams](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vnams/)
 * (@vnams)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-turn-on-comments/#post-1422883)
 * Yes, it includes a comments.php file.
 *  [Rev. Voodoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rvoodoo/)
 * (@rvoodoo)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-turn-on-comments/#post-1422884)
 * `<?php comments_template(); ?>`
    in page.php allows comments on single pages….
   so you’ve checked there?
 * You would need tht same line on single.php and/or index.php to allow commenting
   on posts
 *  Thread Starter [vnams](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vnams/)
 * (@vnams)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-turn-on-comments/#post-1422894)
 * Both page.php and single.php have that code in there. index.php doesn’t. I put
   it in now but it has no effect.
 * Note that I have this problem even using the Classic and the Default themes.
 * Might there be some kind of permissions problem?

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