Title: Help with comments code (code provided in my description)
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Help with comments code (code provided in my description)

 *  [triplecu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/triplecu/)
 * (@triplecu)
 * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-with-comments-code-code-provided-in-my-description/)
 * To completely Disable comments, including the lines that say 0 comments, I am
   unsure what to do. This code was taken from my themes > edit themes > Comments.
 * <?php
 * // Do not delete these lines
    if (!empty($_SERVER[‘SCRIPT_FILENAME’]) && ‘comments.
   php’ == basename($_SERVER[‘SCRIPT_FILENAME’])) die (‘Please do not load this 
   page directly. Thanks!’);
 *  if ( post_password_required() ) { ?>
    <p class=”nocomments”><?php _e(‘This post
   is password protected. Enter the password to view comments.’, TDOMAIN);?></p>
   <?php return; } ?>
 * <!– You can start editing here. –>
 * <?php if ( have_comments() ) : ?>
    <h3 id=”comments”><?php comments_number(__(‘
   No Response »’, TDOMAIN), __(‘1 Response »’, TDOMAIN), __ngettext(‘% Response’,‘%
   Responses’, get_comments_number (),TDOMAIN));?> <?php _e(‘to “’,TDOMAIN);?><?
   php the_title(); ?>”</h3>
 *  <ol class=”commentlist”>
    <?php wp_list_comments(); ?>
 *  <div class=”navigation”>
    <div class=”alignleft”><?php previous_comments_link()?
   ></div> <div class=”alignright”><?php next_comments_link() ?></div> </div> <?
   php else : // this is displayed if there are no comments so far ?>
 *  <?php if (‘open’ == $post->comment_status) : ?>
    <!– If comments are open, but
   there are no comments. –>
 *  <?php else : // comments are closed ?>
    <!– If comments are closed. –> <p class
   =”nocomments”><?php _e(‘Comments are closed.’, TDOMAIN);?></p>
 *  <?php endif; ?>
    <?php endif; ?>
 * <?php if (‘open’ == $post->comment_status) : ?>
 * <div id=”respond” name=”respond”>
 *  <h3><?php comment_form_title( __(‘Leave a Reply’, TDOMAIN), __(‘Leave a Reply
   to %s’, TDOMAIN) ); ?></h3>
 *  <div class=”cancel-comment-reply”>
    <small><?php cancel_comment_reply_link();?
   ></small> </div>
 *  <?php if ( get_option(‘comment_registration’) && !$user_ID ) : ?>
    <p><?php 
   _e(‘You must be’, TDOMAIN);?> /wp-login.php?redirect_to=<?php echo urlencode(
   get_permalink()); ?>”><?php _e(‘logged in’,TDOMAIN);?>
    <?php _e(‘to post a comment.’,
   TDOMAIN);?></p>
    <?php else : ?>
 *  <form action=”<?php echo get_option(‘siteurl’); ?>/wp-comments-post.php” method
   =”post” id=”commentform”>
 *  <?php if ( $user_ID ) : ?>
 * </p>
 *  <?php else : ?>
 *  <p><input type=”text” name=”author” id=”author” value=”<?php echo $comment_author;?
   >” size=”22″ tabindex=”1″ <?php if ($req) echo “aria-required=’true'”; ?> />
   
   <label for=”author”><small><?php _e(‘Name’, TDOMAIN);?> <?php if ($req) echo “(
   required)”; ?></small></label></p>
 *  <p><input type=”text” name=”email” id=”email” value=”<?php echo $comment_author_email;?
   >” size=”22″ tabindex=”2″ <?php if ($req) echo “aria-required=’true'”; ?> />
   
   <label for=”email”><small><?php _e(‘Mail (will not be published)’, TDOMAIN);?
   > <?php if ($req) _e(‘(required)’, TDOMAIN); ?></small></label></p>
 *  <p><input type=”text” name=”url” id=”url” value=”<?php echo $comment_author_url;?
   >” size=”22″ tabindex=”3″ />
    <label for=”url”><small><?php _e(‘Website’, TDOMAIN);?
   ></small></label></p>
 *  <?php endif; ?>
 *  <?php if(get_option(‘show_xhtml’)):?>
    <p><small>**XHTML:** <?php _e(‘You can
   use these tags:’, TDOMAIN);?> `<?php echo allowed_tags(); ?>`</small></p> <?php
   endif;?>
 *  <p><textarea name=”comment” id=”comment” cols=”100%” rows=”10″ tabindex=”4″>
   </textarea></p>
 *  <p><input name=”submit” type=”submit” id=”submit” tabindex=”5″ value=”<?php 
   _e(‘Submit Comment’, TDOMAIN);?>” />
    <?php comment_id_fields(); ?> </p> <?php
   do_action(‘comment_form’, $post->ID); ?>
 *  </form>
    <?php endif; // If registration required and not logged in ?>
 * </div> <!– End Respond –>
    <?php endif; // if you delete this the sky will fall
   on your head ?>

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 *  Thread Starter [triplecu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/triplecu/)
 * (@triplecu)
 * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-with-comments-code-code-provided-in-my-description/#post-1568960)
 * ideas?

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