Title: Please help! – Enabling Comments
Last modified: March 31, 2018

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# Please help! – Enabling Comments

 *  [sammymg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sammymg/)
 * (@sammymg)
 * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/please-help-enabling-comments/)
 * Hi all,
 * I am having trouble enabling comments on my posts and pages. I have selected 
   all the necessary checkboxes on all pages and posts under ‘Discussions’ in order
   to allow for comments. I have also downloaded Disqus in an attempt to use a plugin
   to allow for comments, but nothing is working!
    No comment section is coming 
   up on my live site!
 * Is there anything that I’m missing/doing wrong?
    Is there any way to troubleshoot
   this?
 * Please help!
    Thanks Sammy

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 *  [Michael](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alchymyth/)
 * (@alchymyth)
 * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/please-help-enabling-comments/#post-10134330)
 * what theme are you using?
 * does your theme support comments?
    does the theme contain a file _comments.php_?
   check the codes of _single.php_ and _page.php_ in your theme… do they contain
   a code like `comments_template()`?
 * are you able to comment when you temporarily switch to the default theme like
   Twenty Seventeen and if you temporarily deactivate all plugins?
 * have you reviewed [https://codex.wordpress.org/Comments_in_WordPress](https://codex.wordpress.org/Comments_in_WordPress)?
 *  Thread Starter [sammymg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sammymg/)
 * (@sammymg)
 * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/please-help-enabling-comments/#post-10134819)
 * Hi Michael!
 * Thanks for your response!
    Unfortunately I’m not too savvy when it comes to coding
   and WordPress, so i wouldn’t know where to start looking for comments.php, single.
   php and page.php…
 * Also, how do i switch to a default theme and deactivate all plugins without losing
   everything i currently have?
 * I’m currently using the latest version of the Genesis Lifestyle theme.
 * Sorry, this is the first time i have ever used WordPress and have only been doing
   so for about 3 months.
 * Appreciate your help!
 * Thanks
    Sammy
 *  [Michael](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alchymyth/)
 * (@alchymyth)
 * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/please-help-enabling-comments/#post-10134911)
 * > I’m currently using the latest version of the Genesis Lifestyle theme.
 * in this case, please consider to contact the theme’s developer for support.
 * [https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/forum-welcome/#do-not-post-about-commercial-products](https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/forum-welcome/#do-not-post-about-commercial-products)
 *  Thread Starter [sammymg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sammymg/)
 * (@sammymg)
 * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/please-help-enabling-comments/#post-10140113)
 * Thanks Michael.
 * Are you able to tell me where i can find developer details for particular themes?
 * Thanks
    Sammy

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 * Last activity: [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/please-help-enabling-comments/#post-10140113)
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