Title: Remove Comment Section
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Remove Comment Section

 *  Resolved [Tui Lei Hai](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tui-lei-hai/)
 * (@tui-lei-hai)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-comment-section-5/)
 * How to remove or hide comment box (Leave a Reply)? Which template should I hack?

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 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-comment-section-5/#post-5931765)
 * Make a child theme to modify theme files –
 * [https://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes](https://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes)
 * You should be able to turn off comments under Settings > Discussion and on existing
   pages/posts – click on Quick Edit and unselect Allow Comments.
 *  Thread Starter [Tui Lei Hai](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tui-lei-hai/)
 * (@tui-lei-hai)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-comment-section-5/#post-5931795)
 * Thank you.
 *  [sanamitchell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sanamitchell/)
 * (@sanamitchell)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-comment-section-5/#post-5931810)
 * Hi, I am using the motif theme and I am not very computer savvy so is there a
   simple solution or way to disable comments box (leave a reply)??
 * I cannot see the edit option under appearance..
 * thanks
 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-comment-section-5/#post-5931811)
 * **[@sanamitchell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sanamitchell/)** –
 * >  You should be able to turn off comments under Settings > Discussion and on
   > existing pages/posts – click on Quick Edit for each page or post and unselect
   > Allow Comments.
 * If you need further help, please start your own thread.
 *  [sanamitchell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sanamitchell/)
 * (@sanamitchell)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-comment-section-5/#post-5931818)
 * thanks! that works!

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 * Last activity: [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-comment-section-5/#post-5931818)
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