Title: Removing comments
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Removing comments

 *  [embarko](https://wordpress.org/support/users/embarko/)
 * (@embarko)
 * [18 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/removing-comments-3/)
 * I’ve thoroughly searched the forums for an answer to this and no topic has been
   resolved. How do I remove comments e.g. comments (6). I’m using a template and
   have removed this code:
 * <?php comments_popup_link(‘Comments (0)’, ‘Comments (1)’, ‘Comments (%)’); ?>
 * from the files it’s in, and it’s still showing comments.
 * Or do I have to edit this code in comments.php:
 * <?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”>Comments are closed.</p> –>
 * <?php endif; ?>
    <?php endif; ?>
 * I have also turned off comments in WP dashboard.

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 *  [kickass](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kickass/)
 * (@kickass)
 * [18 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/removing-comments-3/#post-716671)
 * If I remember correctly, you need to edit the widget blocks that you’re using
   that are showing the number of comments. admin/presentation/widgets and click
   on (for instance) the top right icon on the Categories widget to edit that widget.
   You shoudl see it in there.
 *  [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/)
 * (@whooami)
 * [18 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/removing-comments-3/#post-716674)
 * if you have removed this:
 * `<?php comments_popup_link('Comments (0)', 'Comments (1)', 'Comments (%)'); ?
   >`
 * and you are still seeing the comments(6) stuff you havent removed it from the
   theme files for the theme you are using. Its just that simple.
 * There are quite a few recently resolved threads asking this very question. I 
   even answered them, and they did, in fact, come back and say it worked.
 * The rest of what you pasted should only be on comments.php and is what displays
   comment content e.g. the author, the comment, the commenter url (if any) ..etc.
 *  Thread Starter [embarko](https://wordpress.org/support/users/embarko/)
 * (@embarko)
 * [18 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/removing-comments-3/#post-716691)
 * Got it to work, cheers.
 * I’d missed a file that had the code in it. I just commented it out in all of 
   them.
 * Thanks again for the quick response.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 3 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [embarko](https://wordpress.org/support/users/embarko/)
 * Last activity: [18 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/removing-comments-3/#post-716691)
 * Status: not resolved

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