getting rid of comments

  • hi..

    how do I disable comments in my blog.. I get nothing but spam… (how does this work.. I edit blogs in typepad at work, we never get spam on our blogs on typepad..)

    thank you..

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  • Moderator Samuel Wood (Otto)

    (@otto42)

    www.ads-software.com Admin

    https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Combating_Comment_Spam

    Thread Starter maya90

    (@maya90)

    pls, I need to DISABLE

    Thread Starter maya90

    (@maya90)

    sorry… trying again:

    pls, I need to DISABLE comments for now.. my inbox is getting JAMMED with “moderate comment” emails.. I don’t see in Admin how to disable comments..

    thank you…

    Moderator Samuel Wood (Otto)

    (@otto42)

    www.ads-software.com Admin

    To turn off comments, go to Settings->Discussion and turn them off there.

    Then, edit each post that has comments turned on for it, and select to turn them off for that post. Also turn off Pings. You have to edit each and every post, individually, because comments are enabled on a per-post basis. This is why it’s better to actually deal with the actual problem instead of using half-assed measures like turning off parts of the site.

    And if your inbox is getting filled up, why not turn off the emails instead? Settings->Discussion->E-mail me whenever a comment is held for moderation.

    Thread Starter maya90

    (@maya90)

    settings? where is “settings”?? in CP I have:

    dashboard, write, manage, comments (nothing to disable comments here), blogroll, presentation, plugins, users, options…

    thank you…. I would appreciate some help here, am getting a MASSIVE amount of “moderate comment” emails..

    Moderator Samuel Wood (Otto)

    (@otto42)

    www.ads-software.com Admin

    If you don’t have a Settings menu, then you should upgrade to the latest version.

    However, in older versions it was named Options instead.

    Thread Starter maya90

    (@maya90)

    ok, I upgraded, pushed all files.. still get “pls update” when go to admin, and still don’t see “setup” button..

    thank you..

    Thread Starter maya90

    (@maya90)

    ok, this is weird.. I upgraded, pushed all files to my ftp server, but: still see “pls update” in admin.. I realized WP files in my server are in two locations:

    /chroot/home/<username>/<domain>/html/php

    /chroot/home/<username>/<domain>/php

    so removed all files from BOTH of these dirs, but still see my blog AND: I can’t log in now to Admin.. (it says in instructions to back up yr db before you update, but it doesn’t say where db is or HOW to back it up.. (I think it’s weird to have to back up yr db every time you upgrade sw, ANY kind of sw.. shouldn’t sw (interface AND functionality) and db be kept totally separate??)

    thank you..

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