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title: "Remove Comments from a WordPress Page or Post"
description: "WordPress was built for interaction with people in mind. All pages and posts can allow discussion in the form of comments. However, there are circumstances when comments are not welcome on a post...."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/remove-comments-2/
date: 2015-03-24
modified: 2023-02-17
author: "InMotion Hosting Contributor"
categories: ["WordPress Hosting", "WordPress Tutorials"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# Remove Comments from a WordPress Page or Post

WordPress was built for interaction with people in mind. All pages and posts can allow discussion in the form of comments. However, there are circumstances when comments are not welcome on a post. For example, the post may simply be an announcement or shared information.

The WordPress interface does allow for the comment option to be removed. Follow the directions to remove comments from a post or page.

![How To Remove the Comments in the WordPress Editor](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/ufGirP0EOAE/maxresdefault.webp)

*Don’t have time to read our full article? Watch our walk-through video.*

1. [Login to the WordPress Administrator Dashboard](/support/edu/wordpress/logging-into-wordpress-dashboard/).
2. When creating or editing a post or a page, click on the **gear icon** in the top right corner.
3. This will open the settings column on the right side of the editor. Click on **Discussion**.![post - remove comment](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/wp-post-1.jpg)
4. Uncheck **Allow Comments**.
5. **Save**, **Update**, or **Publish **the comment to save your changes.  Preview or view your post or page, and you will see that the section for comments/user feedback has been removed.