August 2017
Beginner
412 pages
10h 30m
English
The Discussion box on the post editing screen (sometimes needs enabling through Screen Options) has two checkboxes in it: one for allowing comments, and the other for trackbacks and pingbacks. When you first install WordPress, both these checkboxes will be checked by default. You have to uncheck them if you want to turn off the comments or trackbacks and pingbacks for the post:

If you uncheck the Allow comments box, visitors will not be able to comment on that given blog post.
If you uncheck the Allow trackbacks and pingbacks on this page box, when other people mention your blog post and link to it on their own websites, your blog ...
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