Title: Allow Comments on Pages by Default Author: Sergey Biryukov Published: August 25, 2015 Last modified: August 26, 2015 --- Search plugins This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/allow-comments-on-pages-by-default.svg) # Allow Comments on Pages by Default By [Sergey Biryukov](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sergeybiryukov/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/allow-comments-on-pages-by-default.1.1.zip) * [Details](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/allow-comments-on-pages-by-default/#description) * [Reviews](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/allow-comments-on-pages-by-default/#reviews) * [Installation](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/allow-comments-on-pages-by-default/#installation) * [Development](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/allow-comments-on-pages-by-default/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/allow-comments-on-pages-by-default/) ## Description Since WordPress 4.3, comments are [turned off on pages by default](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2015/07/06/comments-are-now-turned-off-on-pages-by-default/). This little plugin restores previous behaviour. ## Installation 1. Upload `allow-comments-on-pages-by-default` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory. 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f177e770b035389ec065534539ac16c73c5e4bf2b41ece68336c7119f0b9c6f5? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Test review](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/test-review-2/)󠁿 [Sergey Biryukov](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sergeybiryukov/) January 30, 2020 Test review, please ignore 🙂 ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/04f4b2f492e27b79bb61bf55b6a02b4aa2822efa75f296714e003a58152fe7a2? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works great!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-great-3461/)󠁿 [rabox66](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rabox66/) January 11, 2017 Works great, out of the box. Thank you! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8ad99b1b5b192045cd4e38310dae6e5a788020c6680261eef3c94c4371231b0c? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Does not work](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-not-work-519/)󠁿 [S S0DEN](https://profiles.wordpress.org/s-s0den/) September 3, 2016 1 reply The plugin does not work. [ Read all 5 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/allow-comments-on-pages-by-default/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Allow Comments on Pages by Default” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Sergey Biryukov ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sergeybiryukov/) [Translate “Allow Comments on Pages by Default” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/allow-comments-on-pages-by-default) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/allow-comments-on-pages-by-default/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/allow-comments-on-pages-by-default/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/allow-comments-on-pages-by-default/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/allow-comments-on-pages-by-default/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.1 * Respect default article settings on Discussion Settings screen: - “Allow people to post comments on new articles” - “Allow link notifications from other blogs (pingbacks and trackbacks) on new articles” #### 1.0 * Initial release ## Meta * Version **1.1** * Last updated **11 years ago** * Active installations **80+** * WordPress version ** 4.3 or higher ** * Tested up to **4.4.34** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/allow-comments-on-pages-by-default/) * Tags * [comments](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/comments/)[pages](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/pages/) * [Advanced View](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/allow-comments-on-pages-by-default/advanced/) ## Ratings 4 out of 5 stars. * [ 3 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/allow-comments-on-pages-by-default/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/allow-comments-on-pages-by-default/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/allow-comments-on-pages-by-default/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/allow-comments-on-pages-by-default/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 1 1-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/allow-comments-on-pages-by-default/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/allow-comments-on-pages-by-default/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/allow-comments-on-pages-by-default/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Sergey Biryukov ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sergeybiryukov/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/allow-comments-on-pages-by-default/) ## Donate Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin? [ Donate to this plugin ](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=B6XNFLZXN3QZW)