{"id":12260,"date":"2018-02-09T14:01:18","date_gmt":"2018-02-09T19:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/?p=12260"},"modified":"2020-03-12T14:39:23","modified_gmt":"2020-03-12T18:39:23","slug":"how-to-enable-discussion-options-in-the-gutenberg-editor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wordpress-tutorials\/how-to-enable-discussion-options-in-the-gutenberg-editor\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Enable Discussion Options in the Gutenberg Editor"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><p>All of the previous functionality for posts and pages in WordPress is still present within the Gutenberg editor. One of the more important features is the ability to control the Discussion features for each post or page. Previously, these options were hidden in the Screen Options tab at the top of the Administrator screen. Once they were enabled, the options could be selected under the content of the page or post. This article will show you where these options have been moved and how you can enable the discussion options within the Gutenberg editor interface.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"using-the-discussion-options-in-the-gutenberg-editor\">Using the Discussion options in the Gutenberg Editor<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/boldgrid-inspirations-plugin-product-guide\/logging-in\/\">Log in to the WordPress Administrator Dashboard<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Open your page or post (or create one if you&rsquo;re starting a new one).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/12260-select-discussion.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-16338 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/12260-select-discussion-300x98.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"98\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/12260-select-discussion-300x98.png 300w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/12260-select-discussion-768x251.png 768w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/12260-select-discussion-1024x334.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/12260-select-discussion-250x82.png 250w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/12260-select-discussion-550x180.png 550w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/12260-select-discussion-800x261.png 800w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/12260-select-discussion-551x180.png 551w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/12260-select-discussion-918x300.png 918w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/12260-select-discussion-1531x500.png 1531w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/12260-select-discussion.png 1647w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>When you&rsquo;re in the Gutenberg editor look at the right column of the editor. If you don&rsquo;t see the options displayed, click on the gear icon in the top right corner of the editor. Scroll down to the <strong>Discussions<\/strong> section.\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/12260-discussion-option.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-16339 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/12260-discussion-option-300x114.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/12260-discussion-option-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/12260-discussion-option-768x292.png 768w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/12260-discussion-option-1024x389.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/12260-discussion-option-250x95.png 250w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/12260-discussion-option-550x209.png 550w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/12260-discussion-option-800x304.png 800w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/12260-discussion-option-474x180.png 474w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/12260-discussion-option-790x300.png 790w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/12260-discussion-option-1317x500.png 1317w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/12260-discussion-option.png 1644w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Click on the drop-down arrow to display the <strong>Discussions<\/strong> section.\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/12260-allow-comments.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-16340 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/12260-allow-comments.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"286\" height=\"137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/12260-allow-comments.png 286w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/12260-allow-comments-250x120.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 286px) 100vw, 286px\" \/><\/a>Click on the slider next to <strong>Allow Comments<\/strong> in order to disable it.\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/12260-allow-pingbacks.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-16341 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/12260-allow-pingbacks.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"286\" height=\"137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/12260-allow-pingbacks.png 286w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/12260-allow-pingbacks-250x120.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 286px) 100vw, 286px\" \/><\/a>Click on the slider next to <strong>Allow Pingbacks &amp; Trackbacks<\/strong> to disable it.\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>Click on the <strong>Publish<\/strong> or <strong>Update<\/strong> button in order to save your changes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>That completes the tutorial on how to enable the discussion options while in the Gutenberg editor. Please make sure to check out our other articles on the Gutenberg editor such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wordpress-tutorials\/how-to-publish-content-created-with-the-gutenberg-editor\/\">How to Publish Articles <\/a>with the Gutenberg editor.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All of the previous functionality for posts and pages in WordPress is still present within the Gutenberg editor. One of the more important features is the ability to control the Discussion features for each post or page. Previously, these options were hidden in the Screen Options tab at the top of the Administrator screen. 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