By leknarf on

How do I turn off the "add new comment" link for a newly created custom content type?

I've created a new content type, foo, and have added instances of it to a View display. Now I'd like to turn the "add new comment" link off; eg: this content type should not allow anyone to post comments.

Editing foo (admin/content/node-type/foo) yields a group of controls under Comment Settings. Obvious choices like "default comment setting: disabled" and "comment controls: do not display" don't appear to be enough to turn the comment link off.

I've reviewed the handbooks and searched for references, but have not found a viable answer.

I would also like to know how to manage the display of the rest of my custom content type's fields, like timestamp and poster's username. Specifically, I'd like to turn those fields off as well. Note that the content type (foo) was created via core Drupal, not CCK.

I'm still quite new to Drupal. Thanks in advance!
Scott

⋅ Categories: Drupal 6.x

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silverwing’s picture

silverwing commented

Do new posts in that content type have the comments on them? Or just the old.

IIRC nodes that were created before changing the comment setting still use the old settings.

~silverwing

leknarf’s picture

leknarf commented

Both.

The Foo content type should never allow comments. I want the "add new comment" link associated with Foo content to disappear.

Maybe I'm barking up the wrong tree. I'm using content type Foo and a Page View display in order to present multiple items in the body area of a single webpage of my site -- like teaser summaries on a news page.

Is there a better way?

Thanks -

vincent sg’s picture

vincent sg commented

Administer -> Content management -> Content types
Edit content type.
Expand 'Comment settings'.
Under 'Default comment setting', select 'Disabled'.
Save content type.

leknarf’s picture

leknarf commented

Yes, so now how do I make the "login or register to post comments" text and links disappear?