How do I close a discussion for comments in a course?
To manually stop students from posting replies to discussion posts, you can use the Close for Comments option.
Notes:
- You can limit the dates during which a user can post comments by creating discussion availability dates.
- For graded discussions, the Close for Comments option will not appear until after the discussion due date.
- When a discussion is closed for comments students cannot edit or delete their replies.
Open Discussions
![Open Discussions](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/002/762/807/original/28402adb-7a97-4420-a3f3-6e3f11c684a4.png)
In Course Navigation, click the Discussions link.
Close from Discussions Page
To close a discussion from the index page, locate the discussion. Click the Options icon [1] and click the Close for Comments link [2].
Close from Individual Discussion
![Close from Individual Discussion](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/237/108/original/86a11fd0-b575-421f-91a9-d005a013f19e.png)
To close comments within an individual discussion, click the title of the discussion.
Close for Comments
Click the Options icon [1], then click the Close for Comments link [2].
Note: The same steps apply when closing comments in Discussions Redesign [3].