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

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].

Open for Comments

To open a discussion for comments, locate the Closed for Comments section [1]. Locate the discussion and click the Options icon [2], then click the Open for Comments link [3].

Close from Individual Discussion

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].

Open for Comments

To open a discussion for comments, click the Options icon [1] and click the Open for Comments link [2].