Ticket #20469: 20469.3.twenty-twelve.diff

wp-content/themes/twentytwelve/comments.php

@@ -45 +45 @@
                 </nav>
                 <?php endif; // check for comment navigation ?>
 
-        <?php // If comments are closed and there are comments, let's leave a little note.
-                elseif ( ! comments_open() && '0' != get_comments_number() && post_type_supports( get_post_type(), 'comments' ) ) :
-        ?>
-                <p class="nocomments"><?php _e( 'Comments are closed.', 'twentytwelve' ); ?></p>
-        <?php endif; ?>
+                <?php
+                /* If there are no comments and comments are closed, let's leave a little note, shall we?
+                 * But we only want the note on posts and pages that had comments in the first place.
+                 * It's just the polite thing to do!
+                 */
+                if ( ! comments_open() && ! empty( $comments_by_type['comment'] ) ) : ?>
+                <!-- If comments are closed. -->
+                <p class="nocomments"><?php _e( 'Comments are closed.' , 'twentytwelve' ); ?></p>
+                <?php endif; ?>
+
+        <?php endif; // have_comments() ?>
 
         <?php comment_form(); ?>