Ticket #31168: 31168_disabling_comment_default.diff

meta-boxes.php

@@ -588 +588 @@
 ?>
 <input name="advanced_view" type="hidden" value="1" />
 <p class="meta-options">
-        <label for="comment_status" class="selectit"><input name="comment_status" type="checkbox" id="comment_status" value="open" <?php checked($post->comment_status, 'open'); ?> /> <?php _e( 'Allow comments.' ) ?></label><br />
+        <label for="comment_status" class="selectit"><input name="comment_status" type="checkbox" id="comment_status" value="close" <?php checked($post->comment_status, 'close'); ?> /> <?php _e( 'Allow comments.' ) ?></label><br />
         <label for="ping_status" class="selectit"><input name="ping_status" type="checkbox" id="ping_status" value="open" <?php checked($post->ping_status, 'open'); ?> /> <?php printf( __( 'Allow <a href="%s" target="_blank">trackbacks and pingbacks</a> on this page.' ), __( 'http://codex.wordpress.org/Introduction_to_Blogging#Managing_Comments' ) ); ?></label>
         <?php
         /**