How to Enable a WordPress Blog to Accept Comments

1. Open the Dashboard section of your WordPress website by typing your domain name in the address line of a Web browser and adding '/wp-admin' to the end. Enter the user name 'admin' and your WordPress password to continue.
2. Click 'Settings' in the bottom-left corner of the WordPress dashboard to expand this section of the menu. Under 'Settings' click 'Discussion.' This displays the 'Discussion Settings' screen.

3. Click to place a check in the 'Allow people to post comments on new articles' box next to 'Default Article Settings' near the top of the page. This configures WordPress to allow comments on posts by default. You can still configure individual posts not to allow comments if desired.
4. Click to place a check in the 'Comment author must have a previously approved comment' box in the 'Before a comment appears' section of the window if you would like to reduce the amount of time that you spend moderating comments. If this box is checked, any user who comments on a post will have her comment automatically approved if you approved a comment made by her previously.
5. Click 'Save Changes' at the bottom of the page to commit these changes to your website.