Comments Are Disabled on One Page: User-Safe Fix

You see Comments are disabled on a single SharePoint page while all other pages work normally. This usually happens because a page author or editor unintentionally turned off the comments section in the page settings. The fix does not require site owner permissions or PowerShell. You can re-enable comments directly from the page editing interface in under one minute.

This article explains why a single page shows disabled comments while the site collection and other pages remain unaffected. It walks you through the exact steps to turn comments back on using the page editor. It also covers what to do if the toggle is missing or grayed out.

Why Comments Are Disabled on a Single SharePoint Page

SharePoint allows page authors and editors to control comments at the individual page level. This setting lives inside the page editor under the Page details pane. When someone edits a page and turns off comments, that setting is saved with the page. It does not affect any other page on the site.

The root cause is almost always a manual toggle. A page owner, contributor, or editor may have switched comments off intentionally or accidentally while editing the page layout or formatting. The comments setting is not inherited from the site collection or the site. It is stored in the page metadata and applies to that single page only.

A less common cause is a page version that was published with comments disabled. If the page was restored from an earlier version where comments were off, the current published version will also show comments disabled. In this case, you need to either republish with comments on or restore a version where comments were enabled.

Steps to Re-enable Comments on a Single SharePoint Page

You need at least Edit permissions on the page or the Members group on the site to perform these steps. Site owners and site collection administrators can also follow the same procedure.

1. Navigate to the page with disabled comments
   Open the site in SharePoint and browse to the page where comments are disabled. The page must be in the Site Pages library or a modern page library.
2. Open the page in edit mode
   Click the Edit button in the top-right corner of the page. If you do not see the Edit button, you may have read-only permissions. Request edit access from a site owner.
3. Open the Page details pane
   In the top toolbar, click Page details. A panel opens on the right side of the screen.
4. Toggle comments on
   In the Page details panel, locate the Comments section. Click the toggle switch to turn comments on. The switch turns blue when enabled.
5. Republish the page
   Click Publish in the top toolbar. If the page was already published, click Republish. The page reloads and comments become visible at the bottom of the page.

After republishing, scroll to the bottom of the page to confirm the comment box appears. If it does not, refresh the browser and check again. If the toggle was already on but comments still do not show, proceed to the next section.

If Comments Still Do Not Show After the Main Fix

Page Comments site feature is deactivated

SharePoint has a site-level feature called Page Comments. If this feature is deactivated, no page on the site can display comments regardless of the per-page toggle. To check this, go to Site settings > Site collection features > Page Comments and confirm it is set to Active. If it is inactive, click Activate. Only site collection administrators can change this setting.

Comments are disabled at the tenant level

A SharePoint tenant administrator can disable comments for all modern pages in the organization using the SharePoint admin center. Go to SharePoint admin center > Settings > Page comments. If the global setting is Off, no page in any site can show comments. Contact your tenant admin to request enabling it.

The page is checked out to another user

If the page is checked out to someone else, you cannot edit the page or change the comments setting. The page owner or the user who has it checked out must check it back in. You can see the check-out status in the Site Pages library by looking at the Checked Out To column. Ask that user to check in or discard the checkout.

A page version with comments disabled was restored

If a site owner restored an older version of the page, that version may have comments disabled. Open the page in edit mode, check the comments toggle, turn it on, and republish. This overwrites the restored version with the correct setting.

Page Comments Toggle vs Site-Level Comments Setting

Item	Per-Page Toggle	Site Collection Feature	Tenant Setting
Scope	One page	All pages in one site collection	All pages in all site collections
Who can change	Page editors and above	Site collection administrators	SharePoint tenant administrators
Override behavior	If off, comments hide on that page even if site and tenant settings are on	If off, all pages in the site lose comments	If off, all pages in the tenant lose comments
How to change	Page edit mode > Page details > Comments toggle	Site settings > Site collection features > Page Comments	SharePoint admin center > Settings > Page comments

The per-page toggle is the most common reason for comments being disabled on a single page. The site collection feature and tenant setting affect all pages and are less likely to be the cause when only one page is affected.

You can now re-enable comments on a single SharePoint page using the Page details pane in edit mode. If the toggle does not appear or comments remain hidden, check the Page Comments site feature and the tenant-level page comments setting. For pages that were restored from an older version, turn the toggle on and republish. The per-page toggle always overrides higher-level settings, so start there first.