Eliminating the posting box. No Comments…?

if there is no ‘discussion’ option below the page editor (in the ‘edit page’ page) then check the ‘screen options’ tab near the top right – and tick the box for ‘discussion’

if you really do not want coments on your pages ever – you could edit page.php and remove the line with comments_template()

make a backup copy before editing theme files.

Excellent.
That was it.

Now how do I turn off the blurb at the bottom about the theme and WordPress plug.?

Thats in footer.php

So can I turn off the visibility of this footer in the Dashboard?
Or must I modify the .php file?
If so, how?

Also if Im modifying things, should I be working with a Child theme if Im using Thesis theme?

hi

>>So can I turn off the visibility of this footer in the Dashboard?

If theme has that in a options page in control panel

>>Or must I modify the .php file?
see below; copy footer.php to child theme folder and modify that copy

>>Also if Im modifying things, should I be working with a Child theme if Im using Thesis theme?

YES child themes are recommended way to change ANY themes

How do I make a child theme of this Thesis theme Im working in?

If Thesis has an option to kill the wordpress blurb Im not seeing it.

Where do I go to ask specific questions concerning Thesis.

Feel like Im shooting in the dark here…