In some courses (with "Archived" status) posting in Discussions is disabled ("Posting in discussions is disabled by the course team"). On the Web and in edX app all make Post/Response/Comment options are hidden or inactive. We also need to disable (or hide) the "Create new post" button and the "Add a response" / "Add a comment" fields for these courses.
Course example
In some courses (with "Archived" status) posting in Discussions is disabled ("Posting in discussions is disabled by the course team"). On the Web and in edX app all make Post/Response/Comment options are hidden or inactive. We also need to disable (or hide) the "Create new post" button and the "Add a response" / "Add a comment" fields for these courses. Course example