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| + | #redirect https://support.realgeeks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360043677493 | ||
| ====== Blog Comments ====== | ====== Blog Comments ====== | ||
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| - | After clicking the //Blog comments// link, you will see a list of comments on all blog posts. You can use this interface to add comments, but the normal way is to comment on the blog post directly without logging in to the admin. The real purpose of this interface is to moderate comments. | + | After clicking the //Blog comments// link, you will see a list of comments on all blog posts. |
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| + | ===== Sifting through comments ===== | ||
| If you have a lot of comments to sift through, it would be handy to use the filters in the sidebar. For example, if you want a list of new comments that have not yet been approved and aren't considered spam, select the following filters: | If you have a lot of comments to sift through, it would be handy to use the filters in the sidebar. For example, if you want a list of new comments that have not yet been approved and aren't considered spam, select the following filters: | ||
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| - | ===== Sifting through comments ===== | ||
| Comments can be sorted by clicking the column headings to sort by //Name//, //IP address//, //Date/time submitted//, //Is approved//, //Spam detected//. Clicking a second time on a column heading toggles between ascending and descending order. Comments can also be searched: | Comments can be sorted by clicking the column headings to sort by //Name//, //IP address//, //Date/time submitted//, //Is approved//, //Spam detected//. Clicking a second time on a column heading toggles between ascending and descending order. Comments can also be searched: | ||
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| Simply type one or more terms into the search field and click the //Search// button. This search functionality can be combined with the sorting and filtering techniques described above to effectively narrow down the list of comments to work with. | Simply type one or more terms into the search field and click the //Search// button. This search functionality can be combined with the sorting and filtering techniques described above to effectively narrow down the list of comments to work with. | ||
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| + | ===== Editing ===== | ||
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| + | After finding an interesting comment, click on it to view and/or edit its details. Here you can change any of the comment's fields, including the //Is approved// checkbox. Just make sure to click the //Save// button when you're done, or the //Delete// link to remove the comment. | ||
| + | ===== Approving comments, or Why isn't my comment showing up? ===== | ||
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| + | Comments don't show up on the blog post page right after being posted. They must be marked as //approved// first. As the admin, this is your job. Individual comments can be approved as described [[#editing|above]], but for larger numbers of comments, this becomes tedious. | ||
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| + | This is where bulk editing becomes useful. The first step is optional: [[#sifting_through_comments|narrow down the list of comments]] as described above. Then, tick the checkboxes for all of the comments you want to simultaneously edit, then select one of the options (usually //Approval all selected//). Finally, click the //Go// button. | ||
blog_comments.1269994164.txt.gz · Last modified: 2010/03/31 00:09 by vlad
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