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How to Disable Commenting in WordPress

If you do not have an active blog for which you want to moderate comments, please do the following for each site you manage:

  • Log into the WordPress dashboard.
  • Visit Settings > Discussion > Default post settings.
    • Uncheck all three checkboxes.

To clear any manual overrides on pages or posts, do the following:

  • Visit Posts (or, Pages) > All Posts (or, Pages) > Published.
    • On each post or page, hover the title and choose “Quick Edit”.
    • Uncheck “Allow Comments” and “Allow Pings”.
    • Chose the “Update” button.

To view the comments that have come in, visit Comments from the WordPress dashboard. Look for the “In response to” column where you will have the ability to view the post or page on which the comment occurs. From this area comments can be deleted or subject to status change.

The WordPress Block Editor

Chris Norcross’ Block Editor workshops are a must-see for any content manager. Divided into two sections, basic and advanced, Chris covers a large amount of helpful material.

Using the WordPress Block Editor (Spring 2023)

Learn how to take full advantage of the new WordPress Block Editor. This workshop will help site admins switch from the Classic Editor to the Block Editor and demonstrate how to use it when crafting pages and posts.

Advanced WordPress: Block Editor Tips and Tricks (Spring 2023)

Please take the time to watch the video, below. Until you do, here are the help articles referenced in the workshop:

Calendar Aggregator Integration Process

Let’s Get Started

The Calendar Aggregator is an add-on in WordPress that leverages the functionality of The Events Calendar plugin. Here’s how to begin:

  1. Initiate a support request with ATRC Help and after searching the knowledge base, choose I still need to open a ticket.
    1. The subject line should read, “Calendar Activation and Aggregation Request”.
    2. Please provide the URL for the site in question and any other information in the description area.
    3. Choose “Academic Technology” for the department and “WordPress” for the product.
  2. After the Events Calendar is active on your website, you MUST:
    1. Create a new event marked with the “Main Calendar” category.
    2. Notify ATRC Help that you have done so by visiting ATRC Help and replying to the open help ticket.
  3. At this point your site’s calendar will be configured for import/aggregation and you will be notified.
  4. Finally, any event marked with the “Main Calendar” category will be pulled into the college’s main calendar.

Here are some guides you may find useful

  1. Overview for managing events
  2. Important Event Settings
  3. Creating Events
  4. Creating a Recurring Event
  5. Creating Venue and Organizer Pages

 

 

Add an Item to the WordPress Menu

Before you begin, please login to the WordPress dashboard for the site you wish to update. After doing so, please follow these steps to add an item to the site menu:

  1. Visit Appearance > Menus > Edit Menus > Select a menu to edit:
  2. Locate the menu from the drop-down list (there might be only one menu.) The menu with “Site Menu” in parentheses is the main menu for the site. Once located, choose the “Select” button to edit the menu.
  3. At left you will see a handful of item types that can be added to the menu, such as posts, pages, categories, custom links, or events (if the calendar plugin is active). Choose the item type by expanding its metabox.
  4. In some cases, items can be checked and added to the menu.
  5. For the custom link item, add the label text (for the user) and the URL (for the browser), then add it to the menu by choosing the “Add to Menu” button.
  6. Locate the new menu item at the bottom of the list at right. Click + drag to position the new item.
  7. Save the menu