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Author: Digital Experience Team

Moderate comments and user interaction

Posted on 6 June 20181 August 2024 by Digital Experience Team

You can adjust your comment settings to control how users engage with your blog.

Posted in Comment moderationTagged approve comments, block comments, comment notification, comments, disable comments, enable comments, moderate comments

Get analytics for your blog

Posted on 7 January 20209 July 2024 by Digital Experience Team

Analytics are a useful source of information about how your blog is performing, who it’s reaching, and its overall popularity.

Posted in Analytics and pluginsTagged analytics

Managing access

Posted on 13 June 201811 February 2025 by Digital Experience Team

To add a user to your blog, they first need to set up their own account on the Bristol Blogs Network.

Posted in Access and permissionsTagged administrator, user access, user roles

Understanding the dashboard settings

Posted on 13 June 201823 July 2024 by Digital Experience Team

The dashboard, also known as the admin panel or admin dashboard, is the control centre for your blog site. Use it to manage your site’s content, appearance, functionality, and overall settings.

Posted in Planning and setupTagged administrator, dashboard, functionality, menu, settings, tools, user roles

Posts and pages

Posted on 12 June 20189 July 2024 by Digital Experience Team

Learn the differences between posts and pages, and when to use them.

Posted in Content management and creationTagged functionality, pages, posts

Media Library

Posted on 12 June 20189 July 2024 by Digital Experience Team

All media content, such as images, video, audio and documents, that you upload to posts and pages will be listed in your media library.

Posted in Content management and creationTagged content elements, functionality, images, media library, menu

Using plugins

Posted on 6 June 20187 April 2025 by Digital Experience Team

Plugins are small applications that enhance the functionality of your WordPress site. They can add new features, like an events calendar, or tools to improve site functionality, such as search engine optimisation.

Posted in Analytics and pluginsTagged content elements, functionality, plugins, tools

User roles and permissions

Posted on 12 June 201815 July 2024 by Digital Experience Team

Blog administrators can change a user’s role within the site. Different roles permit a user to have certain responsibilities and levels of control.

Posted in Access and permissionsTagged functionality, pages, user roles

University of Bristol comment moderation house rules

Posted on 19 December 20189 July 2024 by Digital Experience Team

The house rules are adapted from the BBC’s House rules for comment moderation.

Posted in Comment moderationTagged moderate comments, posts

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