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Nathan Graham started the topic How do I make a page, post, or site private? in the forum Commons Support 10 years, 1 month ago
There are several privacy levels on the Commons.
To make the whole site private:
1. In the dashboard to the site, click on “Settings”
2. Then click on “Reading”
3. Under “Site Visibility” select the desired privacy level
To make a single post or page private:
1. Click on “Posts” or “Pages” in your dashboard.
2. Hover over the page or post…[Read more]
Nathan Graham started the topic How do I add users to my site? in the forum Commons Support 10 years, 1 month ago
To collaborate on a group project or class website, you can create a new blog and add additional users to the blog/website. Here is a tutorial on how to add new users. All members of the Marymount University community have an Marymount Commons account, so you can use the first directions for ‘Add User From Community’. You will need to use thei…[Read more]
Nathan Graham started the topic How do I create a new site? in the forum Commons Support 10 years, 1 month ago
To create a new website:
Login to your user account On the Commons homepage, click on “Blogs” Select “Create a Site” Enter the site name and title, and select your privacy level. Congratulations, you now have a new site!
Now that you have more then one site, to change which site you are working on while in the admin panel, go to “My…[Read more]
Nathan Graham started the topic How do I create a website instead of a blog? in the forum Commons Support 10 years, 1 month ago
Blogging puts the emphasis on content that changes regularly. If you would like your site to look more like a website, you may want to have a static homepage. Here are instructions from WordPress support on how to make your homepage show a static pages instead of the latests posts.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/front-page/
Nathan Graham started the topic How do I turn off comments? in the forum Commons Support 10 years, 1 month ago
If you want your site to look more like a website then a blog, you may want to turn off the ability for viewers to comment.
Login into the admin dashboard of your site Select ‘Screen Options’ in the upper right corner. From the list of choices that appears, add a check mark next to ‘Discussion’ Click on ‘Screen Options’ again to collapse th…[Read more]
Nathan Graham created the group Commons Support 10 years, 1 month ago