Restrict commenting in Wordpress
April 23, 2008 | 2 Comments
Recently, I received a request from a reader about limiting commenting on her multi-author WordPress blog. Specifically, she wanted to enable commenting for her authors, but prevent the general public from leaving comments. Here’s how we accomplished that.
The idea is to give registered users permission to leave a comment, but limit who is able to become a registered user. The first step is to create user accounts for your authors manually.
- Login to your WordPress control panel.
- Click “Users”
- Create an account for each author
- In the drop-down menu labeled “Role”, select “Author”.
Once you’ve done this for each author, it’s time for step two.
- In your control panel, click “Settings.”
- Under “General Settings” you’ll see “Membership.” DE-select “Anyone can register” and select “Users must be registered and logged in to comment.”
Don’t forget to save your changes at the bottom of the screen! Now, the authors you created earlier can comment on any post, and everyone else can read comments only.
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My presentation at the Arts Foundation
April 22, 2008 | 1 Comment
Last week, I gave a presentation at The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod entitled “Blogging for Artists.” I was invited to participate in their eight-week series of classes entitled “What’s Your Story?” The place was standing room only when I arrived, and all of the artists had great questions and interaction. The program was well received.
If you’d like to have me speak to your organization or group about he benefits of blogging as a marketing tool, please contact me. I’ll be happy to talk with you about what I have to offer.
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