{"id":219,"date":"2011-10-12T11:12:51","date_gmt":"2011-10-12T15:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/getstarted\/?p=219"},"modified":"2011-11-11T09:10:08","modified_gmt":"2011-11-11T14:10:08","slug":"discussion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/getstarted\/discussion-219\/","title":{"rendered":"Discussion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Turning on Comments<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/getstarted\/files\/2011\/10\/comments.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-233\" style=\"float: right;margin: 5px 5px 5px 5px\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/getstarted\/files\/2011\/10\/comments-300x182.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/getstarted\/files\/2011\/10\/comments-300x182.png 300w, http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/getstarted\/files\/2011\/10\/comments-1024x621.png 1024w, http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/getstarted\/files\/2011\/10\/comments-1x1.png 1w, http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/getstarted\/files\/2011\/10\/comments-400x242.png 400w, http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/getstarted\/files\/2011\/10\/comments.png 1086w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Click on Settings in the left hand menu and then select Discussion<\/li>\n<li>Under Default article settings, check the box for &#8220;Allow people to post comments on new articles&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Configure the rest of the comment options how you want, and then hit Save Changes<\/li>\n<li>The preceding steps only affect new posts, so in order to allow comments on old posts, you will have to open each post up individually<\/li>\n<li>In the upper righthand corner of the Edit Post screen, click on Screen Options and check Discussion<\/li>\n<li>Check Allow comments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Spam Prevention<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Activate the Math Comment Spam Protection Plugin (See the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/getstarted\/plugins-and-widgets-107\/\">Plugins and Widgets<\/a>\u00a0page for instructions on installing plugins)<\/li>\n<li>Now non-authenticated users must answer a simple math question (2+2=4) to prove they are human while leaving comments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Creating a Forum for your site (Note: \u00a0we are still testing this plugin and it is not yet installed)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/getstarted\/files\/2011\/10\/simplepress.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-227\" style=\"float: right;margin: 5px 5px 5px 5px\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/getstarted\/files\/2011\/10\/simplepress-300x152.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"152\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/getstarted\/files\/2011\/10\/simplepress-300x152.png 300w, http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/getstarted\/files\/2011\/10\/simplepress-1024x520.png 1024w, http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/getstarted\/files\/2011\/10\/simplepress-1x1.png 1w, http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/getstarted\/files\/2011\/10\/simplepress-400x203.png 400w, http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/getstarted\/files\/2011\/10\/simplepress.png 1089w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Activate Simple:Press Plugin (See the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/getstarted\/plugins-and-widgets-107\/\">Plugins and Widgets<\/a>\u00a0page for instructions on installing plugins)<\/li>\n<li>Click on Forum in the left hand menu and then select Perform installation<\/li>\n<li>After installation, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on Go to Forum Admin<\/li>\n<li>Click on Forums in the plugin and Create New Group<\/li>\n<li>Click on Forums in the plugin and Create New Forum<\/li>\n<li>There are many different settings and options, but at this point, your forum is ready for use<\/li>\n<li>Visit your site and click on the forum link in the menu<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Turning on Comments Click on Settings in the left hand menu and then select Discussion Under Default article settings, check the box for &#8220;Allow people to post comments on new articles&#8221; 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