Account

Moderate New Comments

====Purpose====
Moderate any new comments made on your blog site to blog entries.

====Locations Used====
Administration

====Moderate New Comments====
'''''Please Note: You must be an administrator to complete these functions.'''''

On the BlogSuite home page, click on '''Moderate New Comments''' in the box to the right labeled "Administration Section".  This will bring up the Moderated Comment List page.  This page shows all the new comment entries that have ben made to your blog site.  These comments are waiting for approval.

[imageauto|Moderated Comment List page|{UP}moderated%20comment%20page.gif]

Through the Site Settings link in the"Administration Section" box, there is a checkbox labeled '''Moderate Comments'''.  If this box is checked, then any new comments that are posted to your blog site wil be seen on this page.  It will remain on this page until you have reviewed it and explicitly approve or reject the posting.

===Approve or Reject a Comment===
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a. Review the text for a comment.

b. '''To approve the posted comment:''' Click on the green circled checkmark icon.  The entry will be posted publicly so it can be viewed by anyone that accesses your blog site.  The comment will also be removed from the Moderated Comments List.

c. '''To reject the posted comment:''' Click on the red circled "x" icon.  The entry will be deleted from your blog site.  It will also be removed from the Moderated Comments List.  '''NOTE: No confirmation window will appear before deleting the comment, so be careful selecting this icon.'''
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===Edit a Comment===
[imageauto|Edit a comment|{UP}moderated%20comment%20-%20edit.gif]

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a. On the Moderated Comments List page, click on the pencil icon for the comment you wish to edit.  Change the text for the comment in the edit box.

b. Click on the '''Save''' icon to save your changes to the comment.  Click on the '''Cancel''' icon to discard your changes to the comment.

c. If saved, you will see the modified text of the comment on the Moderated Comment List. 
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Moderate New Comments
