Discussion
The following settings allow you to control options concerning comments, email notifications, and avatars.
Default article settings
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Attempt to notify any blogs linked to from the article - If this option is checked, WordPress will send out a notification to a site or article you have linked to in your post if that site allows pingbacks.
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Allow link notifications from other blogs (pingbacks and trackbacks) on new articles - Select this option to allow WordPress to accept notifications from other sites that may reference your site or an article on your site. These notifications will appear in the comments section of your post.
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Allow people to post comments on new articles - Check this box to allow comments on your posts. This option can be overridden for individual articles.
Other comment settings
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Comment author must fill out name and email - Checking this option may reduce spam by forcing spammers to do extra work. Names and email addresses are not verified prior to the comment being submitted, however.
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Users must be registered and logged in to comment - Select to restrict commenting to logged in registered users.
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Automatically close comments on articles other than [X] days - Check this box and enter the number of days to automatically disallow comments on posts older than the set number of days.
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Enable threaded (nested) comments [X] levels deep - Check this box to enable threaded comments. Select the number of levels deep you will allow for nested comments. Some themes may not display threaded comments.
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Break comments into pages with [X] top level comments per page and the [last/first] page displayed by default. Comments should be displayed with the [older/newer] comments at the top of each page - Check this box to display comments in a paginated format with a specified number of comments on each page. Determine if pages will be ordered first to last, and whether the oldest or newest comments will be displayed first on each page.
Email me whenever
Controls when notifications are sent to either a post author or the site administrator whose email is used for admin purposes.
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Anyone posts a comment - Select so that every comment posted will generate an email to the author of that post.
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A comment is held for moderation - Select so that WordPress sends a notification if a comment is being held for moderation.
Before a comment appears
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Comment must be manually approved - Select to require that comments be approved by a moderator before they can be displayed.
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Comment author must have a previously approved comment - Select to ensure comments are only posted if the author's email matches the email of a previously approved comment. Otherwise, the comment must be approved by a moderator.
Comment Moderation
In this section, you can determine how many links a comment can contain before it is held for moderation. This is because spam comments often include links. Spammers rarely use more than two links now, so keeping this limit at the default of two is recommended.
You can also add spam words in the text box that filter comments when posted. If the comment's content, name, URL, email or IP contains a listed word, it will be held for moderation. This is largely unnecessary now, thanks to EWU's use of the anti-spam Akismet plugin.
Comment Blacklist
Similar to content moderation, you can list spam words so that if a comment contains the word in its content, name, URL or IP address, the comment will automatically be put in the trash.
Avatars
An avatar is an image that appears next to your name when you are logged in and comment on avatar enabled sites. With these settings, you can choose to enable avatars for people who comment on your site.
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Avatar Display - Check this box to enable avatars
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Maximum Rating - This setting controls the highest level or rating you allow to be displayed.
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Default Avatar - For users without an Avatar, you can set a default avatar for them. You can either display a generic logo or a generated avatar based on their email address.
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Media
Media settings control images and other media that are used in writing posts and pages.
Image sizes
Determine the maximum dimensions in pixels to use for thumbnails, medium sizes and large sizes when added an image to the Media Library. For thumbnails, it is recommended you check the "Crop thumbnail to exact dimensions" box.
Permalinks
Permalinks are the permanent URLs to your pages, blog posts, category archives and tag archives. Because a permalink is the web address used to link to your content, your URLs should never change. Otherwise, visitors may click on broken links and be directed to your 404 page. This settings page allows you to determine how your permalinks are generated for each post or page.
Common Settings
Check one of the radio buttons to select which permalink structure you want for your site. Which permalink structure you choose depends on context. Time-based sites such as blogs typically use date formats, while the posts format may be more suited to sites that mostly have static pages instead of posts.
Optional
You may enter custom bases, or prefixes, for your category and tag URLs. For example, if you specify /topics/ as your category base, your category URLs will look like https://yoursite.edu/topics/category-name/. If you do not specify a category or tag bases, the defaults will be used instead.
Saving Changes
Whenever you make changes to your settings, remember to save your changes by selecting the Save Changes button at the bottom of your settings pages.