Posted 4 months ago #
I'm a network admin for our multisite WordPress installation at a college.
Each semester, I create a couple blogs that tied to courses.
At the end of the semester, I'd like to remove these course blogs.
Under Network Admin > Sites > All Sites, hovering over the site link will display a menu of links. One of the settings is "archive."
What exactly does activating the "archive" setting do? What does it mean from a blog user's perspective?
TIA.
Posted 4 months ago #
This option will let you lock the visibility of that particular site, so that it only be visible to the super admin.
Posted 4 months ago #
Ah yes... I see that now.
Have I explained the difference between "archive" and "deactivate" correctly? (See below)
Archive: Only network/super admins can archive a blog. It is essentially a way to suspend a blog. All data remains intact and the blog can be unarchived. Upon navigating to the blog, users will encounter a message "This site has been archived or suspended."
Deactivate: Only network/super admins can deactivate a blog. This is a means to take down a blog. All data remains intact and the blog can be re-activated. Upon navigating to the blog, users will encounter a message "This user has elected to delete their account and the content is no longer available." (Is the message accurate? When a blog admin chooses Tools > Delete Site, does it just deactivate the account or does it actually destroy the blog? Judging from the wordpress message above, I'd assume a blog admin's "delete site" request would just deactivate the blog, not destroy it.)
Can anyone add to this or do a better job explaining the differences? Did I miss anything?
Posted 4 months ago #
You can test these kinda settings by setting up a DEMO site. See, you have explained better than me. :)
Posted 4 months ago #
Well, I have gone down the demo route already.
The problem blindly selecting options and investigating what happens means I can miss a whole lot. If I know what an option is supposed to do, I can then test to ensure it behaves as expected. If I don't know the criteria to test against, it becomes less testing and more a process of discovery.
For example: On a demo site, I activated the "archive" setting. Then, when I visited the blog (still logged in as super admin), I saw a fully functioning blog. I didn't know I had to log-off to see a difference. Hence, not testing and more a process of discovery.
You (wptesting) gave me a criterion to test. You told me an archived the site is no longer visible to non-super admins. I tested to ensure that was accurate (and it was).
Thanks for the suggestion.
Does anyone know if documentation exists for these options?
Posted 4 months ago #
In my opinion, run a search (Google/WP Forum) first
if results found > run a test > if u need farther clarification OR if there is no specific result, You can post it here :)
I believe NO, there is no specific Codex available for these options.
There's no real difference between them.
It sucks.
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