You can turn comments on or off for articles, events, and wikis to promote or deter conversation around the content. For instance, it may be preferable to turn commenting off for evergreen content, such as policies stored in wikis.
Considerations
- Turning comments back on: Existing comments are retained when comments are turned off. When turned back on, the comments will be restored, and you can add more comments.
Who can do this?
- Workplace administrators
- Site administrators
- Creators
Turn comments off when creating content
When creating new content, comments are automatically turned on. To turn comments off:
- In the Top Bar, select + Create, followed by Article, Event, or Wiki.
- In the Content settings side panel, select
Reactions and Comments to expand the setting.
- Toggle Disable Comments to prevent users from commenting on the content.
- Fill in the content fields and adjust the content settings as necessary.
- For articles and wikis, the following fields and settings are required: Title, Body, and Publish to feeds. See Create or edit an article or Create or edit a wiki.
- For events, the following fields are required: Title, Publish to Calendars, and Description. See Create or edit an event.
- Select Publish Now to publish immediately. Alternatively, select the
dropdown menu to select Schedule Publish to publish the change in the future, or Save as Draft to continue editing later.
Turn comments on or off for published content
To turn comments on or off for published content:
- When browsing in the digital workplace, navigate to the article, event, or wiki. Alternatively, use the Top Bar's search box to find the content.
- When viewing the article, event, or wiki, select
Menu, followed by Edit content.
- In the Content settings side panel, select
- Toggle Disable Comments to allow or prevent users from commenting on the content.
- Select Publish Now to publish immediately.