When you enable the Guestbook, your website visitors can sign in with a message to you and to your other visitors.

After a visitor signs your guestbook, the entry awaits your approval and will not be public until you approve it.  On the main Guestbook page, you can Approve and Disapprove entries, as well as delete them.


Where do I find it?

Find the Guestbook page by going to Features > Guestbook.



On this page:

Related pages:

Site Admins can perform all the actions listed.

Action

Description

Services

User Roles

View

Able to view Guestbook entries

Web Site Service

Guestbook Admin

Edit

Able to edit Guestbook entries

Web Site Service

Guestbook Admin

Approve

Able to approve Guestbook entries

Web Site Service

Guestbook Admin

Disapprove

Able to disapprove Guestbook entries

Web Site Service

Guestbook Admin

Delete

Able to delete Guestbook entries

Web Site Service

Guestbook Admin

Manage Settings

Able to manage Guestbook settings

Web Site Service

Guestbook Admin

The Guestbook captures the name, email address, and date of the entry. When you go to the Guestbook Entries page, you can read the entries by selecting them, and then you can approve, delete, or disapprove each entry separately or in bulk from the data table. 

Here is an explanation of the headings in the data table:

  • Name: The name of the poster
  • Email Address: The email address of the poster
  • Message: The text of the guestbook entry
  • Approved: The approval status of the guestbook entry

To approve, disapprove, or delete in bulk, check the entries on which to perform the action, then use the Actions drop-down menu to select the action.  You can also select the All checkbox.  A popup message will ask you if you are sure, and just click OK.

Guestbook settings

There are only two settings you can change for your Guestbook, whether to enable the feature and how many entries to display on each page.

If you disable the Guestbook, the visitors to your website will see nothing about it. If you enable it, the Guestbook will be added to your menu.  You can choose not to display it on your menu.

If you select the option in Services > My Settings, you can receive an alert when someone leaves an email message in your Guestbook.  Look for the option, Guestbook submissions


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