Site Settings

  • PMB Settings edit

    • Staging site: Display a badge “Staging” on all pages and posts
    • Lock (staging) site, require login to access it: Checking this box will restrict access to the site to logged in users.
      • You can uncheck it to see the site without the black top bar when you are logged in
      • To give (temporary) access to someone who does not normally needs a user login, use the “guest” user.
    • Prevent editing the site: Checking this box will prevent editing the site for anyone else than an administrator. It is intended to be used when changes are being made in the Staging Site to prevent loosing edits done in the public site. It will:
      • Show a special message when login in
      • Hide all buttons in the top bar, except the user name and dropdown.
    • Show DRAFT blocks: Blocks with the option Draft checked will be shown if a user other than a Subscriber or Guest is logged in. The blocks will have a yellow banner “DRAFT”.
    • Show HIDDEN blocks: Blocks with the option Hide checked will be shown if an Administrator or Editor is logged in. The blocks will have a yellow banner “HIDDEN”.
    • Show “More Topics” link in Topics Modal”: enable or disable a link “More Topics” in the Topics modal menu

    Navigation bar

    Appears on most pages and posts. This menu is defined in WordPress > Appearance > Menus, select the menu “NavBar”.

    Footer menu

    Appears above the footer on most posts and pages. This menu is defined in WordPress > Appearance > Menus, select the menu “Footer menu”.

    Picture menu edit

    The picture menu appears as a slider on top of some pages as well as in a modal menu opened by clicking on the hamburger in the Navigation Bar (see above).

    IMPORTANT NOTE: To ensure that the links work when copying the site, e.g. from staging to production or vice-versa, 
    DO NOT USE relative links in the settings above, e.g.
    https:/contact/, not https://harvardhistory.org/contact/

    Topics