You can make changes to blog configuration that impact blogs everywhere in the community. These system-wide settings are common to other blogging software.
Be sure to see Managing Blogs for an overview of blog configuration.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Blogs | Enable or disable blogs. Disabling blogs will remove blog-related elements in the user interface. People will no longer be able to create or view blogs and their posts. |
| Comments | Enable or disable blog post comments. Disabling comments will cause comments not to be visible to community users. It will also remove the ability to add comments to blogs. |
| Ping Updates | Enable or disable ping updates. |
| Ping Service URI Override | Enable or disable ability for users to customize the list of ping service URIs. When this is enabled, the blog management page for a blog provides a way for a blog's author or administrator to specify ping service URIs. |
| Default Ping Service URIs | The default list of ping service URIs. These are the URIs that will be pinged by default. If you enable URI override, the a blog's management page will still provide the option to use the defaults. |
| Akismet | Enable or disable Akismet service for filtering spam in comments. Enabling Akismet displays a place where you can enter your Akismet API key. |