Site update: Now all web ambassadors can see all unpublished items

Good news for the new year! Webmaster extraordinaire Eric and web developer extraordinaire Ryan have put in place a new module that lets us do something we鈥檝e never done before.

Now, all web ambassadors鈥攚hen logged in to their sites鈥攃an view all unpublished pages, regardless of who authored it.

How to view all unpublished pages

  1. Log in to your site and click on 鈥淐ontent鈥 in the black admin toolbar at the top. You should see a full list of all content that鈥檚 on your site, with the most recently edited items at the top.
  2. Find the area on the page that says 鈥淪HOW ONLY ITEMS WHERE.鈥 how to unpublish a pageClick the drop-down menu by 鈥渟tatus鈥 and click on 鈥渘ot published鈥
  3. Click on the 鈥淔ilter鈥 button.

The screen should refresh and show you all of the unpublished items, sorted by most recently edited.

When to unpublish

You should not unpublish main pages (like your home page or any of your main menu items) if you need to make updates. Instead, write your revised content in a word document and then copy and paste it into the live site.

Instead, this is a tool to use when a page is no longer relevant or you鈥檙e collaborating on the content with fellow web ambassadors without showing your incomplete work to the public. There's never a need to delete pages鈥攋ust unpublish!

Also remember to work with your site鈥檚 other web ambassadors so nothing gets published before it鈥檚 ready (or re-published if the page has been been taken out of commission).

For many of us, this has been a pain point for a while, and we鈥檙e so glad that it鈥檚 finally resolved.

As always, if you have any questions or need a hand, we鈥檙e here to help. Email me at webcontent@louisiana.edu for any of your web content needs!

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