Illinois Compass 2g, Editing and Managing a Blog

This page contains information about editing the basic properties of a Blog topic in Illinois Compass 2g.

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Instructors can edit basic properties of a Blog topic, including the name, instructions, availability, and some settings. Once a Blog topic is designated for individuals or the course, it cannot be changed to the other. Instructors can edit any user's Blog entries and can delete Blog topics.

How to edit a Blog

  1. Ensure Edit Mode is ON.
  2. On the Blogs listing page, click a Blog's Action Link to access the contextual menu.
  3. Select Edit .
  4. On the Edit Blog page, make changes.
  5. Click Submit.

How to delete a Blog

  1. Ensure Edit Mode is ON.
  2. On the Blogs listing page, click a Blog's Action Link to access the contextual menu.
  3. Select Delete.
  4. Click OK in the confirmation window. All entries and comments are deleted.

Note: When a graded Blog is selected for deletion, a Delete Confirmation page appears. Select the appropriate check box or boxes to delete the Blog or the Blog and the Grade Center column.

How to change the availability of a Blog

  1. Ensure Edit Mode is ON.
  2. On the Blogs listing page, select the check box next to the appropriate Blog.
  3. Point to Availability on the Action Bar to access the drop-down list.
  4. Select Make Available or Make Unavailable.

Troubleshooting Blog management


If...                                                           Then...

a Blog is deleted while users are posting the Blog and all comments are deleted.
a Blog is made unavailable while users are posting the Blog remains visible to the Instructor in Edit Mode, but does not appear to users.
the Allow Users to Edit and Delete Entries setting is changed entries remain, but users cannot edit them.
the Allow Users to Delete Comments setting is changed comments remain and users cannot delete them.
the Blog is set to be graded the setting cannot be changed. The Blog needs to be deleted and the Grade Center column must be deleted from the Grade Center to remove it. The Grade Center column for the Blog can also not be included in Grade Center calculations, if the Blog entries are needed, but will not be graded.