Change Log - Vanilla Success
<main> <article class="userContent"> <p>Your <strong>Higher Logic Vanilla</strong> (<strong>Vanilla</strong>) community has a log that you can use to manage your community discussion posts.</p><p>The <strong>Change Log</strong> page lists all <em>discussion</em>, <em>comment</em>, and <em>idea</em> posts that were either <strong>edited</strong> or <strong>deleted</strong>. The options on the page make it easy to manage individual posts or several posts simultaneously.</p><p>📝 <strong>NOTE</strong>: Change Log is available and enabled in <em>all Vanilla communities</em>. No action is required.</p><h2 data-id="access-the-change-log">Access the Change Log</h2><p>To access the Change Log page:</p><ol><li>Access the Dashboard.</li><li>Navigate to <strong>Moderation > Content > Change Log</strong>.</li></ol><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/1EQXZEXHZB0O/nav.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/1EQXZEXHZB0O/nav.png" alt="NAV.png" height="451" width="897" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p>The Change Log page lists the edited and deleted posts.</p><h2 data-id="navigate-your-change-log-list">Navigate your Change Log List</h2><p>On the Change Log page, you can manage posts that have been either edited or deleted. The posts display in reverse-chronological order by <strong>most recent <em>edit</em> or <em>delete</em> action</strong>.</p><ul><li>The <strong>Updated By</strong> column displays the <em>action date</em> and the <em>name of the user</em> who took the action.</li><li><strong>Navigate</strong> through the list pages by clicking the navigation arrows in the upper right.</li></ul><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/I7ZFBZL1Q1RQ/change-log-page-arrow-nav.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/I7ZFBZL1Q1RQ/change-log-page-arrow-nav.png" alt="Change Log page-arrow nav.png" height="403" width="675" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <h2 data-id="restore-delete-posts">Restore & Delete Posts</h2><p>On the Change Log page, you can:</p><ul><li>restore deleted posts,</li><li>review what has been edited in posts, and</li><li>permanently delete posts.</li></ul><p>📝 <strong>NOTE</strong>: Posts can be edited by the author of the post and by users who have editing permissions.</p><p>📝 <strong>NOTE</strong>: Posts that are edited appear in the Change Log approximately 15 minutes after the edit was saved.</p><p>Use the two <strong>action buttons</strong> to manage the posts.</p><p>✔️ <strong>TIP</strong>: The buttons are <em>enabled by default</em>, but they perform the labeled action only after you've selected one or more posts.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/5NCVGZVHLR7N/change-log-page-actions.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/5NCVGZVHLR7N/change-log-page-actions.png" alt="Change Log page-actions.png" height="403" width="675" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <h3 data-id="restore-posts">Restore posts</h3><p>Posts that are restored are returned to their original location in the discussion; they no longer display in the Change Log.</p><ol><li>Select one or more posts (refer to <em>Select & Multi-select Posts</em>, below).</li><li>Click <strong>Restore</strong>.</li><li>Click <strong>Yes, continue</strong> to confirm the action.</li></ol><h3 data-id="delete-posts">Delete posts</h3><p>Deleting posts is a good way to keep your community discussions free of irrelevant and/or offensive content.</p><p>🛑 <strong>WARNING</strong>: The <strong>Delete Forever</strong> option permanently removes the post from the community, including the Change Log. <strong>This action is irreversible.</strong></p><ol><li>Select one or more posts (refer to <em>Select & Multi-select Posts</em>, below).</li><li>Click <strong>Delete Forever</strong>.</li><li>Click <strong>Yes, continue</strong> to confirm the action.</li></ol><h2 data-id="select-multi-select-posts">Select & Multi-select Posts</h2><p>On the Change Log page, you can manage:</p><ul><li><strong>one post</strong> by checking its checkbox or</li><li><strong>several posts</strong> simultaneously by using one of the methods described below.</li></ul><h3 data-id="using-multi-select">Using multi-select</h3><p>There are two methods for selecting multiple posts:</p><ul><li><strong>Select all</strong> - Click the checkbox in the <strong>header row</strong> to select all posts <em>on the current list page only</em>.</li></ul><p>📝 <strong>NOTE</strong>: This does <strong>not</strong> select all posts in the Change Log (i.e., those on subsequent pages are <strong>not</strong> included).</p><ul><li><strong>Select multiple</strong> - Click several (either consecutive or non-consecutive) checkboxes to select multiple posts on the current list page.</li></ul><p>📝 <strong>NOTE</strong>: You must click an action button <strong>while on the page</strong>. If you navigate to another Change Log page, any selected checkboxes on the current page will be <em>automatically deselected</em>.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/W5UFATPN5H64/change-log-page-checkboxes.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/W5UFATPN5H64/change-log-page-checkboxes.png" alt="Change Log page-checkboxes.png" height="488" width="690" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p>📝 <strong>NOTE</strong>: The traditional "Ctrl+" and "Shift+" operations for multi-select are not supported on this page.</p> </article> </main>