Adding and Deactivating a Guest Book in Website Builder v6
NOTE: This article is for Website Builder version 6. Your version displays at the top of the screen when you log in to your Website Builder account. Not using version 6? Search for Website Builder version 7 articles.
You can add a guest book in Website Builder version 6 that lets visitors leave comments on your website. You can set guest book entries to require approval or display immediately, and modify your guest book colors to compliment the look and feel of your website.
You can also deactivate your guest book, and replace it anytime.
NOTE: When you add a guest book to your website, it counts against the number of pages your Website Builder plan allows. For example, if your Website Builder plan includes 10 pages, when you add a guest book to your Website, you have 9 remaining pages to use when building your website.
To Add a Guest Book in Website Builder
- Log in to your Website Builder account.
- Click Add-Ons, and then select Guest Book.
- In the Email Address field, enter the email address you want to use to send comments and receive notifications.
- Click Setup Guest Book.
- To edit your guest book settings, click the the Guest Book preview, hover your mouse over the gear icon, and then select Edit Guest Book. From the Settings tab, edit the following information:
- Guest Book Name — Enter a name for your guest book to display online.
- Email Address — Enter an email address to receive notifications.
- Approval Types for New Comments — Select Manual to manually approve comments, Automatic to let visitors post comments without approval, and Send email notification when a new comment is added to receive email message when there are comments awaiting approval.
- Number of Entries Per Page — Enter the maximum number of comments to display online.
- Profanity Filter — Select Use profanity filter to activate the profanity filter, and then enter the profane words you want to filter or click Use Default List to enter a list of common profanity. In the Replace with field, enter a term to replace profanity, such as "****"
- Click Apply.
- From the Display tab, select colors for the design elements of your guest book.
- Click Apply, and then click OK.
- The guest book displays on your Web page.
To Deactivate a Guest Book in Website Builder
- Log in to your Website Builder account.
- Click Design Your Pages.
- From your Page menu, select the Guest Book page.
- Double-click the the Guest Book preview.
- Go to the Settings tab, and then select Deactivate Guest Book.
- Click OK. The guest book no longer displays on your Web page.
To see your changes online, you must publish your website.