[support] Swapping down Drupal versions/Hiding RSS

[Victor Kane]

On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 2:33 AM, Bob Salsburg <bsisok at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 3:30 PM, Victor Kane <victorkane at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> The RSS link is actually a block (Syndicate) you can simply disable in
>> Administer > Site building > Blocks.
>>
>>
>> To remove the "submitted by" cruft, go to Administer > Site building >
>> Themes, and select the general configuration, and there you will see a
>> checkbox for each content type, you can deselect the submitted by to
>> appear or not on a content type by content type basis. Again, this is
>> in the general settings, not the settings for any one particular
>> theme.
>
> I'll be studying the switchout procedure on the 6.6 -> 5.12 server. Thanks
> for the reply.
>
> Sorry Victor; the Syndicate block is disable in the Global settings of 5.12.
> I think it was in the 6.6. installation too. That's what was so confusing.
> Here's the way it looks.
>

The block is probably disabled in Global settings, but enabled in the
settings for the theme you are using.

> A person with no Auth account browses the site. The RSS icon appears.
> Admin browses the site, logs in and RSS icon appears. If he clicks Read
> More, the page expands to full content and the icon is gone.
> Same for an Auth user.
>
> This is counter to the expected functionality. To me Disabled means
> Disabled. There must be some other configuration. The Aggregator is also
> off, by default if I am not mistaken.
>
> Recall too that I wanted the Submitted line removed. That worked once site
> was reloaded. Refresh didn't do it.
>
> I would also like to have the page expand to full content when opened. Users
> would not see the Read More link at all. I may need to do this on a page
> basis. Can't locate that setting at this time. Any wisdom on this issue?
>
> Bob
>
>
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