{"id":510,"date":"2022-08-05T14:40:17","date_gmt":"2022-08-05T14:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/hc\/uncategorized\/archiving-a-discussion\/"},"modified":"2024-07-03T14:51:40","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T14:51:40","password":"","slug":"archiving-a-discussion","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/en\/hc\/archiving-a-discussion\/","title":{"rendered":"Archiving a Discussion"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h_01EZP4KA5227R20B5N842N1C9R\">About Archiving Discussions<\/h3><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>When you archive a discussion, it is frozen and hidden from default sections of My Kialo. Users who have been invited to the discussion can still access it; however no changes can be made.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You should archive discussions when they are no longer likely to be useful, such as after a module or topic has been completed.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Archived discussions can be unarchived or <a href=\"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/hc\/permanently-deleting-a-discussion\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"515\" referrerpolicy=\"unsafe-url\">deleted permanently<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you want to stop students from contributing to or changing a discussion but it is likely to remain helpful, consider <a href=\"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/en\/hc\/starting-and-stopping-discussions\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"514\" referrerpolicy=\"unsafe-url\">Stopping the Discussion<\/a> rather than archiving.<\/li>\n<\/ul><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h_01F3M85M22Z1TB66PMT5EE81QE\">Archiving a Discussion<\/h3><section class=\"kialo-callout note\">\n    <div class=\"callout-icon-wrapper\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/wp-content\/themes\/wp-helpcenter-theme\/assets\/icons\/book.svg\" alt=\"note\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" class=\"callout-icon\">\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"callout-content\">\n        <em>Note:<\/em>\n\t\t<p>To archive a discussion, you must have <a href=\"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/hc\/participant-roles-and-permissions\/\" referrerpolicy=\"unsafe-url\">Admin permissions<\/a> or higher.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section><p>To archive a discussion:&nbsp;<\/p><ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click the <strong>&equiv;<\/strong> <strong>Discussion Menu<\/strong> icon in the top-left of a discussion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>Settings<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scroll down to the <strong>&lsquo;Discussion Actions&rsquo;<\/strong> section.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>Archive Discussion<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Ok<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h_01F3M85S64D1PPVGMC46ZFDJE0\">Unarchiving a Discussion<\/h3><section class=\"kialo-callout note\">\n    <div class=\"callout-icon-wrapper\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/wp-content\/themes\/wp-helpcenter-theme\/assets\/icons\/book.svg\" alt=\"note\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" class=\"callout-icon\">\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"callout-content\">\n        <em>Note:<\/em>\n\t\t<p>To unarchive a discussion, you must have <a href=\"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/hc\/participant-roles-and-permissions\/\" referrerpolicy=\"unsafe-url\">Admin permissions<\/a> or higher.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section><p>To unarchive a discussion:<\/p><ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click the <strong>&equiv;<\/strong> <strong>Discussion Menu<\/strong> in the top-left of a discussion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>Settings<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scroll down to the <strong>&lsquo;Discussion Actions&rsquo;<\/strong> section.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>Unarchive Discussion<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Ok<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Archiving DiscussionsArchiving a DiscussionTo archive a discussion:&nbsp;Unarchiving a DiscussionTo unarchive a 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