LiveJournal Admin Console Commands [unofficial]

Last updated: 7/27/2007

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Introduction

This page documents certain commands for the LiveJournal Admin Console. It exists because the current reference doesn't include user properties. Until LiveJournal gets around to updating their documentation, maybe someone will find this list useful.

User Properties

• Disable aggregate data collection (Hitbox)
  Command: set opt_exclude_stats 1
  Explanation: Opts you out of LiveJournal's solution for learning about how users and visitors actually use the site.
  More info: lj_biz: HitBox on LiveJournal (6/1/06)
• Opt out of "latest" stats pages
  Command: set latest_optout [ yes | no ]
  Example: set latest_optout yes
  Explanation: Toggles whether or not your public posts and images are mentioned in the following stats pages: latest.bml [human-readable web page], latest-rss.bml [machine-readable RSS feed], and latest-img.bml [machine-readable XML file].
  See also: lj_nifty: Hiding public posts/images from latest.bml feeds (8/10/04)
• Disable "Quick Reply" feature
  Command: set disable_quickreply 1
  
• Configure journal syndication
  Command: set synlevel [ full | summary | title ]
  Example: set synlevel title
  Explanation: Controls how your journal is syndicated. Your journal's RSS and Atom feeds will contain a list of your recent posts. Setting this to "full" will cause the feeds to include the full contents of each post; "summary" includes only the first paragraph of each post; "title" includes only the subject line of each post.
  
• Disable your @livejournal.com email alias
  Command: set no_mail_alias 1
  Explanation: If your "username@livejournal.com" email address is receiving spam, or you just don't want it, this command will turn it off. This does not affect delivery of comment notifications or other emails sent by LiveJournal's servers.
• Disable <lj-cut> tags in "Recent Entries" view
  Command: set opt_ljcut_disable_lastn 1
  Explanation: Journal entries on any "Recent Entries" page will be displayed in their entirety, and any <lj-cut> tags will be ignored.
• Disable <lj-cut> tags in "Friends" view
  Command: set opt_ljcut_disable_friends 1
  Explanation: Journal entries on any "Friends" page will be displayed in their entirety, and any <lj-cut> tags will be ignored.
• Disable the "nudge" feature
  Command: set disable_nudge 1
  Explanation: "Nudge" can be used on a mutual friend. It causes LiveJournal's server to send an automated email to the person, politely reminding them to post in their journal. If you find this annoying, you can use this command to disable it.
  More info: LJ FAQ Question #258

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Other Commands

• Set minimum security level for new journal posts
  Command: set newpost_minsecurity [ friends | private | public ]
  Example: set newpost_minsecurity private
  Explanation: This sets the minimum security level of posts that are written using LiveJournal's web interface.
  More info: LJ FAQ Question #120
  
• Set minimum security level for new community posts
  Command: set for [ communityname ] newpost_minsecurity [ friends | public ]
  Example: set for conspiracy_buffs newpost_minsecurity friends
  Explanation: Same as above, but for communities.
  More info: LJ FAQ Question #234
  
• Set permission levels for tagging
  Command: tag_permissions [ add permission level ] [ control permission level ]
  Example: tag_permissions friends private
  Explanation: Determines how much control other users have over setting tags for your journal posts.
  More info: LJ FAQ Question #229
• Banning users from commenting in your journal
  Commands:
  
  ban_set [username]
  ban_unset [username]
  ban_list
  
  Explanation: When you need a little extra drama in your life...
  More info: LJ FAQ Question #20

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