Flexible control: Disable AnQiCMS specific features cleverly without interrupting the service

As a senior website operations expert, I am well aware that in daily work, we often need to make fine-tuned adjustments to the website functions, sometimes to test new modules, sometimes to temporarily take down some services that are no longer in use, or to carry out maintenance and upgrades without affecting the core business.How to temporarily disable some functions without completely stopping AnQiCMS?This issue is exactly the challenge that many operators often face.

AnQiCMS as an enterprise-level content management system developed based on the Go language, with its high efficiency, customizable and easy to expand features, provides us with flexible operating space.Its modular design concept allows us to cleverly implement the 'temporary disable' of functions without touching the underlying system architecture, and without bringing the entire website to a standstill.

Firstly, we need to understand the hierarchy of 'disable'.It can be both at the background management level, controlled by switches to turn on or off certain features; or at the front-end display level, by modifying template code to hide or remove the entry or content of specific features; further, it may involve some adjustments at the configuration file level.Under the premise of pursuing "not completely stopping", our goal is to choose the scheme with the least impact, simplest operation, and strongest reversibility.

1. Make good use of the background management interface for 'soft' disable

The backend management interface of AnQiCMS integrates many ready-to-use features, many of which provide configuration options, allowing us to perform fine-grained control.This is the preferred method of temporarily disabling the feature, as it is the safest, most intuitive, and easiest to recover.

For example, if you need to temporarily disable someSEO optimization functionCan log in to the background, navigate to the "Function Management" menu.Here, functions such as "static rulesYou can temporarily switch the pseudo-static rule back to the default mode, pause link push, or remove unnecessary 301 redirect configuration.These operations only affect the behavior of the corresponding functions and will not affect the normal access and content display of the website.

Forfeatures related to user interaction or content outputAnQiCMS also provides convenience.For example, 'Website Message Management' and 'Content Comment Management' usually have global enable/disable options, or you can adjust their configurations to make them invisible on the frontend or not receive new data.If you do not want to display the 'friend links' on your website at a certain stage, you can also take them offline or hide them in the 'friend links management' section on the backend.These operations mainly control the reception of data or the display on the front end, which does not affect the availability of the core content.

In addition, under the "Background SettingsTemporarily remove a navigation item, such as the "Contact Us" or "About Us" entry, can effectively hide the access path to related single pages or categories, which is very practical for hiding before content adjustment or page redesign.Similarly, the "Content Settings" feature of "Anti-crawling and Watermark Management" also allows you to temporarily turn off or adjust it according to your needs to cope with different operational strategies.

Through these backend configurations, you can effectively disable specific functions of AnQiCMS without modifying any code, and you can restore them at any time.

二、Adjust template code to implement front-end "hide"

When there is no direct switch on the backend to disable a feature, or you need to have more precise control over the display of a feature, modifying the template code is a second very effective strategy.The core of this method lies in controlling what users see on the frontend, even though the backend functionality is still running, users cannot perceive or use it.

AnQiCMS's template system uses syntax similar to Django template engine, files are usually stored in/templateThe directory. By editing these.htmltemplate files, we can control the generation and display of page content.

For example, if you want to temporarily remove a "contact information" module from the page, but there is no direct switch on the back-end, you can find the template file containing{% contact ... %}the template file for tags (usuallypartial/footer.htmlorpartial/header.html），directly related to{% contact ... %}the tag and its external HTML structurecommented outordeleted. For example:

{# 临时禁用联系电话展示模块
<li>
    <span>联系电话</span>
    <span>{% contact with name="Cellphone" %}</span>
</li>
#}

the same principle applies to other tags (such as{% navList %}/{% archiveList %}/{% pageList %}The function module called by . For example, if you do not want to display the list of "Latest Articles" in some sidebar, find the corresponding{% archiveList ... %}tags and comment them out.

When modifying templates, there are several points to note:

  1. Backups are the golden ruleEnglish: Make sure to create a backup copy of the template file before making any modifications. This ensures that you can quickly rollback in case of any unexpected situations.
  2. English: Understand the template structureEnglish: Familiarize yourselfdesign-director.mdEnglish description of the template directory and file organization pattern,design-tag.md listed in various template tags, which helps you quickly locate the code sections that need to be modified.
  3. Scope of impactTemplate modification mainly affects the front-end display.If the disabled feature needs to interact with the backend for data exchange (such as message submission, comment posting), simply hiding the frontend interface may not prevent the behavior of directly submitting data to the API interface.In this case, it is usually necessary to combine backend configuration (if provided) to completely shut down backend processing.

By this means, you can flexibly control the visibility of various parts of the website to achieve the purpose of 'temporary hiding' without touching the core program code of AnQiCMS, which maximizes the stability of service operation.

English summary and prospects

It is not difficult to temporarily disable some functions without completely stopping AnQiCMS.We first recommend using the "soft" disable options provided by the background management interface, as this is the most secure and convenient.If there is no direct control option in the background, editing the front-end template code and hiding or removing the display of functional modules through comments or removing tags can be effectively achieved.These methods have achieved the operational objectives with the minimum risk.For disabling deeper-level features, if the official documentation of AnQiCMS does not explicitly state it, it is recommended to avoid directly modifying the configuration file or database to prevent unforeseeable risks.

AnQiCMS's modular and template-driven features give operators great flexibility.Through mastering these skills, you will be able to deal with various challenges in website operation more freely, ensuring that the website can quickly respond to business adjustments and market changes while continuously running.

Common Questions (FAQ)

Q1：If I disable a certain front-end feature (such as comments section), but the user submits a comment by directly accessing the API interface, how will AnQiCMS handle it?

A1:If the comments section is only hidden on the front end by modifying the template code, and the comment feature of the AnQiCMS backend is not turned off, then if the user can directly find the API interface for comment submission and send a request, the backend will usually still receive and process these comments.To completely disable the comment feature, in addition to hiding the front-end interface, you also need to check if there is a corresponding global shutdown option under 'Function Management' in the AnQiCMS backend 'Content Comment Management'.Many CMS provide a 'switch' for these features in the backend to enable synchronization of disablement between the frontend and backend.

Q2：Temporarily disabling or hiding certain features, will it have a negative impact on the website's SEO?

A2：It depends on the type of features you disable and the way you disable them.

  • Positive impact:If you disable low-quality, duplicate, or poor user experience features (such as spam comments, too much irrelevant content), it may actually improve the quality of the website and be beneficial for SEO.
  • Negative impact:If you disable features crucial for SEO, such as pseudo-static rules, 301 redirects, keyword library management, Sitemap generation, or remove a large amount of high-quality content and navigation links, it is likely to have a negative impact on search engine crawling, indexing, and ranking.Only hides the front-end content, but the content still exists in the HTML, and search engines may still crawl it.If you completely remove this content, you need to carefully evaluate its impact on the overall information architecture and weight of the website.Before making any adjustments to SEO-related functions, please ensure comprehensive risk assessment and data backup.

Q3: Can I directly modify the Go language source code of AnQiCMS to disable features? What are the risks?

A3:Although AnQiCMS is open source, theoretically you can modify the Go language source code to disable