Comments on: Adding users to your blog (or removing them)

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 06:10:05 +0000

This is a very useful feature but I always add users don’t remove them because I love my readers and visitors.

Paul

By: Michael Pick

Michael Pick — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 07:01:08 +0000

Most commonly when I’ve seen this in the past, it’s been through not using the email attached to the person’s WordPress.com account. It’s worth checking their profiles to see if the email is different. If the problem persists, I’d recommend getting in touch with WordPress.com support.

By: Michael Pick

Michael Pick — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 06:02:46 +0000

If I want to have multiple authors on one blog, each author must use an email address and create a wordpress.com account. They do not have to create a blog, but just an account?

That's right.

What If I just want to have different author names while I am blogging on multiple blogs with my single wordpress account with a single email address?

We don't currently support this feature. The nearest way would be to use different email addresses (such as multiple gmail/ymail/hotmail accounts) and to then invite each email account to your blog or blogs, assigning them a different username. For more information on adding users, see our related support doc. In the example video here you'll see that I've used the method above to add multiple identities to the same blog.

By: politologist

politologist — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 22:27:56 +0000

Let me get this straight:

If I want to have multiple authors on one blog, each author must use an email address and create a wordpress.com account. They do not have to create a blog, but just an account?

I have been trying to follow the steps on the help videos, but nothing is advancing.

What If I just want to have different author names while I am blogging on multiple blogs with my single wordpress account with a single email address?
Why? Each blog has a different theme and name, so I thought I would invent a different author name for each blog. Thus far, I have not found this capability.

By: Selena

Selena — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 14:55:03 +0000

Hi!- I’ve tried to add an administrative user and the response is that this person does not belong to the community, although they do have their own wordpress blog. I tried it with another friend, different blog, and we got the same reply. Is there a special trick?

By: Ryan Markel

Ryan Markel — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:03:05 +0000

Other admins will not be able to remove you as the owner of the blog, but they *will* be able to delete the blog itself, which is a permanent thing. They can also change a whole bunch of other site settings without your approval.

We recommend you not have more than one administrator for a blog unless you absolutely trust that person and they must have access to site configuration. For the vast majority of needs, the Editor role is best suited to a co-blogger.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:28:45 +0000

Questions: If I add someone as an administrator to my blog, do I still retain “ownership” of my blog?
(1) Will that person be able to delete me as a user (admin or otherwise)?
(2) Will I be able to remove that person as an user/admin?

By: whiterhino

whiterhino — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 15:13:56 +0000

Thanks for this tutorial – short & sweet, and above all informative.

By: Ryan Markel

Ryan Markel — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:13:59 +0000

If you have a blog that is marked as “private,” you can add users to it through the Privacy Settings in your Dashboard. You can read more about that here: http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/privacy-settings/

By: Susan

Susan — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 06:26:20 +0000

I would like to allow someone to view my blog and make comments using the comment options on each page, but I don’t know that I want them contributing posts or editing my posts.

Is there an option for allowing someone to see only the surface and not have access to the dashboard at all?

Many thanks,
Susan

By: Ryan Markel

Ryan Markel — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 19:42:32 +0000

To help you, there are some additional step-by-step instructions here that can help guide you through the process of adding users to your blog. Give those a shot and see how it works for you. If you're still having trouble adding users to your WordPress.com blog, and you've followed those steps, then please send a message to Support and tell them what you were trying to do, how you did it step-by-step, and what happened, and they'll be happy to help you further.

By: boiieuan

boiieuan — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 08:06:59 +0000

Right this video helped me on what i knew i just cant invite someone i try to but then i fill out all there is to do(so my name last name and stuff)it just says complite the from when i have help please

By: dhooks

dhooks — Wed, 27 May 2009 21:19:15 +0000

Hi Michael, can you reply to gazzasonline question. I’m having the same issue. I just want people to post on my blog, not join. They don’t want to join, just post.
Is it possible?

Thank you,
De Mar

By: Yoav

Yoav — Sun, 03 May 2009 11:40:24 +0000

Hi – You’ll need to go over and change the author on each of the post they’ve authored.

By: andy jacob

andy jacob — Fri, 01 May 2009 21:13:10 +0000

Michael, I need your help! I have removed some contributers from my Blog, and they still show up in the author widget. How do I lose them from the widget?

By: gazzasonline

gazzasonline — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 07:59:47 +0000

Thanks Michael, appreciate the feedback. Unfortunatley I still unsure. Most of the people I will be inviting will not have the IT skills to work within the dashboard.

A silly question- Lets say I lauch my blogg – and simply send them an email link to the blog can they

i) only comment on posts I write or

ii) write their own posts

Cheers

Gary

By: Michael Pick

Michael Pick — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 07:42:22 +0000

Hi Gary. For 50+ users (or anything over 35) you'll want the (linked) Unlimited Private Users Upgrade. To invite them to your blog, as well as just to WordPress.com, you'll want to add their usernames from the Settings> Privacy menu. You could also check out the info on Adding Users (linked) at WordPress.com support, which talks you through some further options for inviting non-registered users to your blog.

By: gazzasonline

gazzasonline — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 02:19:17 +0000

Thanks Michael, I have set up a blog for a franchise business of mine, so I would ideally like it to be a closed blogg. It will have around 50 people.

How exactly do I invite them, and allow them to be able to post comments and invite discussion.

I followed your invite tutorial, tested myself using another email address, however it simply invites me to set up a blog not join my blog?

Really confused at the moment!

Cheers

Gary

By: Michael Pick

Michael Pick — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 04:53:41 +0000

You’re welcome! I know just what you mean – it’s nice to feel in control of your content

By: vsedinger

vsedinger — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 03:44:44 +0000

Thanks, Michael, for the vids. As a relative novice to this whole process, I love that I can tweak and add as I go. Little by little, I’m getting the site to where I don’t have to depend on my host to do it all.

By: Michael Pick

Michael Pick — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:33:39 +0000

Thanks Ciwan – glad it’s working for you! We’re just getting started, but it’s been great to hear people’s feedback and ideas for the next wave of content

By: Ciwan

Ciwan — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:31:16 +0000

thank You Michael Pick > You are a star bro

These videos are sooooo awesome ! I wish everyone was as smart as you guys here at WordPress and did videos instead of LONG, AWEFUL Instructions.

Thank you

By: Michael Pick

Michael Pick — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:55:42 +0000

At the time of writing, you can’t – it’s a custom theme running on our WordPress.com platform

By: Joseph Eulo

Joseph Eulo — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:04:07 +0000

Where can I get the theme for WordPress.tv?

By: Margaret Week

Margaret Week — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:29:15 +0000

This is a neat feature for the future. Thank you.