The steps listed below demonstrate how to add additional users to your blog and how to assign and manage roles.
Add a New User and Assign Their Role
- Once in your blog, select Manage from the main menu and then click on Users.
- Select the “Add a user to this blog” link, just beneath the Manage Users title.
- At the Grant Permissions screen, enter the username or last name of the desired person in the search box and click the magnifying glass just to the right of the search box.
- When the search is complete, you will see all the users that match your search criteria. Select the user you want to add to your blog by clicking the box next to that person’s username.
- Next, click the Continue button at the bottom right.
- The next step is to assign roles to the user in the Grant Permissions screen. You can select the role or roles you want to assign to the user by clicking on the box next to that role. IUP has created several custom roles. To understand more about these roles, please view the following: Blog Roles FAQ.
- Click the Confirm button.
- Your changes will be saved, and the user will be added to your blog with the privileges you have assigned.
Managing User Roles
- You can remove or change the roles for a user on your blog by using the Manage Users screen.
- To view the list of users and their assigned roles, select the “Authors” link in the Quickfilters menu on the right of the Manage Users screen.
- Next, check the box to the left of the user whose role you wish to change.
- You will see a circle with an “x” at the end of each role you assigned to a user. Click on the circle for the role you wish to remove. You will be asked to confirm the removal of the role. Select OK.
- After the changes are saved, you will see that the role has been removed from that user.
Please note: The Manage Users screen only allows you to view and remove roles. If you would like to assign new roles to a user, please follow the steps listed above in the section titled "Add a New User and Assign Their Role."
Removing Users From Your Blog
You can also remove users from your blog in the Manage Users screen. To do this, you simply click on the box next the user you wish to remove, and then select the Remove button just above the column titled Username. You will be asked to confirm the deletion of the user. Select OK to continue.
