Adding a New User to a BGSU Blog

Question

How do I add a new user to an existing BGSU blog?

Answer

Please Note: You must be an administrator of the existing site to add a new user to a BGSU Blog. 

  1. Login to blogs.bgsu.edu. 
  2. Select My Sites from the top left corner of the screen.
  3. Add a new user by following one of these options:

Add Existing Users

If you know that a user already exists in the BGSU Blogs network, you may add them through the Add Existing User page.

  1. Navigate to the main Users screen by selecting the Users or All Users links.
  2. From the Users screen, select the Add Existing button from the top of the page.
  3. On the Add Existing User screen, enter the full email address of the existing user in the E-mail field.
  4. Select the role you would like the user to have.
  5. Select Add Existing User. 
    • If the user exists in the network, you will receive a success message that reads: "Invitation email sent to user. A confirmation link must be clicked for them to be added to your site."
    • If the user does not exist in the network, you will receive a denial message that reads: "The requested user does not exist."
  6. Once the user is added, they should be able to login with their BGSU Blogs username and password. 

Add User

  1. Select the Users menu from the Admin sidebar. 
  2. Select Add User. 
  3. Enter the username for the person you would like to add to the blog.
    • For BGSU users, this will be the first part of their BGSU email address: username@bgsu.edu.
    • If they are not from BGSU, you can add a username that will be specific to the external user.  You will want to go outside of the BGSU standards for usernames to be sure that there is no overlap. We suggest a naming convention such as {username}_{organization acronym} to avoid collision with BGSU usernames. 
  4. Select the role you would like the user to have.
  5. Select Add User. 
    1. If the user exists in the BGSU directory, you will receive a message of success. 
    2. If you added a non-BGSU users, you will receive a message indicating that the user does not exist. Enter the full email address of the non-BGSU user in the field and select Create Local Userto add the user to your blog. 
  6. The user should now be added to your blog. 

 

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