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There are a number of ways to encourage dialog between your blog and its readers. Beyond comments and trackbacks, you can enable your friends and peers to take a more active role on your blog by letting them create and manage the published content. To give a user extra privileges on your blog, read on.

  1. Click the Main Menu link.
  2. Click your blog’s name, listed in the My Weblogs box. This displays the main screen for your blog. Blog Link
  3. Click the Users & Groups link in the toolbar, listed under Configure. Users Link
  4. Click Add a user to this weblog. This displays the Create an Association dialog. User Add Link
  5. Select from the list of possible users. Click the associated checkbox for each desired user. Click Continue.
  6. Select from the list of possible roles. Click the associated checkbox for each desired role. Click Confirm.

The next time the selected user(s) logs into the Blogs at NYU system, they will see your blog listed in the My Weblogs box on the Main Menu screen, with the list of available actions defined by the role that you assigned them.

The following is a list of the various role affiliations a person can have:

  • Weblog Administrator: Can administer the weblog.
  • Designer: Can edit, manage and rebuild weblog templates.
  • Editor: Can edit all entries/categories/tags on a weblog and rebuild.
  • Editor (can upload): Can upload files, edit all entries/categories/tags on a weblog and rebuild.
  • Publisher: Can upload files, edit all entries/categories/tags on a weblog, rebuild and send notifications.
  • Writer: Can create entries and edit their own.
  • Writer (can upload): Can create entries, edit their own and upload files.

Note: Anyone to whom you wish to assign extra privileges on your blog must complete an initial login to the blog server. They do not need to create their own blog, but they need to log in at least once so that the blog server populates the authorized user list with their NetID. You wont see the person in the list until they have logged in at least once. Please pass on the instructions in our Quick Start Guide.

Posted by Amit Snyderman on July 13, 2009 10:20 AM |