adding new users for private blog

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    lisettegeraedts · Member ·

    is it possible to invite new user for private blog if these users do not have a wordpress account and not want to create an acount?

    The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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    timethief · Member ·

    Hi there,
    You can have either a public or a private blog and there is no limitation on the total number of contributors to any blog. If you’d like to invite others to publish posts or help approve comments on your blog, you can invite them to be a Contributor, Editor, or Author. If you want users to receive updates each time you publish new content you can invite them to be a follower/viewer.

    See here:
    http://en.support.wordpress.com/adding-users/ and here http://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/

    The person will have to register a username account but does not need to register a blog. They will need to click the “Accept Invitation” button in the invitation email. If they are logged into their WordPress.com account, they will be taken directly to your blog. If not, they will be taken to the log-in screen, where they can either log in or create a new user account.

    Note that users who create a new WordPress.com account at that point will still need to return to the invitation email and click the “Accept Invitation” button after doing so.

    Bottom line: They need to accept the reality that unless they register an account which is easily done and requires only an email address (no blog registration is required) the software cannot allow blog access because they could be a hacker. Obviously the software has to be able to differentiate between the two and allow access only to those with username accounts and official roles on the blog.

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