Can I add users that don't have their own WordPress blog/account?

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  barokaanbod · Member · Nov 25, 2014 at 12:20 pm

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  Hi there,

  I’d like to make accounts for new users, wich don’t have their own WordPress sites/blogs/accounts. Is that possible? Or is that only available on WordPress.org?

  If yes, I’ll seriously consider to go to *.org.

  Thanks and have a nice day!

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

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  timethief · Member · Nov 26, 2014 at 12:18 am

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  No. The software needs to be able to differentiate between legitimate users accessing your site and hackers, and it cannot do that unless the former register username accounts (blogs are not required).

  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/

  As noted above they need accounts but do not need to register blogs. 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.

  The limit is 10 invitations at any point in time. It’s a spammer prevention limit. So simply wait and then send out 10 more.