Can’t edit my contributor’s name, and neither can he.

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  whatdatdo · Member · Apr 14, 2008 at 11:15 pm

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  I added a contributor to my blog, and he was sent an email that said “You’ve been invited as a contributor”, but gave him no other sign-in information.

  He shows up on my user page with a random number assigned as his user name. I cannot edit this, and he doesn’t understand where he is to log in order to post something to my blog, or to assign himself a nickname.

  Is it that he has to sign up with WordPress? Can he sign up without creating a blog of his own?

  Thanks!

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  ellaella · Member · Apr 14, 2008 at 11:19 pm

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  Certainly he can sign up and get a user name without getting a blog. Anyone can. Send him to http://wordpress.com to get a user name in just a few seconds. All he needs is an email address.

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  whatdatdo · Member · Apr 14, 2008 at 11:27 pm

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  When he tries to do that, it says his email is already in use.

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  ellaella · Member · Apr 14, 2008 at 11:35 pm

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  Then perhaps he registered at some point and forgot his user name? Ask him to contact support:

  http://wordpress.com/contact-support/

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  whatdatdo · Member · Apr 14, 2008 at 11:40 pm

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  He has never registered.

  He was never given an opportunity to register, which I thought would have been included in the email sent to him informing him he was invited to be a contributor to my blog.

  I also don’t understand why I, as the administrator, cannot edit his user name, or find some way to create a nickname for him.