Dashboard access

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  supernovia · Staff · Nov 9, 2015 at 10:40 pm

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  I suspect there could be a browser related issue ie. that the browser is interfering with the gray/black Admin bar display.

  To be clear, the bar is very dark grey: #333 . That may seem black unless it’s up against a black background like this:

  

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  dandelionsalad · Member · Nov 9, 2015 at 10:42 pm

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  Thank you for answering my question, supernovia.

  Having two different WP’s will make it confusing for any of us older bloggers trying to help out those with new accounts/blogs.

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  timethief · Member · Nov 9, 2015 at 10:42 pm

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  I did not answer this one re: viewers.

  If they don’t set up a blog and only set up a username, will they still be able to access Admin features such as approving replies to their posts?

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  supernovia · Staff · Nov 9, 2015 at 10:47 pm

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  If they don’t set up a blog and only set up a username, will they still be able to access Admin features such as approving replies to their posts?

  They’ll have whatever permissions are available for their user role. More info here:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/

  Also, I definitely recommend having them set up their accounts here first before inviting them to your site:
  https://wordpress.com/start/account/user

  Let us know if you have more questions!

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  timethief · Member · Nov 9, 2015 at 10:51 pm

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  @supernovia

  I did not answer this one re: viewers.

  If they don’t set up a blog and only set up a username, will they still be able to access Admin features such as approving replies to their posts?

  If you check these threads out please you will note the repetitious nature of 6 months of such stuff.

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  supernovia · Staff · Nov 9, 2015 at 10:52 pm

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  Having two different WP’s will make it confusing for any of us older bloggers trying to help out those with new accounts/blogs.

  @dandelionsalad, I’ve been using WordPress since 2008 and providing support full time since 2012, so I understand where you’re coming from there. While things have changed a lot since the inception of WordPress, these changes can feel a little more drastic if you haven’t been using the mobile apps (or the new interface) much.

  But if you think in terms of most new users not having a long history with WP-Admin, and knowing many of them will be using the mobile apps on a regular basis, it makes perfect sense to give them a more consistent experience. And we will definitely keep working to bring over features!

  And, for your entertainment, a WordPress time machine:
  https://93digital.co.uk/wphistory/

  We’ve come a long way!

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  dandelionsalad · Member · Nov 9, 2015 at 11:00 pm

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  supernovia, I’ve never used a mobile app as I don’t have a mobile phone with such capabilities. It’s still too bad that new users cannot easily access some of the additional functions for their blog(s).

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  supernovia · Staff · Nov 10, 2015 at 12:02 am

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  We’ll keep working on it. :) Cheers all.

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  timethief · Member · Nov 10, 2015 at 12:06 am

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  @supernovia
  Cheers!