How do users create accounts without creating their own blogs?
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There used to be an option for users to “sign up for just a username” without creating their own blog, but I don’t see it anymore. Is it still possible? If so, how? I use WP for class blogs and I want students to avoid creating their own blogs (unless they want to) so their posts go to our class blog instead of their personal one. Any help would be greatly appreciated
The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
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Hi there,
There is an “just a username option” available when registering. You can find it here https://signup.wordpress.com/signup/?user=1You 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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P.S. I tagged this thread for a Staff follow-up as they may want to make the option more visible on the registration page. Please subscribe to it so you are notified when they respond. To subscribe look in the sidebar of this thread, find the subscribe to topics link and click it.
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Thanks for your response. I do not see an option for just a username. What am I missing?
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Hi there!
timethief’s link still works:
https://signup.wordpress.com/signup/?user=1
However, if you visit that link while signed into WordPress.com you’ll be directed to create a new blog. Once you log out, you can visit that link and sign up for a username without a blog.
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