Visitor Editing Options
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I am setting up a site for group participation. I would like my visitors to have the ability to have the same editing options that I have. i.e. to add links, upload photos, and so forth.
Is this possible?
The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
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No. Visitors do not get such access. Only official users of the blog do. If you stop for a moment and think about it if what you suggest was possible we would all have blogs covered in spam from cilas, viagra, and porno peddling spammers.
Please be very cautious about who you give access to the Admin area of your blog to.
Here are the roles you can assign > http://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/
Here is the process > http://en.support.wordpress.com/adding-users/ -
And as a general rule, never set any user as an admin on your blog. In fact, I would suggest only using contributor or author and not assigning anyone the role of editor. A disgruntled editor can wreak havoc on your blog and delete the posts and such of other authors and contributors.
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Many thanks for the quick response. I guess I need to set up a forum rather than a blog.
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If you wish you can have a “private” blog free of charge for up to 35 people. If you have more than that you can purchase an upgrade. See here > http://en.support.wordpress.com/unlimited-private-users/
If you wish you can set up a free forum or a wiki that allows the easy creation and editing of any number of interlinked web pages via a web browser somewhere on the internet and then link to it from your blog. Whichever of these you choose to have spammers and trolls are always a problem so it’s important to put measures into place to deal with them effectively.
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I found that a forum is what I need and I have set one up using FreeForum.org.
So, I need to delete the blog I set up.
Please point me to a link on how to do this. I did a search of the FAQs but did not see it.
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@gwpriester
Hello again. I’m glad to hear you found a suitable forum online. Sure but have you considered merely making the blog visibility “private” as you may want to use it one day? Once you delete a blog it’s gone forever and the URL cannot be recycled.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/privacy-settings/
http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/delete-blog/
http://en.support.wordpress.com/recycling-blog-names/Best wishes with the forum :)
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I’m with timethief here. Just take it off the public net by putting the blog in privacy mode.
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It is a done deal. But thanks for the pointers. You guys are terrific. I moderate a graphics forum, http://www.TalkGraphics.com and so I appreciate the work you guys do.
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@gwprister
May the wind be always at your back and may the sun shine warmly on your face until we meet again. :)
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