Glow Blogs Start of Session FAQ 2024

A few quick tips that might help at the start of this new session.

Forgotten username or password

Your RM Unify Admin, who may be in your establishment or Local Authority will be able to help.

I need to access a blog where I do not have a role. For example you have moved school.

An Admin of the blog should be able to add you. Adding Users, Setting Roles | Glow Blog Help

No one in school can access a blog (perhaps staff have moved or retired)

You need to get your Local Authority to raise a call with the RM help desk.

Make sure you include the usernames you want added to a blog and the URL of the blog.

I can log on to Glow but I can’t access a blog where I have a role.

If you have just be added to the blog, get an admin for the blog check you have been added in the right way. If you are showing as NOT LOGGED IN YET, see this FAQ. If that doesn’t help you need to get your Local Authority to raise a call with the RM help desk.

Make sure you include your username and the URL of the blog.

I can’t work out how to…

Search the help blog
Check the FAQ
Use the contact form to get personal help.
Leave a comment on one of the pages if you think that is appropriate.
email gw09johnstonjohn4@glowmail.org.uk

New to Glow Blogs

News from the last year on Glow Blogs:

Block Editor

The Blocks Editor is a new way to edit posts and pages. It allows a lot more flexibility as to content and layout. We have a blog that explains more: Using the Blocks Editor in Glow Blogs.

Site Editor

The site editor is a new way to edit the look and design of your site. It goes much further than changing themes. More improvements should come to Glow Blogs in the session, when we wil provide more information.

Accessibility they are new ways to make you sites accessibly to different visitors. Accessibility is becoming even more important in web design and should be considered for all public blogs.

H5P is a plugin that allows you to create & display on your site a whole range of interactive content, from quizzes, multi-choice and close exercises all the way to 360 tours. H5p examples

Extra help

We have developed a few more help sites in addition to the main Glow Blogs help. Here is a list of other help sites on Glow Blogs.

Coming Soon…

We hope to have more help material and tutorials up very soon. These may be accompanied by some help sessions online.

As always ideas and suggestions for improving Glow Blogs and the support are very welcome.

Digital Tidy Up of Glow Blogs

Glow Connect has some advice on Back to School Glow Housekeeping including advice on doing a Digital Tidy Up of Glow Blogs.

Help for Glow Blogs