Glow blogs can be set to have three different privacy settings:
- Private, this is the default for newly created blogs, only members of the blog can view it.
- Glow only, these blogs can only be viewed by authenticated (logged on) glow users. If the blog is in another LA from their own they may need to have the tile for that LA activated in RM Unify (It does not need to be on their Launchpad).
- Public, these blogs are open for anyone with an internet connection to view.
Accessing the settings
After you log onto glow and visit the Dashboard of your blog the Settings menu is at the bottom of the left hand navigation menu.
If the Setting menu is collapsed you can expand it by clicking on the disclosure arrow [1]
Then Click Reading [2]
Privacy Settings
The settings screen is very straightforward, you just choose the radio button for the setting you want and click Save Changes,
NB: Staff are the only user who will be able to make a blog public. Pupils cannot make a blog public.
If a pupil has a blog and want to make it public they would have to add a teacher to the blogs users with an Admin role.
A pupil can make a blog that they have an Admin role private or glow only. If they have a blog where a teacher has made the blog public they can make that blog private or glow only. They cannot revert it to public, they will again need a staff user to make the blog public again.
Users can no longer access password protected pages on this website since the upgrade to wordpress 4.0
Please help as pupils require access to these resources for exam preparation.
Many thanks
Sorry Iain,
your comment got filtered into the spam folder.
This is a bug, the developers are working on it but we do not have a timeframe for the fix.
I’ve added some notes to the issues:
https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/glowblogs/glowbloghelp/2015/01/29/password-protected-post-problem/
With a few possible workarounds.
This has now been fixed.
I am setting up a school blog at he moment. It will be a glow only blog. Can you tell me how to give parents access? Many thanks, Sharon
If you make the blog glow only people who view there blog will need Glow Accounts. Currently parents do not have glow accounts.
If you wish people without glow accounts to be able to access your blog you need to make the blog public.
I have just set up a blog on Glow that I have made public as it is information for the parents. I want to share this on the school website. How do I do that?
You need to make a link on your website to your blog. Depends on how your website is made.