{"id":718,"date":"2015-01-06T15:10:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-06T15:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/?page_id=718"},"modified":"2026-02-15T19:20:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T19:20:35","slug":"privacy-settings-wp4","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/settings\/privacy-settings-wp4\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Settings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 474px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-718-1\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/glowbloghelp\/uploads\/sites\/2545\/2020\/04\/09191513\/privacy-settingsfast-480-64.mp4?_=1\" \/><track srclang=\"en\" label=\"English\" kind=\"subtitles\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/glowbloghelp\/uploads\/sites\/2545\/2020\/09\/05193104\/privacy-settingsfast-480-64.srt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/glowbloghelp\/uploads\/sites\/2545\/2020\/04\/09191513\/privacy-settingsfast-480-64.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/glowbloghelp\/uploads\/sites\/2545\/2020\/04\/09191513\/privacy-settingsfast-480-64.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Glow blogs can be set to have three different privacy settings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Private<\/strong>, this is the default for newly created blogs, only members of the blog can view it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Glow only<\/strong>, 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).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Public<\/strong>, these blogs are open for anyone with an internet connection to view.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/portfolio\/why-is-my-private-site-listed-on-google\/\">Why is my private site listed on Google<\/a> FAQ explains why you might want to be careful changing privacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Accessing the settings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After you log onto glow and visit the Dashboard of your blog the Settings menu is at the bottom of the left hand navigation &nbsp;menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the Setting menu is collapsed you can expand it by clicking on the disclosure arrow <strong>[1]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then Click Reading <strong>[2]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/glowbloghelp\/uploads\/sites\/2545\/2015\/01\/accessing-the-settings.png\" alt=\"Accessing the settings\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Privacy Settings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The settings screen is very straightforward, you just choose the radio button for the setting you want and click <strong>Save Changes<\/strong>,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NB: Staff are the only user who will be able to make a blog public. Pupils cannot make a blog public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/glowbloghelp\/uploads\/sites\/2545\/2015\/01\/privacy-settings.png\" alt=\"Privacy Settings Blog Visibility\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Media<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When you change the privacy of a blog  the media on the site needs to be moved. You will see this message at the top of the page:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Media is currently being moved to\/from the public area, so Blog Visibility cannot be changed at the moment.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>You need to wait until all the media is moved before you change the privacy again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Glow blogs can be set to have three different privacy settings: The Why is my private site listed on Google FAQ explains why you might want to be careful changing privacy. Accessing the settings After you log onto glow and visit the Dashboard of your blog the Settings menu is at the bottom of the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/settings\/privacy-settings-wp4\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Privacy Settings<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46672,"featured_media":0,"parent":97,"menu_order":302,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-718","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/718","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/46672"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=718"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/718\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6556,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/718\/revisions\/6556"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/97"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}