{"id":6772,"date":"2026-08-12T12:13:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T12:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/?p=6772"},"modified":"2026-08-12T12:17:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T12:17:47","slug":"glow-blogs-start-of-session-faq-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/2026\/08\/12\/glow-blogs-start-of-session-faq-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Glow Blogs Start of Session FAQ 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A few quick tips and some information that might help at the start of this new session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Forgotten username or password<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Your RM Unify Admin, who may be in your establishment or Local Authority, will be able to help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">I need to access a blog where I do not have a role. For example you have moved school.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>An Admin of the blog should be able to add you. <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/settings\/adding-users-setting-roles-2\/\">Adding Users, Setting Roles | Glow Blog Help<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">No one in school can access a blog (perhaps staff have moved or retired)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You need to get your Local Authority to raise a call with the RM help desk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Make sure you include the usernames you want added to a blog and the URL of the blog.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">I can log on to Glow but I can&#8217;t access a blog where I have a role.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/portfolio\/users-pending\/\">this tip<\/a>. If that doesn&#8217;t help you need to get your Local Authority to raise a call with the RM help desk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Make sure you include your username and the URL of the blog.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">I can&#8217;t work out how to&#8230;<\/h3>\n\n\n<form role=\"search\" method=\"get\" action=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/\" class=\"wp-block-search__button-inside wp-block-search__icon-button wp-block-search\"    ><label class=\"wp-block-search__label\" for=\"wp-block-search__input-1\" >Search<\/label><div class=\"wp-block-search__inside-wrapper\" ><input class=\"wp-block-search__input\" id=\"wp-block-search__input-1\" placeholder=\"Search this help blog\" value=\"\" type=\"search\" name=\"s\" required \/><button aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"wp-block-search__button has-icon wp-element-button\" type=\"submit\" ><svg class=\"search-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M13 5c-3.3 0-6 2.7-6 6 0 1.4.5 2.7 1.3 3.7l-3.8 3.8 1.1 1.1 3.8-3.8c1 .8 2.3 1.3 3.7 1.3 3.3 0 6-2.7 6-6S16.3 5 13 5zm0 10.5c-2.5 0-4.5-2-4.5-4.5s2-4.5 4.5-4.5 4.5 2 4.5 4.5-2 4.5-4.5 4.5z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t\t<\/svg><\/button><\/div><\/form>\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Search this help blog <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/faq\/\">FAQ<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/support\/\">the contact form<\/a> to get personal help.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leave a comment on one of the pages that your problem is related to.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>email <a href=\"mailto:gw09johnstonjohn4@glowmail.org.uk\">gw09johnstonjohn4@glowmail.org.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News about  Glow Blogs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>News from the last year on Glow Blogs:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/2026\/07\/09\/glow-blogs-update-july-2026\/\">Glow Blogs Update July 2026<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/2026\/06\/18\/theme-retirement-news\/\">Theme Retirement News<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/2026\/06\/11\/glow-blogs-update-2026\/\">Glow Blogs Update June 2026<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/2026\/04\/30\/a-range-of-glowing-posts\/\">A Range of Glowing Posts<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/2026\/04\/22\/glow-blog-update\/\">Glow Blog Update<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/2026\/02\/27\/glow-blogs-essential-maintenance\/\">Glow Blogs &#8211; Essential Maintenance<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/2026\/02\/11\/recent-help-information-updates\/\">Recent Help &amp; Information Updates<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/2025\/11\/27\/advent-in-glow-blogs\/\">Advent in Glow Blogs<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/2025\/10\/23\/canva-embeds-in-glow-blogs\/\">Canva Embeds in Glow Blogs<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/2025\/10\/15\/fixed-pdf-issue\/\">Fixed: PDF Issue<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recent Features you might not know about<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: true, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-2&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-2-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-2\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">Block Editor<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-2\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-2-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>We now recommend using <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/how-to\/the-block-editor\/\">The Blocks Editor<\/a>&nbsp; to create posts &amp; pages on your sites. Itis a newer way to edit posts and pages. It allows a lot more flexibility as to content and layout. &nbsp;We have a blog that explains more: <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/blocks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&nbsp;Using the Blocks Editor in Glow Blogs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-3&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-3-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-3\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">Site Editor<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-3\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-3-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/how-to\/site-editor\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"4107\">site editor<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-4&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-4-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-4\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">H5P<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-4\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-4-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>H5P<\/strong> is a plugin that allows you to create &amp; display on your site a whole range of interactive content, from quizzes, multi-choice and close exercises all the way to 360 tours. <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/h5pexamples\/\">H5p examples<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-5&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-5-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-5\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">Accessibility<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-5\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-5-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/how-to\/accessibility\/\"><strong>Accessibility<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0they 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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Useful pages on the help blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/faq\/\">FAQ<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/faq\/tips\/\">Tips<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/faq\/inspiration\/\">Inspiration<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/tutorials\/\">Tutorials<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/support\/\">Support<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few quick tips and some information that might help at the start of this new session.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":6774,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5132,298054],"tags":[851897],"class_list":["post-6772","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-how-to","category-news","tag-start-of-term"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/glowbloghelp\/uploads\/sites\/2545\/2026\/08\/12120317\/glow-blogs-blank1344-start-of-session-FI-2026.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6772","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6772"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6772\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6780,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6772\/revisions\/6780"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6774"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}