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Tutorial to customize and restrict bloggers default page? (8 posts)

  1. arezki
    Member
    Posted 14 years ago #

    Hi: I am running wordpressMU I am looking for simple steps to customize bloggers default page with limited pre-installed widgets/plugins and no ability to change anything, but write and interact only. Would appreciate any link(s) to a tutorial page(s). thanx a bunch-

  2. andrea_r
    Moderator
    Posted 14 years ago #

    When they are added to the blog, why not just make them a Contributor instead of admin? Thi swill automatically limit what they can do.

    http://wpmudevorg.wordpress.com/project/New-Blog-Defaults will set a lot of defaults.

    Widgets and plugins are limited by what you put in there. If you want all sidebars the same and do not want them to move anything, then just hardcode the theme's sidebar the way you like and don't have it widgetized.

  3. dsader
    Member
    Posted 14 years ago #

    Here's what I would do:
    Learn about user roles and capabilities built into existing WP roles:
    http://codex.wordpress.org/Roles_and_Capabilities

    Use Role Manager on a blog by blog basis to further refine or redefine user roles.
    http://redalt.com/Resources/Plugins/Role+Manager

    Set new blog defaults:
    http://wpmudevorg.wordpress.com/project/New-Blog-Defaults

    Toggle some admin menus for all blogs:
    http://wpmudevorg.wordpress.com/project/Menus

    Toggle some meta-boxes on the write post form
    http://wpmudevorg.wordpress.com/project/meta-boxes

    Customize sidebars of the default theme.

    Visit http://wpmututorials.com/

  4. arezki
    Member
    Posted 14 years ago #

    Thank you both. All appreciated!

    Arezki

  5. arezki
    Member
    Posted 14 years ago #

    Andres, Is 'New Blog Defaults' compatible with MU2.8.4? I installed it and not even showing Category Defaults in Admin.

  6. andrea_r
    Moderator
    Posted 14 years ago #

    Yes it works in the latest, but I'm not sure it does category defaults.

  7. DeannaS
    Member
    Posted 14 years ago #

    It works in 2.8.4a - but the only thing you can set by default is the name of the default category. In other words, you can change "uncategorized" to something else if you want. Lots of people have asked for the ability to set a list of default categories, default pages, and default widgets.... When I FINALLY get our existing site upgraded to 2.8.4a, I may go back and add those things to the plugin. But, it won't be for a while.

  8. arezki
    Member
    Posted 14 years ago #

    Thanks a lot. All appreciated

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