WordPress MU

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-

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.

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/

Thank you both. All appreciated!

Arezki

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

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

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.

Thanks a lot. All appreciated