Users: Managing them and what they are for
Managing your blog can involve more than writing or publishing posts, especially as your blog grows. You can add users to help you run your DropInBlog account.
Note to Shopify users: On the DropInBlog Shopify App, blog users are based on your Shopify Account Users, so unfortunately the following granular options are not yet available. Adding users to your Shopify store and granting them access to your Shopify apps will allow your users access to DropInBlog, while keeping them insulated from your main Shopify store administration.
To access your users, click on the More tab in the top navigation menu, then select Users from the dropdown menu.
You will see a list of your existing users and the option to add new ones by clicking on the Invite User button.
When you click on the Invite User button, a new window will open where you need to add a user’s email address (1) and select one of the predefined or custom roles from the dropdown menu (2).
Owner - Each account has one owner with full permissions. This role can’t be modified or deleted. Account owners can do everything from canceling an account to managing blog plans to importing posts.
Admin – An admin user has the same privileges as the owner, but they can’t manage credit cards or cancel the account.
Editor – The editor can manage and publish posts and has access to blog categories, authors, and analytics pages. They do not have access to any of the blog or account settings.
Writer – The writer can manage and publish posts privately, and view the blog’s analytics. They cannot publish posts publicly nor delete posts.
Custom – You can create custom user profiles by selecting this option and manually choosing the permissions. The image below shows the available options you can check:
Restrict Authors – When assigning these roles, you also have the option to choose whether the user can post on behalf of all authors on your blog or just the one you set.
When you enter the email address of the user you want to invite to your blog and assign them a role, they’ll receive an email asking them to accept the invitation.
When a user clicks on the Accept invitation button, they’ll be taken to DropInBlog’s registration page. From here, they can select one of the two options: Continue with Google or Continue with email.
The first option will prompt Google to verify their email address without asking the user to set up a password for their DropInBlog account. Instead, they’ll be taken to your admin dashboard right after selecting the Google account they want to use to sign up.
If the user selects the second option, Continue with email, they’ll see the following screen.
The user’s first name and email address will be automatically populated, so they’ll only need to enter a password and then click on the Accept Invitation button.
Until the user accepts the invitation, you’ll see their email address in the Pending Invitations section on the Users page.
To the right of their name, you can see the role you assigned to them, as well as options to resend or cancel the invitation.
Once the user accepts the invitation, you’ll see their name and role details under the Users section on the Users page.
To make changes to existing users, open the Users page and hover over the name of the user you want to edit, then click on the pencil icon on the right.
To delete a user, simply click on the trash icon to the right of the user’s name.
We have a more detailed explanation of users on our blog if you are looking to learn more about this topic.
Happy blogging!
Note to Shopify users: On the DropInBlog Shopify App, blog users are based on your Shopify Account Users, so unfortunately the following granular options are not yet available. Adding users to your Shopify store and granting them access to your Shopify apps will allow your users access to DropInBlog, while keeping them insulated from your main Shopify store administration.
Accessing the Users page
To access your users, click on the More tab in the top navigation menu, then select Users from the dropdown menu.
You will see a list of your existing users and the option to add new ones by clicking on the Invite User button.Adding new user
When you click on the Invite User button, a new window will open where you need to add a user’s email address (1) and select one of the predefined or custom roles from the dropdown menu (2).
User roles explained
Owner - Each account has one owner with full permissions. This role can’t be modified or deleted. Account owners can do everything from canceling an account to managing blog plans to importing posts.
Admin – An admin user has the same privileges as the owner, but they can’t manage credit cards or cancel the account.
Editor – The editor can manage and publish posts and has access to blog categories, authors, and analytics pages. They do not have access to any of the blog or account settings.
Writer – The writer can manage and publish posts privately, and view the blog’s analytics. They cannot publish posts publicly nor delete posts.
Custom – You can create custom user profiles by selecting this option and manually choosing the permissions. The image below shows the available options you can check:
Restrict Authors – When assigning these roles, you also have the option to choose whether the user can post on behalf of all authors on your blog or just the one you set.
Sending an invite to new users
When you enter the email address of the user you want to invite to your blog and assign them a role, they’ll receive an email asking them to accept the invitation.
When a user clicks on the Accept invitation button, they’ll be taken to DropInBlog’s registration page. From here, they can select one of the two options: Continue with Google or Continue with email.The first option will prompt Google to verify their email address without asking the user to set up a password for their DropInBlog account. Instead, they’ll be taken to your admin dashboard right after selecting the Google account they want to use to sign up.If the user selects the second option, Continue with email, they’ll see the following screen.
The user’s first name and email address will be automatically populated, so they’ll only need to enter a password and then click on the Accept Invitation button.Until the user accepts the invitation, you’ll see their email address in the Pending Invitations section on the Users page.
To the right of their name, you can see the role you assigned to them, as well as options to resend or cancel the invitation.Once the user accepts the invitation, you’ll see their name and role details under the Users section on the Users page.
Editing and deleting existing users
To make changes to existing users, open the Users page and hover over the name of the user you want to edit, then click on the pencil icon on the right.
To delete a user, simply click on the trash icon to the right of the user’s name.We have a more detailed explanation of users on our blog if you are looking to learn more about this topic.Happy blogging!
Updated on: 20/03/2025