Create a new blog on Vivaldi.net and add users
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This article will show you how to get started with your new blog on Vivaldi.net.
Create a new blog
- Log in on blogs.vivaldi.net with your Vivaldi account credentials.
- If you don’t have a Vivaldi account yet, register here.
- Once logged in, either:
- Click on Create a blog near the top right corner of the page.
- Click on your username in the top right corner of the website and select My Blog from the dropdown menu.
- Click on Create a blog near the top right corner of the page.
- When you open your blog page for the first time, you will need to choose
- a blog title,
- language,
- one of the three customizable themes.
- The blog URL will be as follows: yourusername.vivaldi.net.
- Finish up by clicking Create blog.
![Create a blog page](https://help.vivaldi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Create-a-blog-setup.png)
Add a user to your blog
You can invite anyone to contribute or subscribe to your blog. Before adding a new user, make sure they have a Vivaldi account or ask them to register.
- Go to the blog’s Dashboard > Users > Add Existing.
- Type in their account’s recovery email and select the role (Subscriber, Contributor, Author, Editor or Administrator).
![Adding a new user to a blog](https://help.vivaldi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/blog-post-add-existing-user.png)
The new user will get an invitation to their email, which they have to accept before they can access your blog as a contributor.
The different roles can be summarized as follow:
- Administrator – somebody who has access to all the administration features within a single site.
- Editor – somebody who can publish and manage posts including the posts of other users.
- Author – somebody who can publish and manage their own posts.
- Contributor – somebody who can write and manage their own posts but cannot publish them.
- Subscriber – somebody who can only manage their profile.
Read more about user roles on wordpress.org.
Source: wordpress.org