Add, edit, and remove users in Padlet for Schools

Add users

If you are the Owner or an Admin in a Padlet for Schools account, you should have access to the Members page from your dashboard. Click on the Settings cog icon at the top of the dashboard > click your School name (at the top), click Members (on the left).

Add users to your account in one of the following ways:

• Share an invite link
• Add individuals manually (via email)
• Upload using a CSV file
• Domain approval (only for accounts that already have approved domains)

Share an invite link

Sending out an invite link is the most convenient way to get people to join your organization. With links, you can add people without assigning usernames and passwords or filling out a spreadsheet. This is especially useful when inviting users in bulk with assigned user roles.

Owners and Admins can share invite links by performing the following steps:

1. Click the Settings cog icon at the top of the dashboard > select your School name from the top > Members
2. Click Add members
3. Select Invite links
4. Click Enable link next to the role you want to invite for. Then, click Copy.
5. Paste the link into an email (or whichever form of communication you prefer) and share it with those you wish to invite!

Users without an existing Padlet account will be added to the Padlet for Schools account once they have accepted their invitation. Their user role is assigned based on the invite link that was sent to them.

Invite links do not expire but account owners have the option to disable invite link sharing and reset the URLs to control the registration to the Padlet for Schools account.

Cancel / Resend invites

Sometimes invited users need a little nudge to remember to accept their invitation to join your school. Reminder emails are already sent to users that have been invited to the account but have not yet accepted their spot. However, if you'd like to go ahead and resend the invite yourself, you can!

From the Members page, check the box next to the user with the pending invite and click Resend invite (at the top).

Add a single user

1. Click the Settings cog icon at the top of the dashboard > select your School name from the top > Members
2. Click Add members
3. Select Add emails
4. Type the email address in the field provided and click the drop-down menu to select what the new user's role will be
5. Click the pink, Add button

Users will be sent an email with a link to sign up. They will be added to the school account once they accept their invitation.

Add multiple users

Add multiple users with a CSV file.

1. Make a copy of this sample csv and add the users' email addresses and a valid role type: Admin, Teacher or Student

1. Download as a .csv file
2. Open the file with a text editor (such as Notepad or TextEdit) or Microsoft Excel and add rows for all users
3. Copy the content

1. Click the Settings cog icon at the top of the dashboard > click on the School name at the top > Members
2. Click Add members > Upload CSV
3. Click Upload to attach your CSV file

Users will be sent an email with a link to sign up. They will be added to the school account once they accept their invitation.

Domain approval

Approved domains let verified users with a matching school email (like @hogwarts.edu) join your Padlet for Schools account automatically when they log in.

Approved domains are only available for school accounts that already have them. Accounts without an approved domain can't add one, and new accounts won't see the option. If your account already has approved domains, you'll still see the 'Approved domains' section on your Access page.

Verified users with emails that match your approved domains are added to the School account when they log in on your organization's login page (i.e. padlet.com/hogwartsschoolofmagic). Users who haven't verified their account aren't added automatically.

To get your domain approved, follow these steps:

1. Click on the Settings cog icon at the top of the dashboard
2. Click the School name at the top > Access
3. Scroll down to the 'Approved domains' section and click Add new domain
4. Enter the domain for approval (the part of your email that is after the @ symbol)
5. Select the role that these users will be assigned
6. Submit your domain

Our team will review the submission and follow up with an email to let you know the status of your request.

Edit user information

Once a user is added, Owners and Admins can edit members' names, usernames, avatars, and roles within the account.

From the Members page, check the box next to the user's name. At the top, click View info at the top of the page.

This will open the User Info panel. View the user's profile page or make your updates, as needed. Don't forget to hit Save!

Edit user roles

Edit a user's role within the account from the Members page.

Edit a single user's role

From the Members page, search or scroll to find the user you want to update. Click on the drop-down menu next to their name and choose the appropriate role type.

Edit user roles in bulk

From the Members page, modify user roles in bulk by checking the boxes next to each user you want to edit. Then, select Change roles (at the top).

Deactivate users

When a student or teacher leaves, the account owner may deactivate their user accounts. The user will no longer have access to the school account but can be reactivated, if needed. All padlets associated with a deactivated user are still viewable by members of the school.

Deactivate a single user

From the Members page, search or scroll to find the user you want to Deactivate. Click on the drop-down menu next to their name and choose Deactivate from the menu.

Deactivate users in bulk

To deactivate users in bulk, from the Members page, search for the users by entering the email addresses or usernames (followed by a space or comma) and check the box next to each user. Then, select Deactivate users.

Search users

To search for users within the Members page - Use the search box at the top of the page. After entering their name, username, email address or role, the page will update in real time with your results.

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