Add, edit, and remove users in Padlet for Schools (at padlet.com)
Add users
If you are an owner or teacher in a Padlet for Schools account, you should have access to the user management page from your dashboard. Click on your account name in the top-right corner of your dashboard > Settings > Members.
There are a few ways you can bring people in:
- Share an invite link
- Manually invite individual users
- Upload using a CSV file
- Enabling automatic account creation
Share an invite link
- Click your account name on the dashboard > Settings > Members.
- Click Add members.
- Select Invite links.
- Click Copy on the invite link corresponding to the role you'd like your new member to have.
- Paste the link and share it!
*Do note - once a link is disabled it is no longer active. When you click Enable again it will be an entirely new link.
Manually invite individual users
- Click your account name on the dashboard > Settings > Members.
- Click Add members.
- Select Add emails.
- Type the email address in the field provided and click the drop-down menu to select what the new user's role will be.
- If you just need to add one user, click the pink, Send invites button. Otherwise, you can click + Add email to add another member.
Upload using a CSV file
- Click your account name on the dashboard > Settings > Members.
- Click Add members.
- Select Upload CSV.
- Click Upload to attach your CSV file.
Once the users are added, students and teachers will get an email notification with details on how to join your organization.
Allow third-party log in
Account owners can also allow self-registration for their organization by enabling Third-party Log in for users. This way, users can use their school-issued email addresses to log in.
- Turn on third-party log in by signing into your account.
- Click your account name in the top-right corner of your dashboard.
- Click Settings > Security.
- Toggle the button ON next to the third-party option you want to allow.
- Using SSO will enable automatic account creation (as long as the domain is approved).
No need to do anything else. Your choices will be saved automatically!
Edit and assign roles
Once a user is added, you can edit their role within the account or remove them.
Edit a single user
From the Members page, click the drop-down menu next to the user you want to edit and select the appropriate role. Your choice will save automatically.
Edit multiple users
From the Members page, check the box next to each user you want to edit in bulk.
Here, you have the choice to perform bulk removal by clicking Remove or modify their roles by selecting Change roles.
Remove users
When a student or teacher leaves, the account owner may remove their user accounts.
Bulk remove users
From the Members page, check the box next to each user you want to edit in bulk.
Here, you have the choice to perform bulk removal by clicking Remove.
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.