Add, edit, and remove users in Padlet for Schools

In this article, learn how to add, edit, and remove users in your Padlet for Schools account.

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 the three-dot ellipsis button (...) on your dashboard and then Manage people.

There are a few ways you can bring people in:

• Adding individuals manually
• Inviting multiple users at once
• Sharing an invite link
• Enabling automatic account creation

Add a single user

1. Click the three-dot ellipsis button (...) > Manage people.
2. Click Add New User.
3. Select Add Single User.
4. Fill in the required fields.

• An email address is optional for student accounts.
• The username is auto-generated but can be changed. The username has to be unique.
• The password is auto-generated but can be changed. Please make sure it is at least 8 characters long.
• Choose the student role for student accounts and teacher for teacher accounts.

1. Click ADD.

Add multiple users

1. Select the three-dot ellipsis button (...) > Manage people.
2. Click Add New User.
3. Press Add Multiple Users.
4. Enter user details following the format suggested. You can also follow these instructions to invite people with a 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. Most importantly, you just have to share your official Padlet for Schools address (<myschool>.padlet.org) for people to join your account.

1. To turn on Google/Microsoft/ClassLink log in, sign in to your unique Padlet for Schools account (it will be a URL ending in padlet.org [i.e. hogwarts.padlet.org] and not padlet.com).
2. Click the three-dot ellipsis button (...) on the bottom left-hand corner of your dashboard.
3. Click Settings > Organization info.
4. Use the pencil icon next to 'Third party log in' to choose between Google, Microsoft or ClassLink log in.
5. Move the toggle to the ON position for 'Create student accounts automatically.'

No need to do anything else. Your choices will be saved automatically!

Send out invite links

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. Select the three-dot ellipsis button (...) > Manage people.
2. Click Add New User.
3. Select Invite Links.
4. Click the COPY button next to the designated role for the recipient.

Recipients will be prompted to sign up and their roles are automatically assigned based on the link they access.

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.

Edit users

Once a user is added, you can edit their display name, username, email, and role.

Edit a single user

From the Manage people page, click anywhere in the row of the user you want to edit and then click EDIT. If you want to update their role, click the dropdown menu next to 'Role' and select the correct option. Once you've updated the user, click SAVE.

After entering their username or email address, click Review > Expand user.

The next page will show options for viewing, editing and deleting the user's school account.

Edit multiple users' roles

If you want to edit the roles of multiple users, start by bulk-selecting the users. You can choose to tick the boxes on each user's row, or as we highly recommend, you can click the Bulk Select Users button and upload a list of emails or usernames.

Upon selecting Bulk Select Users, you can input the usernames or emails of the users on the 'Select Multiple Users' page (one user per line) and then click Review. Here, you have the choice to perform bulk deletion or suspension by clicking Delete Users or Suspend Users, modify their roles by selecting Change roles, or access expanded user information for review and adjustment - as needed - for single-user selection.

Remove users

When a student or teacher leaves, the account owner may delete their user accounts. All padlets associated with the account will be deleted permanently - so please proceed with caution.

Bulk delete users

1. Sign in to your Padlet for Schools account.
2. Click the three-dot ellipsis button (...) > Manage people.
3. Tick the box next to the user's View button. Once ticked, the Bulk Delete Users button on top will turn from gray to pink, indicating that it is clickable.
4. Select Bulk Delete Users > Continue.

1. Finally, enter the 4-digit code to confirm removal and press DELETE.

Bulk assign user roles

Here is how to adjust user roles in bulk.

1. Sign in to your Padlet for Schools account.
2. On the homepage, click the three-dot ellipsis button (...) > Manage people.

1. Click Bulk Select Users.

1. Enter the usernames or email addresses > Review.
2. Click Change roles > Continue.
3. Choose the role you want for the selected users using the dropdown box.

1. Finally, click Change Roles.