Organization Admins have the highest level of access in Blink. They can reach every section of the admin portal, all teams, and all content across the Feed and Hub.
What can an Organization Admin do in Blink? Organization Admins have full access to the Blink admin portal. They can manage all users and teams, control Feed and Hub content across the whole organization, configure company settings and authentication, create aliases, send Mandatory Reads, and access analytics and the audit log.
✅ Why Organization Admins matter
• Single role with full visibility across all users, teams, and content
• Only role that can configure authentication, manage billing, and access the audit log
• Can delete or remove any user's content if it violates organization policies
• Can assign and change roles for any user across the organization
⚠️ This article is for Organization Admins. For a full overview of all roles in Blink, see Roles and Permissions.
💻 The Blink admin portal is available at admin.joinblink.com on desktop or tablet.
📣 What Feed capabilities does an Organization Admin have?
You can moderate the Feed and create Featured and Priority posts. These post types are given a boost so they stand out from regular content, helping important updates get seen across the organization.
📚 What Hub capabilities does an Organization Admin have?
You can add, edit, replace, and remove content from the Hub for all teams and users in your organization. This gives you full control over what resources and information are available in Blink.
📖 What are Mandatory Reads?
Mandatory Reads let you confirm that users have read and acknowledged important information. You get a full record of who has received, read, and acknowledged each update - and who hasn't. See Mandatory Reads for the full guide.
⚙️ What company settings can I configure?
From the Company section of the admin portal you can manage authentication settings, billing, and your organization's Blink branding - logos, colors, and images.
💡 For branding setup, see Personalize your app and Configuring the look and feel of Blink.
😎 What are Aliases and how do I use them?
Aliases let you post to the Feed under a different name or title - for example, a company-wide "Comms Team" alias. You can create aliases in the admin portal and grant other users permission to post as them. See Using aliases for more detail.
✏️ How do I manage content across the organization?
You can share and manage content on the Feed and Hub across the entire organization. You are also the only role that can delete or remove content created by any user - useful when content does not align with your organization's policies.
👪 How do I manage users and teams?
From the Users section of the admin portal you can invite, edit, and disable user accounts, and bulk import users via the user import template.
From the Teams section you can create and delete teams, manage their membership, set user privileges, and assign roles and permissions to any user across the organization.
💡 Need help moderating your Blink environment? You can assign users the role of Content Moderator or Team Administrator to help keep things running smoothly.
📊 What analytics and audit tools are available?
The Analytics section of the admin portal tracks adoption and engagement data across the platform - what content users engage with most, overall app usage, and Feed and Hub activity.
You also have exclusive access to the audit log, which tracks all activity within Blink. Only Organization Admins can access the audit log and request further information via the two-step authorization process.
❓ FAQs
How do I access the Blink admin portal?
How do I access the Blink admin portal?
Go to admin.joinblink.com on a desktop or tablet. You can also access it via the Blink desktop app.
What is the difference between an Organization Admin and a Team Administrator?
What is the difference between an Organization Admin and a Team Administrator?
An Organization Admin has full access across all teams and the entire admin portal. A Team Administrator's permissions are limited to the specific team they manage - they cannot access company-wide settings, analytics, or the audit log. See Roles and Permissions for a full comparison.
Who can access the audit log?
Who can access the audit log?
Only Organization Admins can access the audit log. It tracks all activity within the Blink app. Additional information can be requested via a two-step authorization process.
Can an Organization Admin delete any user's content?
Can an Organization Admin delete any user's content?
Yes. Organization Admins are the only role that can delete or remove content created by any user across the organization. Other roles can only manage content within their own scope.
🚀 What's next?
Now you know what Organization Admins can do, here's where to go next:
See all roles - Roles and Permissions
Set up Dynamic Teams - Configure Dynamic Teams
Invite users - Inviting individual users
Configure authentication - Authentication Methods