in SharePoint 2013 - I have used a script to get the MySite created for the users - but that doesn't create the Personal Blog. I'm trying to get the "Blog" created for each user so I can run a script to rename their personal blog name with their name instead of it being set as Blog.

I have been able to change the Personal Site Capabilities to 15 - but Blog doesn't appear until the user themselves actually open up their MySite.

I'm trying to get all the settings created before people really start to use these features - and so that when we start following the Blogs of individuals that they aren't all displayed in Newsfeed as "Blog".

Is there a way to get the blog to appear without the actual user having to open up their MySite?

Thanks for any assistance.

Hi Geeka,

Per my test, the UserProfile.CreatePersonalSite method will create the site collection of users MySite without the subsite Blog.

When user clicks the Blog link in the Quick Launch in his MySite, then the Blog site will be created.

I recommend to use script to create the Blog site for users:

New-SPWeb http://MySiteHost/location/username/Blog -Template "BLOG#0" Name NewSiteName

Best regards,

Victoria

That works like a charm - and now I don't have to worry about the process of resetting the Blog name because I can set it up within this one line of script rather than the couple lines I had to do if they already had this setup.

Thanks for the quick response!

Hi Geeka,

I am glad that your issue has been resolved.

If you think the answer in my post is helpful, you can mark it as answer and it will help others who meet the same issue.

Thanks for your understanding.

Best regards,

Vi