Institutional Admin How To Guides

Articles that describe how to manage a Figshare repository, complete specific tasks, or work with specific repository features.*** If you are using a free figshare.com account, please use the User Guides at https://info.figshare.com***

Getting Started
Welcome! This article provides basic information for logging into your Figshare account and exploring your administrator options Logging in - Production a...
Thu, 12 Dec, 2024 at 4:56 PM
Global Settings
Portal wide settings can be viewed and updated through the Global Setting tab of the admin area. This section allows Administrators to manage settings such ...
Thu, 12 Dec, 2024 at 4:59 PM
Group Configuration and Management
Groups play a vital role within Figshare, impacting various aspects of the system, including user management, data presentation, storage quota management, c...
Thu, 12 Dec, 2024 at 5:16 PM
User Creation and Management
Managing users is a very important aspect of running a Figshare for Institutions repository. Effectively managing users within your portal ensures streamlin...
Thu, 3 Oct, 2024 at 8:57 AM
Users - Manual account creation using the API
Introduction Creating institutional accounts via the API is a method for easily creating manual accounts in cases where the HR Feed or account creation at ...
Fri, 28 Jun, 2024 at 12:11 PM
Managing Data Storage
Effective storage management strategies allow Administrators to allocate storage efficiently among users and Group projects, ensuring that all researchers h...
Fri, 28 Jun, 2024 at 12:14 PM
Managing and Assigning Roles
Managing and assigning user roles in Figshare is crucial for maintaining security and data integrity. It is essential to carefully consider role assignments...
Tue, 24 Jun, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Add and Work with Custom Metadata Fields
Figshare includes a range of stock metadata fields that are used to capture key information about the Items, Projects and Collections added by users. In add...
Fri, 1 Aug, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Unpublishing Items
As an administrator, you may need to unpublish an item that was made public in your repository. This should be done after careful consideration since anyone...
Mon, 2 Jun, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Persistent Identifiers - Add new and existing DOIs or Handles
Introduction By default the Figshare system will mint DOIs for public items and Collections. Your institutional repository may be configured to also create...
Thu, 21 Nov, 2024 at 3:36 PM