# How to use Scoutbook Plus as a Merit Badge Counselor?

**URL:** <https://discussions.scouting.org/t/how-to-use-scoutbook-plus-as-a-merit-badge-counselor/508878>\
**Category:** Using Scoutbook & Scoutbook Plus\
**Tags:** advancement, merit-badges, scoutbook\
**Created:** [December 14, 2025, 9:19pm UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/how-to-use-scoutbook-plus-as-a-merit-badge-counselor/508878 "2025-12-14T21:19:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![DavidRackmales](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3da27b/32.png) [@DavidRackmales](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/DavidRackmales)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2025, 9:19pm UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/how-to-use-scoutbook-plus-as-a-merit-badge-counselor/508878/1 "2025-12-14T21:19:55Z")

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This is my second year as an MBC for my council and… I was just fine with the previous version of Scoutbook. I cannot, however, figure out how to use Scoutbook Plus - I don’t see anything resembling the mostly intuitive Scoutbook Dashboard. Note: The Scoutbook Legacy link sends me to a “forbidden access” error, so I can’t get back to it. What am I doing wrong? I’m registered, paid-up-to-date, etc. Thanks in advance for any assistance! Here’s what I’m seeing:

 ![IMG_0075](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/original/3X/1/5/153a9bf75d2ced61081930c8cf071826a26cc743.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Stephen\_Hornak](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/user_avatar/discussions.scouting.org/stephen_hornak/32/16282_2.png) [@Stephen\_Hornak](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/Stephen_Hornak)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2025, 9:21pm UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/how-to-use-scoutbook-plus-as-a-merit-badge-counselor/508878/2 "2025-12-14T21:21:37Z")

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@DavidRackmales - MBC work is still in [scoutbook.scouting.org](http://scoutbook.scouting.org) for now in this menu:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/original/3X/d/1/d16ffd4fd1049b70f75495b596efc3198890a88d.png)

For the forbidden web error clear your cache for [scouting.org](http://scouting.org) sites.

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**Author:** ![DavidRackmales](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3da27b/32.png) [@DavidRackmales](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/DavidRackmales)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2025, 9:31pm UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/how-to-use-scoutbook-plus-as-a-merit-badge-counselor/508878/3 "2025-12-14T21:31:43Z")

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Excellent. Clearing the cache solved the issue. Thanks!

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/original/1X/66e9612584db5dbf76de17f00ad877998c0ba3d6.png) [@system](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2025, 9:32pm UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/how-to-use-scoutbook-plus-as-a-merit-badge-counselor/508878/4 "2025-12-15T21:32:44Z")

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