Users

Page: Settings >> User management >> Users
Users are visitors to your Web site who have completed the registration process and have been allocated a username and password. Users have specific rights. This allows you to make certain pages or even your whole Web site only accessible to registered users. You can also assign user-specific prices. Alternatively, restrict the use of forums and blogs to registered users.
The table lists all users who have registered to use your Web site. The symbols have the following meanings:
Table 17: status symbols for users

Icon
Description
If a user is active, then he is permitted to sign in to the Web site.
When a user is not active, he is not permitted to sign in to the Web site.

To open the details of a user, click the name.
You can sort the table by column. For more details, see Sorting using column headings, above.
Batch processing commands are available to manage the table entries. For an introduction to this, see Batch Processes in Tables, above.
To create a new user, proceed as described in Adding records, above.

User details – Sign-in data

Page: Settings >> User management >> Users >> Sign-on data
The fields have the following meanings:
Table 18: User data fields

Field name
Description
Field type
Example
Registration process complete
The user will receive an e-mail after filling out the registration form. This includes a confirmation link. The user must click on this link in order to complete the registration process. This selects the checkbox. If the checkbox is not selected, the registration process was not completed successfully.
Check box,
Read-only field
 
Allow sign in
This allows you to deactivate the user, and thus prevent him from signing in to the site.
Check box
 
Display Name
 
Entry field, alphanumeric
Administrator
User Name
User name used when signing in
Entry field, alphanumeric
WebAdmin
E-mail
If the user forgets his current password for signing into the administration area, a new password will be sent to the address entered here.
Entry field, alphanumeric
admin@provider.com
Old Password
Enter the currently valid password here;
this is not displayed for security reasons
Entry field, alphanumeric
admin
New Password
This is not displayed for security reasons.
The password must contain at least 5 characters.
Entry field, alphanumeric
admin
Password Confirmation
This is not displayed for security reasons
Entry field, alphanumeric
admin
Language
Display language for the administration
Drop-down menu
 

To change the password, you must enter the current password in the field Old password. If you do not enter the current password, the password change will not be accepted.
Save your entries by clicking Save.
Note: When a new user is created, the password is not generated automatically. You must enter a password so that the user can sign in to the Web site. In this case, you have not entered an Old password.

User details – Posts

Page: Settings >> User management >> Users >> Posts
This displays a list of all the posts or messages that the user has written in all forums, blogs and guestbooks on your Web site. You can use the links in the first column to call up the corresponding topics or pages.
You can sort the table by column. For more details, see Sorting using column headings, above.
Batch processing commands are available to manage the table entries. For an introduction to this, see Batch Processes in Tables, above.