Signing in

Page: Settings >> User management >> Sign in
This section allows you to define the options for accessing your Web site.
Select the option Recognise returning users to activate automatic sign in for registered users on your Web site. During the session, a cookie is generated for the user and saved. If the user leaves the Web site without signing out (by closing the browser or leaving the session to expire), the cookie remains saved. When the user next visits your Web site, the cookie is recognised automatically by the system and he is signed in. When the user signs out of the Web site, the cookie is erased. It is then no longer possible to sign in automatically.
Caution: Automatic sign in only functions if users allow cookies to be stored on their computer. Otherwise, the sign in information cannot be stored and then read.
Using the Require sign in option you can make it compulsory for your users to sign in. This means that only visitors who have a user account can navigate your Web site. New visitors can only access the Web site once you have created user profiles for them in the administration area. This is only allowed in a B2B business model.
Enter a relevant text in the Text if signing in is required field to inform non-registered visitors of the configuration and explain the steps required to register. This field is only active if the Require sign in option has been set to Yes.
Once you start to use customer information for purposes not simply restricted to the ordering process, you must inform your customers of the reasons of your using their data and the customers must agree to this usage. You can enable the Activate privacy policy... option to require customers to agree to you saving their personal information. This step ensures that your customers have agreed to this usage before they register. The customers are asked to agree to the privacy policy on registration, or, for unregistered customers, when they enter their address. For more on the privacy policy, see Privacy policy, below.
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