Administrators

Page: Settings >> User management >> Administrators
The table shows all the administrators who have been created for your Web site. The symbols have the following meanings:
Table 19: Status icons for administrators

Icon
Description
The administrator is active. He is authorised to sign into the administration area.
The administrator is not active. He is not authorised to sign into the administration area.

To open the details of an administrator, click the name. The user name of the administrator who is currently signed in is not active as a link. You can edit this information in the administrator menu. For more on this, see Administrator information, above.
Batch processing commands are available to manage the table entries. For an introduction to this, see Batch Processes in Tables, above. The following specialised actions can be performed:
Table 20: Specialised batch processing commands for administrators

Command
Comment
Activate
The administrator can sign in to the administration area.
Deactivate
Administration is disabled for the administrator.

To create a new administrator, proceed as described in Adding records, above.
You can edit the data in the same manner as described in Administrator information, above. Please note the following exceptions:

Administrator details – Sign-in data

Page: Settings >> User management >> Administrators >> Sign-in data
By and large this administrator data corresponds to the general sign-in data for users. See also User details – Sign-in data, above. The remaining fields are described as follows:
Table 21: Fields for administrator information

Field name
Description
Field type
Example
Deletion confirmation
Option button
 
 
Automatically sign in via cookies
Access to the administration area without the sign-in process;
Cookies must be enabled in the browser to do this.
This field will only become active if you have activated signing in using cookies in User management, Sign in; see Signing in, above.
Option button
 

Caution: If the Automatic sign in via cookies option is selected, everyone who uses your computer will have access to the administration area. In this case, make sure only authorised persons have access to your computer.
Save your entries by clicking Save.
Note: For newly created administrators, the system assigns the default password admin. You must enter this as the old password when you change the password for the first time.

Administrator details – Posts

Page: Settings >> User management >> Administrators >> Posts
This displays a list of all the posts or messages that the administrator has written in all forums, blogs and guestbooks on your Web site. You can use the links in the first column to call up each post.
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.