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Users

Description

The Users page lists currently registered users.

Common Elements

Some elements of this page are covered in separate Help articles:

How to access

  • Select Site → Users from the Home Dashboard. Or...
  • Select Users → Manage from the Administrator menu.

To add a User:

  • Select the New toolbar button

To edit a User:

  • Select a Name from the list

Screenshot

users list

Column Headers

  • Checkbox Check this box to select users. To select all users, check the box in the column heading. After boxes are checked the toolbar button 'Actions' get active.
  • Name The full name of the user.
    • Add a Note Create a Note for the user.
      • Show notes list Show the User Notes for the user as a list.
      • Display note Show the User Notes for the user in a window and stays in the current page.
  • Username The name the user will log in as.
  • Enabled Whether or not the user is enabled.
  • Activated Whether or not the user is activated. Normally when a user registers from the Frontend, some type of activation is required. This is controlled by the 'New User Account Activation' parameter in the Users: Options.
  • User Groups The list of groups that the user belongs to. Note that a user may belong to more than one group.
  • Email The email address from the user is displayed here.
  • Last visit Here you can see the date on which the user last logged in.
  • Registered The date the user was registered.
  • ID A unique identification number for this user, you cannot change this number.

Tips

  • Select the name of a user to open the Users: Edit form for that user.
  • Select the icon in the Enabled column to toggle between Enabled and Disabled status.