Sometimes an administrator of the web-site will want to create an account for another user. By creating an account, you are creating a profile that will be default allow someone to login to the web-site. Create a new account for someone by selecting “New User/Member” from the Manage Members menu as shown below. You must be logged in as a system administrator for this function to work as shown.
By default, when you create a login account for a new user of your web-site, the system will automatically generate an e-mail message to the new registrant advising them that a login account has been created. You can “un-check” the checkbox below if you do not want to automatically send such a message.
The fields shown above will vary depending on the configuration of your database. You will be asked to specify fields including a Login ID, a password and an e-mail address. Note that passwords and e-mail addresses need to be entered twice to ensure that proper data is being entered. Note that the password is not hidden from the administrator.
Depending on the configuration of your database, there may be extra fields to complete as shown above. Note that fields associated with the membership record are configured under “System Setup” / “Data Field Setup (advanced)” – Because it is possible to cause damage to your database by changing these fields, we recommend that you contact support@neatworx.com for assistance if you need to make these changes.
Once you create a new account it will become visible in your membership listing. (Remember that “members” are the core member profiles able to login to your system - they are also the people who on-line newsletters may be sent to).
You may also edit records to control member privileges after the records have been created. Some of these privileges are shown graphically on the right hand column of the membership listing as shown above. For example, a membership account may be locked show that a user may not login. A “lock” symbol (“
”) will appear beside such member records. You may also give administrator privileges to one of your members so that they have full rights on the system. You should only give administrator privilege to someone that you trust to properly manage the web-site. Accounts with administrator privilege are shown with a “medal” symbol. (“
”)
Once you have created an account, administrators will be able to edit the member record and change the member permissions associated with each member record. It is a good idea to set these all to “No” by default unless you are sure that you want a user to have a particular privilege.
When new member accounts are created, the default values for these member permission settings are taking from the site-wide setup parameters configured under “System Setup” / "Preferences” / “Registration” / "Default new member permissions". These settings govern the default privileges that each newly created membership record will automatically inherit.