Getting Started

Add a user to your site

  1. Click Users in the admin toolbar.



  2. On the Users tab, click the Add New User button.
  3. The Allow this User to log in to this website box is checked by default. Clear the box if you want to disable login for this user.


    The following fields are required:
  4.  In the First Name field enter the user's first name.
  5. In the Last Name field, enter the user's last name.
  6. The Full Name field is automatically populated with the first and last name, but you can change it if necessary.
  7. In the Email Address field, enter the user's email address. This is the email the user will use to log in to the site.
  8. In the New Password and Confirm New Password fields, enter the password for the user.
  9. If you want to force the user to change the password, check the Require user to change password on next login box.

    The remaining user fields on this page are optional:

  10. In the Phone field, enter the user's primary phone number.
  11. In the Mobile Phone field, enter the user's mobile phone number.
  12. In the Company / Organization field enter the user's company or organization name.
  13. In the Twitter field enter the user's Twitter user name.
  14. In the Facebook field, enter the user's Facebook user name.

    Home Address (optional)

  15. In the Address field, enter the user's home address.
  16. If the address includes an apartment or suite number, enter in the Apt, suite, etc. field.
  17. In the City field, enter the city name.
  18. Select the state from the State/Province/Region dropdown.
  19. In the Zip/Postal code field, enter the postal code.
  20. Select the country from the Country dropdown list.

    Work Address (optional)

  21. In the Address field, enter the user's work address.
  22. If the work address includes an apartment or suite number, enter it in the Apt, suite, etc. field.
  23. In the City field, enter the city name.
  24. Select the state from the State/Province/Region dropdown list.
  25. In the Zip/Postal code field, enter the postal code.
  26. Select the country from the Country dropdown list.

    Avatar

  27. Check the Import from Gravatar box to use a gravatar from www.gravatar.com. If no gravatar exists, a default image is used. Uncheck the box to upload an image file for the avatar.

    Roles

  28. Click the Roles tab.
  29. Check the box next to each role you want to assign to the user. By default all users are assigned to the System File Manager and System Image Manager roles. You can remove a role by un-checking the box. Learn more about roles here.



  30. Click the Update Profile button.
Posted on Tue, December 7, 2010 by Support filed under

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