Joomla! Help Support Warrington Cheshire Manchester Merseyside UKManage all your website Users' credentials, status and permissions via the Users screen of the website Dashboard.

Individual Users without special permissions (no access to the Dashboard) can change their credentials (username + password) after signing into the website's Front End.

This can be either via a Login Module or a Menu Link.

If you are the only User then we recommend that you unpublish the Login Module and Menu Link.

And instead administer your website via the Dashboard.

 

How to change User credentials

When the website's Login Module is published, a login panel will be displayed in the Front End.

In a WYNCHCO Website Design we call this module: Sign in.

It enables Users to enter their User credentials (username + password) and log in.

Click the button labelled Sign in to log in.

users sign in

Manage your profile

When published, after signing in, Users will see the User Menu.

The User Menu is displayed by a Menu Module.

In a WYNCHCO Website Design we call this Menu Module: Interact.

The User Menu contains an edit your details link, which we call 'Manage your profile'.

The link enables Users to review and change their credentials (username + password).

users interact

Password

Use long complex passwords for Users with Special Permissions.

Complex passwords are 16+ digits long, alpha-numeric, lower and upper case.

 

Sign Out

When done, Users may click the button, now labelled Sign out), to log out.

users sign out

Super Users can change the credentials and permissions of any User via the Users screen of the website's Dashboard.

They can also create new Users.

Open the Users Screen

Select Users in the Site Panel of the Home Dashboard to open the Users screen.

users dashboard public

Select a User

Click on a User's name to view and edit their credentials.

Select the New button to create a new User.

users User edit 1

Edit User credentials

Password

Use long complex passwords for Users with Special Permissions.

Complex passwords are 16+ digits long, alpha-numeric, lower and upper case.

users User edit 2

When done select SAVE & CLOSE.

Assigned User Group

By default, a new user will be a Registered User.

This is the lowest level of user permissions.

Registered Users can  sign into the Front End only, and cannot make any changes other than to their own user credentials when they do.

 

Contents include:

User Registration.
User Groups and Permissions.
Create User Groups and Users.
Joomla! ACL or Access Control.
Keep out the Spambots
Assign a Content Editor to a User.
How to see which Users are signed in.

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