Users + Groups

The Users + Groups section allows administrators to manage their website's users. They can manually add users or approve users that have registered themselves. They can also create and assign custom user groups, which are generally used for various permissions on specific pages within the website.

Step 1: Hover over the "Manage" button in the Javelin Bar.

Step 2: Select "Users + Groups".

Step 1: Open Users + Groups.

Step 2: Click "Add User" from the left.

Step 3: Fill out the following information:

• E-mail Address (required)
• Password: New & Confirm (required)
• Approved/Active
  If this isn't checked, the user can't log in
• Name
• User Groups
  Select applicable user group(s) if any; users can belong to multiple user groups.
  You may have to scroll to see the entire list.
  

Step 4: Click "Save".

Step 5: Inform the user of their log in. Javelin does not automatically inform users accounts have been created.

Step 1: Open Users + Groups.

Step 2: Click on the name or email address of the person in question.

Step 3: Make any modifications you need to the details like you were adding a user. You do not need to fill in a password.

If you get an error about the password fields not matching
This ususally happens when your browser's autocomplete fills out the hidden form. Simply click "Update Password" to show the fields and delete the value. The passwords don't update or validate unless both fields are filled out.

Step 1: Open Users + Groups.

Step 2: Click "Search Users" from the left.

Step 3: Type a name (or a few letters) into the search field and hit Enter.

Step 1: Open Users + Groups.

Step 2: Click the checkbox next to the user(s).

Step 3: Select "Delete" from the "With Selected" dropdown.

Step 4: Click "Save".

Please note, user groups do not automatically create permissions. Those are controlled through the page settings.

Step 1: Open Users + Groups.

Step 2: Click "User Groups" from the left.

Step 3: Type a name and description for the group.

Step 4: Click "Save".

Step 1: Open Users + Groups.

Step 2: Click "User Groups" from the left.

Step 3: Click "Edit" next to the appropriate user group.

Step 4: Update the information as desired.

Step 5: Click "Save".

Step 1: Open Users + Groups.

Step 2: Click "User Groups" from the left.

Step 3: Click "Delete" on the appropriate user group.

Step 4: Click "OK" at the prompt.

Step 1: Open Users + Groups.

Step 2: Click "User Groups" from the left.

Step 3: Click the name of the user group.

If you are needing to approve multiple users at once, most likely they were added through the Register module.

Step 1: Open Users + Groups.

Step 2: Click the checkbox next to the names.
Step 2a: Click the checkbox next to "Name" to select all users.

Step 3: Use the "With Selected" dropdown to select the appropriate command.

Step 4: Click "Save".