This section will provide you with the information how to create, edit and delete user groups.
To create a new user group, click the ‘User Groups’ link of ‘User Management’ section in the left administration menu. The user groups page will be opened. On that page click the ‘Add a New User Group’ and set the User Group parameters listed below:
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ID - the unique user group ID (mandatory parameter);
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Group name - the unique name of the group (mandatory parameter);
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Registration form template - the name of the file which included the template for the registration form (if the file name is not specified, the system will use a default template ('registration_form.tpl') to display the registration form template);
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Description - detailed information about the group;
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Immediate activation - this flag means that users from this group will be activated immediately. If the flag is not selected, a user will get the activation letter with a link. Clicking this link the user account will be activated.
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User Menu Template - the name of the file which included the template for the user menu. If the file name is not specified, the system will use a default template ('user_menu.tpl') to display the user menu template.
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To finish the User Group creation, click the ‘Add’ button.
After creating a new group, it will be shown in the group table bellow.
By clicking the ‘Edit’ icon, the admin will see two forms: ‘User Group Info’ and ‘Add Membership Plan’. In ‘User Group Info’ the administrator can change ID, Group name, Registration form template, Description, Immediate activation, User Menu Template. By using ‘Add Membership Plan’ form one or more membership plans for the group can be added. All the ‘Membership Plans’ will be displayed in the table ‘Membership Plans’. In this table the administrator can delete any of membership plans (if the ‘User Number’ for this plan is zero) by clicking the ‘Delete’ icon in the ‘Actions’ column.
Each user group has its own user profile fields which characterize users of a group. The administrator can add, edit and delete these fields by clicking the 'Edit User Profile Fields' link on the 'Edit User Group' page.
For the text and string field types there is also a Display the Number of Remaining Characters in Forms function available.
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