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Description

In this screen you have the possibility to create a new user (when you clicked on the 'New' button in the User Manager), or to edit a existing user (when you selected a user and clicked on the 'Edit' button in the User Manager).

User details and parameters

You will see different fields where you can fill in or edit information of the user. These are:

Name: The (full) name of the user. This field is required.

Username: The user login name of the user. This field is required.

E-mail: The e-mail adress of the user. This field is required, and you need to fill in a valid e-mail address.

New password: Fill in a (new) password. Although this field is not required, the user will not be able to log in when no password is set.

Verify password: Fill in the password from the field above again, to verify it. This field is required when you filled in the New password field.

Group: Here you can choose the group for the user. You can choose between:

• Registered: a normal user

• Author: a user able to create articles

• Editor: a user able to create and edit all articles

• Publisher: a user able to create, edit and publish all articles

• Manager: a user able to use all frontend options and who is able to access the backend, but with limited access: only able to create and edit the menus, content and components.

• Administrator: a user with all frontend options and who is able to access the backend, but with limited access: not able to view the Global Configuration, template manager, language manager and the messages.

• Super Administrator: a user able to use all available options on frontend and backend.

Back-end Language: Here you can select the back-end language of the user. All installed languages for the back-end will be displayed in the drop-down box. Default is the language set in Language Manager.

Front-end Language: Here you can select the front-end language of the user. All installed languages for the front-end will be displayed in the drop-down box. Default is the language set in Language Manager.

User Editor: Here you can select the front and backend editor of the user. All installed editors will be displayed in the drop-down box. Default is the WYSIWYG editor set in the Global Configuration.

Help Site: Set the help site of the user. Default is the Help Server set in the Global Configuration.

Time Zone: Set the time zone of the user. Default is the Time Zone set in the Global Configuration.

Contact information: If you linked a Contact to this user, the contact information will be showed here.

Toolbar:

At the top right you will see the toolbar:

The functions are:

Save: Save the user and return to the main screen of the User Manager

Apply: Save the user, but stay in the User New or Edit screen.

Cancel: Go back to the main screen of the User Manager, without saving the user you edited or made.

Help: Open the Help Screen for the User Manager: New/Edit. That is the same screen as this Help Screen.

Version Changes

In Joomla! 1.0.x versions you had the ability to block a user. You can not do this in Joomla! 1.5. In Joomla! 1.5 there are more parameters available. New parameters are the Front-end and Back-end language, the Help Site and the Time Zone.

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