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How to access

To edit an existing user, navigate to the User Manager (Users → User Manager). Then

1. click on the name of the user or
2. click on the check box for the user and click on the Edit button.

To create a new user,

1. select Users → User Manager → Add New User from the menu or
2. click on the New button in the User Manager.

Description

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

Screenshot

User Fields

Account Details

• Name. The (full) name of the user.
• Login Name. The user name that will be entered during login.
• Password. The password that will be entered during login.
• Confirm Password. The same password again (to make sure the password is entered correctly).
• Email. Email address for this user.
• Registration Date. The date this user was registered.
• Last Visit Date. The date this user last logged into the site.

• Receive System E-mails. Here you can select whether to let this user receive the system e-mails or not. Only available when editing Administrators or Super Administrators.

• Block User. Here you can select whether to disable this user or not. Only available when editing Administrators or Super Administrators.

• ID. This is a unique identification number for this item assigned automatically by Joomla!. It is used to identify the item internally, and you cannot change this number. When creating a new item, this field displays 0 until you save the new entry, at which point a new ID is assigned to it.

Assigned User Groups

• Assigned User Groups. Check the box next to each User Group that this user will be a member of. The groups that a user belongs to detemine what actions the user can do on the site and what objects the user can view on the site.

Basic Settings

• Backend Template Style. The template style to use for this user in the administrative 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.
• Editor. The editor to use for this user.

• 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.

Toolbar

At the top right you will see the toolbar:

The functions are:

• Save. Saves the item and stays in the edit screen.

• Save & Close. Saves the item and closes the edit screen.

• Save & New. Saves the item and keeps the editing screen open and ready to create another item.

• Cancel. Returns to the previous screen without saving your work. If you press Cancel while adding a new item, this new item will not be created. If you were modifying an existing item, the modifications will not be saved.

• Help. Opens this Help Screen.

Quick tips

• Name, Login Name, and Email are required.
• If you did not fill in a particular language, editor, help site and/or time zone, the default settings from the Global Configuration, Language Manager and/or Template Manager are set.

Related information

• User Manager: Users
• User Manager: Users Groups
• ACL Tutorial for Joomla 1.6