Create New User (if ever needed)
Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2020 5:17 pm
Create new user procedure: edited Apr 15, 2018
What you need first..
In Keepass:
Open up new key entry for Keepass under appropriate tab:
On wordpress "add new user" page enter data:
In the forum on the administration control panel:
Go to users and groups tab:
Select ACP Add User:
On the following page click "edit user groups for this user".
Add the user to groups that apply (eg. area 78, district 53, PI/CPC committee)
Click submit.
Go back to wordpress "add new user" page:
Done
Now go to appropriate e-mail account and send the proper invitation using appropriate mail template inserting username and password into the correct feilds.
What you need first..
- Open up Keepass
- get contact e-mail and name and last initial
- Open up wordpress side of site
- Open up forum side of site.
- Log into both as administrator.
In Keepass:
Open up new key entry for Keepass under appropriate tab:
- title: username full
- username: username full
- password: use a random word generator (internet) to generate a three-word PW then c/p into Add New User page
- if it complains of a weak password, ignore.
- Notes: Add all user information here available. Of good use are phone number, e-mail address, home group, and age. Also add the date of issue so the age is relevant.
On wordpress "add new user" page enter data:
- username: username full (without a period)
- E-mail: create a fake e-mail here using the "username"@areacommittees.org ***Prevents unwanted notification e-mail being sent to new user. You change this to the correct e-mail in the last step.***
- First name: first name
- Last name: last initial
- website: blank
- password: click on "show password" then c/p three-word PW from Keepass
- Role: subscriber (or other appropriate role)
- Click "Add New User" button move on to next steps
In the forum on the administration control panel:
Go to users and groups tab:
Select ACP Add User:
- Username: username full
- E-mail: users proper e-mail
- Password: c/p three-word password from Keepass twice
- Groups: select appropriate group
- Make group default... place check mark
- Enable new user: click yes if trusted and known to you personally
- Hit submit
On the following page click "edit user groups for this user".
Add the user to groups that apply (eg. area 78, district 53, PI/CPC committee)
Click submit.
Go back to wordpress "add new user" page:
- Search for the username just created - click edit
- Scroll to Email and change temporary E-mail to actual user E-mail
- Click on Update User
- Then the system probably sends the new user a e-mail change notification.
Done
Now go to appropriate e-mail account and send the proper invitation using appropriate mail template inserting username and password into the correct feilds.