# 2.2. 'User Management' (XooNIps>>Maintenance>>User Management)

How to manage user information (editing/deleting user information, registering new users, etc.).

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**Figure 4.17. "User Management"**

Click on a pen-icon to edit user information.

Click on a X-icon to delete user information.

## 2.2.1. "Register New user" (click on \[Register New User], upper right of the "User Management" screen). <a href="#id-2-2-1-register-new-user-click-on-register-new-user-upper-right-of-the-user-management-screen" id="id-2-2-1-register-new-user-click-on-register-new-user-upper-right-of-the-user-management-screen"></a>

Edit the new user's information. The required fields are indicated by "\*". Fill out the fields and click on \[UPDATE] below.

Use this screen for changing passwords.

The required fields vary with the setups made on (XooNIps - Site Policies -) User Information.

* Username

  Enter a handle (online name) of the user to be displayed on XooNIps
* Real Name

  Enter the user's real name
* Email

  Enter email address. Check the checkbox if allow other users to view the email address.
* Website

  Enter the URL to be published.
* User's Groups

  Choose a XOOPS group which the user belongs to.

  **Table 4.8. "User's Groups"**

  | Pulldown menu   | Description                                                            |
  | --------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
  | Webmasters      | Make the user belong to the webmasters group as XOOPS indicates.       |
  | Registered User | Make the user belong to the registered users group as XOOPS indicates. |
  | Moderator       | Make the user belong to the moderator group of XooNIps.                |
* Position

  Choose the user's position from the pulldown list.
* Division

  Enter the division the user belongs to.
* Company Name

  Enter the company/university/institution name the user belongs to.
* Phone Number

  Enter the telephone number if wish to publish it.
* FAX Number

  Enter the fax number if wish to publish it.
* Address

  Enter the address if wish to publish it.
* Country

  Enter the country where the user live.
* Zipcode

  Enter the ZIP code, if wish to publish it.
* Time zone

  Choose a time zone according to the user's country.
* Interests

  Enter the user's interests, if wish to publish it.
* Free Description

  Describe anything you want.
* Signature

  Enter the user's signature. Check/uncheck the checkbox "Always attach my signature".
* Password

  Register a password.
* Verify Password

  Enter the password again to confirm it.
* New Item Mail Notification \[per day]

  Set the frequency of email notification by the day.:" (Listed later in this section).

  This is applicable only if it's been set as "Email (Pulldown menu)" at "Notification Method:" (Listed later in this section).
* Maximum Private Items

  Enter the maximum number of items to be registered in a private area.

  Default value: 500
* Maximum Private Indexes

  Enter the maximum number of indexes for a private area.

  Default value: 200
* Maximum Disk Space for Private Items \[MB]

  Enter the maximum disk capacity for a private area by the MB.

  Default value: 500
* Comment Display Mode

  Choose a comment display mode from the pulldown menu.

  This is for XOOPS standard comment function. Note that this is not for adding comments to the items on XooNIps3.4.

  **Table 4.9. Comment Display Mode**

  | Comment Display Mode (Pulldown) | Description                                               |
  | ------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
  | Nested                          | Comments will be nest-displayed.                          |
  | Flat                            | Comments will be flat-displayed.                          |
  | Threaded                        | Comments will be sorted by groups according to the title. |
* Comments Sort Order

  Choose either of "Oldest First" or "Newest First" from the pulldown menu.

  **Table 4.10. Comments Sort Order**

  | Pulldown menu | Description                                                |
  | ------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
  | Oldest First  | Comments will be sorted out from the oldest to the newest. |
  | Newest First  | Comments will be sorted out from the newest to the oldest. |
* Rank

  Setup for ranking

  Leave it as it is.
* Notification Method: When you monitor e.g. a forum, how would you like to receive notifications of updates?

  Define a manner of receiving notification messages of updated events.

  **Table 4.11. Notification Method**

  | Pulldown menu                     | Comment                                  |
  | --------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- |
  | Temporarily Disable               | Temporarily stop receiving the messages. |
  | Private Message                   | via PM function of XOOPS.                |
  | Email (use address in my profile) | via the registered email address.        |
* Default Notification Mode

  Define the timing for being notified.

  **Table 4.12. Default Notification**

  | Pulldown menu                                     | Comment                                                        |
  | ------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
  | Notify me of all selected updates                 | To be notified every time events are updated.                  |
  | Notice me only once                               | To be notified only once                                       |
  | Notify me once then disable until I log in again. | Once it notifies, it won't notify until it is logged in again. |
* Receive occasional email notices from administrators and moderators?

  Choose "Yes", if wish to receive email messages about news update on XooNIps.

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**Figure 4.18. "Register New User"**

The entered information can be viewed at the "User Information" (on a XooNIps website, User Menu >> User List).
