Contents
1. Introduction
1.1 Features
2. My Page overview
2.1 My Page for visitors
2.2 My Page for webmasters
2.3 My Page for regular users
3. Edit profile
4. Change password
5. Adding and configuring the module
5.1 Content options
5.2 Advanced options
6. The module in practice: tips
The My Page-module can be used to login and logout and it also provides a way
to change profile information and change a user's password.
When a visitor is not logged in only the following feature is
available:
- Login: the My Page-module acts as a login screen.
When a user is logged in the following features are available:
- Profile:
modify personal information (e.g. full name, e-mail address) and preferences
(e.g. editor, language).
- Change password.
- Links to available areas: quick navigation to all areas
currently accessible for the user.
- Links to website management: quick navigation to selected
functions within admin.php.
- Logout.
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When a visitor is currently not logged in, the My Page-module acts
as a login dialogue, much like the one described in section
2.1 Logging in chapter Logging in and out.
mypage_visitor.png
Explanation:
- Username: Enter the username you created during
installation or received from the webmaster, e.g. wblade
or herbert.
- Password: Enter the password you created during the
installation or received from the webmaster. The password is not displayed,
but shown as ******** asterisks. This is a security feature.
- [OK] or [Enter]: Press the [Enter] key on
your keyboard, or click [OK] to login.
NOTICE:
If you enter an incorrect username/password combination you will be redirected
to the regular login page to try again, see section 4.1 Incorrect User name or password in chapter Logging in and out.
After entering the correct username/password combination, you see the
following.
mypage_wblade.png
Explanation:
- Edit profile: leads to the dialogue where you can review
and change your personal information such as your full name and your e-mail
address (see section 3. Edit profile below).
- Change password: leads to the dialogue where you can change
your password (see section 4. Change password below).
- Logout Full Name: ends your session in
Website@School.
- Website@School Start: direct link to the Website@School
Welcome page (see section 2.1 Logging in in
chapter Logging in and out).
- Page Manager: direct link to the Website@School Page
Manager (see (see section 2. Page manager
overview in chapter Page Manager).
- File Manager: direct link to the Website@School File
Manager (see (see section 2. File manager
overview in chapter File Manager).
- Help (opens in a new window): direct link to the
Website@School Users' Manual (if installed).
- (public) Exemplum Primary School: direct link to this area.
- (private) Exemplum Intranet: direct link to this protected area.
NOTICE:
Depending on the exact website administration privileges the links for Page
Manager and File Manager may or may not be displayed.
Whenever a regular user, e.g. Herbert Spencer, logs in via My Page the
following page is displayed.
mypage_herbert.png
Explanation:
- Edit profile: leads to the dialogue where Herbert can review
and change his personal information such as his full name and his e-mail
address (see section 3. Edit profile below).
- Change password: leads to the dialogue where Herbert can change
his own password (see section 4. Change password below).
- Logout Full Name: ends Herberts session in
Website@School.
- (public) Exemplum Primary School: direct link to this area.
NOTICE
Herbert has no webmaster privileges. As a result the section Website
Administration is not displayed in Herberts My Page.
NOTICE
Herbert also has no access to the Exemplum Intranet, hence the link to that
area is not displayed in the section Available areas.
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After Herbert clicks the link Edit profile the
following dialogue appears. This dialogue looks a little bit like the one
introduced in section 3.2.1 Basic: Edit
User username (Full Name) in chapter
Account Manager.
mypage_edit_profile.png
Explanation:
- Full name: The full name of
the owner of this account. This name can be changed.
- E-mail: The e-mail address of this User.
This e-mail address is used to send an e-mail when the
password is not known anymore.
- Redirection (where to go after logout): If this is left
blank, the User is redirected to the regular login dialogue after logging
out. If a complete URL is specified, the User is redirected to that
location.
- Language: The dropdown menu shows the languages that are
available to this User. The name of each language is shown in its own
language. Changing the language takes effect after the next login.
- Editor: The dropdown menu gives access to the editors
available to this User.
- Skin: The skin defines the 'look and feel' of the
management interface. Changing the skin takes effect immediately
(see section 5. Skins in
chapter Account Manager).
- [Save], [Done], [Cancel]: Please refer to section Save, Done, Cancel in the chapter Basic procedures for beginners for more
information.
- Password (to authorise the changes):
It is necessary to enter the password (again) to authorise the changes. This
is a security measure.
After successfully storing the changed profile data the following message is
displayed: Success saving changes in account
herbert (Herbert Spencer).
NOTICE:
Redirecting the user to the My Page-page (e.g. to
http://exemplum.eu/index.php/19/Login_logout_and_jumpmenu.html) after
logout keeps the user on the site instead of taking her to the regular login
dialogue.
NOTICE:
It is not possible to change all aspects of the user account via Edit profile: properties like Name,
Active user, Groups and Intranet
access can only be changed by an administrator who has access to the
Account Manager, see section 3.Users in
chapter Account Manager.
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After Herbert clicks the link Change password the
following dialogue appears.
mypage_change_password.png
Explanation:
- Old password: Enter your current password.
- New password: Enter a new secure password (see section
1.4 Password requirements in chapter
Logging in and out).
- Confirm new password: Retype the new password.
- [OK]: Press the [OK]-button to submit the changes.
After storing the changed password the following message is displayed: Your password was succesfully changed.
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In the Page Manager, select the Area (e.g. Exemplum Intranet) and click on
the Add a page link. The following dialogue is
displayed.
mypage_addpage.png
Enter the necessary data to the fields, as discussed in section 3.1 Add a page in chapter Page Manager. In the Module dropdown menu, select
the module MyPage (mypage). Remember to select Visible, Hidden or
Embargo. Press the button [Save] to save your work. The following message is
displayed: Added to area 2: new page 58 MyPage
(Login, logout and profile).
Click on the Content link. The following dialogue is
displayed.
mypage_configuration.png
No content configuration is necessary for this module.
The advanced options also apply to this module. In particular it means that
you can use Bazaar Style Stylesheets (BSSS) to add styling to My Page. See
section 3.3 Advanced: Edit advanced properties of
page nn in chapter Page Manager for detailed
information about advanced properties.
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Not all themes have the option to show a drop down menu that facilitates
navigation to other areas (public or private). Adding a page with the
MyPage-module in each ara would make it easier for logged in users to navigate
between areas.
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Author: Peter Fokker <peter (at) websiteatschool (dot) eu>
Last updated: 2016-06-21