My Page

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

1. Introduction

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.

1.1 Features

When a visitor is not logged in only the following feature is available:

When a user is logged in the following features are available:

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2 My Page overview

2.1 My Page for visitors

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.

[ my page module login dialogue ]
mypage_visitor.png

Explanation:

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.

2.2 My Page for webmasters

After entering the correct username/password combination, you see the following.

[ my page main page for webmaster wblade ]
mypage_wblade.png

Explanation:

NOTICE:
Depending on the exact website administration privileges the links for Page Manager and File Manager may or may not be displayed.

2.3 My Page for regular users

Whenever a regular user, e.g. Herbert Spencer, logs in via My Page the following page is displayed.

[ my page main page for regular user herbert ]
mypage_herbert.png

Explanation:

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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3. Edit profile

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.

[ my page edit profile dialogue ]
mypage_edit_profile.png

Explanation:

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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4. Change password

After Herbert clicks the link Change password the following dialogue appears.

[ my page change password dialogue ]
mypage_change_password.png

Explanation:

After storing the changed password the following message is displayed: Your password was succesfully changed.

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5. Adding and configuring the module

In the Page Manager, select the Area (e.g. Exemplum Intranet) and click on the Add a page link. The following dialogue is displayed.

[ my page adding the module to a page ]
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).

5.1 Content options

Click on the Content link. The following dialogue is displayed.

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mypage_configuration.png

No content configuration is necessary for this module.

5.2 Advanced options

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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6. The module in practice: tips

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