How to create an account
Key point: For administrators to quickly create a new member.

Prerequisites

You must be an administrator.

From the user accounts page:

  1. Click the Create account button at the bottom of the page – the create a user account panel opens on the right.
  2. Enter the new member’s:
    1. First name.
    2. Surname.
    3. Email address – when the email address has been entered, the “Send a welcome email option” is selected – clear by clicking the checkbox.
  3. The welcome email instructs the new member on choosing their own username and password, but for testing they can be set by entering:
    1. username, and
    2. password – it’s best to choose a strong password.
  4. A link in the welcome email activates the account but to bypass this for testing, click the Automatically activate account checkbox.
  5. Click the Create account button – you see confirmation that the account was successfully created.
  6. Close the panel by clicking the icon in the top right corner.

The Create user account panel is for administrators to create special accounts – not necessarily for end-users. Typically, new users are added to groups instead.