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Advanced Composr member system

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By:
Chris Graham
Added:
31st Jul 2008
Edited:
21st Aug 2024
Difficulty:
Regular
Tutorial type:
Core documentation
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How to create Custom Profile Fields, manually add members, and set up welcome e-mails for new members.

People in their roles

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By:
Chris Graham
Added:
31st Jul 2008
Edited:
22nd Jul 2024
Difficulty:
Novice
Tutorial type:
Core documentation
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Find out the difference between the 12 terms we use for describing the people who interact with a Composr website.

SU and the if_in_group tag

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By:
Allen Ellis
Added:
14th Mar 2023
Media type:
Video
Difficulty:
Novice
Tutorial type:
Auxillary
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How to switch users under your admin login, and how to customise page contents based on usergroup membership.

Setting Up a Map of Your Composr User's Locations

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By:
Steve Jarvis, Sponsored by Arvixe hosting
Added:
30th Apr 2013
Edited:
10th Oct 2024
Difficulty:
Novice
Tutorial type:
Auxillary
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This tutorial explains how to add a map of user's locations to your website.

Setup a Private Members Forum in Composr

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By:
Steve Jarvis, Sponsored by Arvixe hosting
Added:
30th Jun 2013
Edited:
10th Oct 2024
Difficulty:
Novice
Tutorial type:
Auxillary
Tags:

Composr works extremely well as a base for a community website and a common task you may face is wanting to set up a private members area of the website. If you are an owner or moderator for a large community you may find this useful.

Adding a Member Reputation System

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By:
Patrick Schmalstig
Added:
31st Jan 2024
Edited:
23rd Nov 2024
Difficulty:
Novice
Tutorial type:
Auxillary
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This tutorial covers how you can implement a powerful crowdsourced member reputation system to your Conversr site.

Creating a Hidden Members Zone in Composr

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By:
Steve Jarvis, Sponsored by Arvixe hosting
Added:
31st Jan 2014
Edited:
10th Oct 2024
Difficulty:
Novice
Tutorial type:
Auxillary
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It's quite common for community sites to have a hidden member's area of the site where you can post private updates or information relating to things you don't want guests to see.

Composr member system

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By:
Chris Graham
Added:
31st Jul 2008
Edited:
22nd Jul 2024
Difficulty:
Novice
Tutorial type:
Core documentation
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This tutorial explains aspects of the Conversr member system, including usergroups, profiles, and avatars.

Notifications

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By:
Chris Graham
Added:
31st Jul 2013
Edited:
11th Oct 2024
Difficulty:
Novice
Tutorial type:
Core documentation
Tags:

How different kinds of notifications may be set up in Composr.

How to disable joining

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By:
Chris Graham
Added:
31st Aug 2015
Edited:
10th Oct 2024
Difficulty:
Novice
Tutorial type:
Auxillary
Tags:

This tutorial explains how you can disable joining of your website.

Integrating Composr into a corporate network via LDAP

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By:
Chris Graham
Added:
31st Jul 2008
Edited:
22nd Jul 2024
Difficulty:
Expert
Tutorial type:
Core documentation
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How to integrate Composr into a corporate network via LDAP (OpenLDAP, or Microsoft Active Directory).

Composr Custom Profile Fields (CPF)

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By:
Jim Davidson, Sponsored by Arvixe hosting
Added:
30th Nov 2014
Edited:
10th Oct 2024
Difficulty:
Novice
Tutorial type:
Auxillary
Tags:

What are Custom Profile Fields and why would you use them?

Integrating Composr into a network via HTTP authentication

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By:
Chris Graham
Added:
31st Jul 2008
Edited:
22nd Jul 2024
Difficulty:
Expert
Tutorial type:
Core documentation
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Sometimes, for integration reasons, you want users to login in to Composr via HTTP authentication. We show you how.

Updating the Members Listing in Composr

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By:
Steve Jarvis and Chris Graham, Sponsored by Arvixe hosting
Added:
31st May 2014
Edited:
10th Oct 2024
Difficulty:
Regular
Tutorial type:
Auxillary
Tags:

Once your Composr community-based site gets to a certain size you might want to change how your members list is displayed. This tutorial explains how to change the display options.

Setup a New Usergroup in Composr

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By:
Steve Jarvis, Sponsored by Arvixe hosting
Added:
30th Jun 2013
Edited:
10th Oct 2024
Difficulty:
Novice
Tutorial type:
Auxillary
Tags:

Depending on the make-up of your Composr site there is a likelihood that you may need to create a new Composr usergroup for your members.

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