Administrator

Essentials on Setup

1. Set the website name: Admin > Website.

2. Set a description for the website: Admin > Pages : Home Page -> Metadata.

3. Add members who need to create slideshows: Admin > Users.

Club Users

Add users with Admin > Users. Specify a name for each user, which will be visible on the website and can be changed by the user on sign-up. Also specify a unique identity that the user will know on sign-up, such as their email address.

Each user has a role. A member can add slideshows and view club slideshows as well as public ones. A friend can view club slideshows but not add slideshows. A curator can create topics, edit slideshows on behalf of members, edit information pages and edit diary events. An admin has full control of the website, including adding users and adding information pages.

Each user also has a current status. known shows a user that has been added, but who has not yet set a password to sign-up. active indicates that a user has set a password and can login. suspended blocks a user from login but preserves their slideshows. Typically it is used for users who have left the club but might rejoin in the near term.

Solo Website Users

Typically a solo website has just the administrator. However it is possible to add users with Admin > Users. Specify a name for each user, which will be visible on the website and can be changed by the user on sign-up. Also specify a unique identity that the user will know on sign-up, such as their email address.

Each user has a role. A friend can view slideshows limited to friends, but not add slideshows. A curator can edit slideshows, information pages and diary events. An admin has full control of the website, including adding or removing users, information pages, and diaries.

Forgotten Passwords

If a user forgets their password, set their status back to known so that they can sign-up again. Their slideshows are preserved. (PicInch uses secure hashing of passwords, so they are not available to the adminstrator.)

If the admin password is lost, add a username and a password for a new administrator in docker-compose.yml and restart the server. You can then log in and reset the old administrator’s status to known, to keep their photos and allow them to sign-up with a new password. Or you can delete the old administrator.

Remember to remove the password from docker-compose.yml, especially if it might be reused elsewhere.