Account Info
This section allows the administrator to modify user account data or change user account permissions.
Username - This is a unique identifier selected by the user during registration.
Password - The user passwords are not displayed. To change a user's password, enter it here. Passwords must be between 6 and 100 characters.
Confirm Password - Re-type the password entered in the "Password" field above when changing a user's password.
Email - This is the email address assigned to the account. Different user accounts cannot have the same email address.
Send Verification Email - This will send a verification email to the user and sets "Verified" status to false.
Web API Authentication Token - This is the authentication token used by the Web API to authenticate this user.
Generate - This will generate a new Web API Authentication Token for the user.
Note: Web API Authentication Token and it's Generate button will not be displayed if the Enable Web API setting, found on the Site Preferences > Setup page is not checked.
Roles:
- Admin - The user can access the Admin Control Panel and make administrative changes to the website and listing data.
- Seller - The user can create listings and issue invoices for sales.
- Buyer - The user can place bids and make purchases. The Bidding section and the Invoices > Purchases segment will be available in the My Account area.
Note: The Listings and Listing Preferences sections as well as the Invoices > Sales segment will be available in the My Account area for a user in the Seller role.
Note: The Bidding section and the Invoices > Purchases segment will be available in the My Account area for a user in the Buyer role.
First Name - This is the user's first name.
Last Name - This is the user's last name.
Allow Instant Checkout - This will be checked if the user is allowing their bidders/Buyers to check out immediately with PayPal; This requires no additional input from the Seller. If unchecked, the Seller will need to manually create individual system sales invoices.
Accept PayPal - The user has enabled the ability to collect payment for their sales through the standard PayPal service.
Payment Instructions - Additional notes entered by the user containing payment instructions for their sold goods.
PayPal Email - The email address associated with the user’s PayPal account.
Default Invoice Comment - This text will automatically be inserted into the Comments field of the user's new sales invoices.
Buyer's Premium (%) - This amount is added to each new buyer's invoice from this user.
Note: Buyer's Premium (%) is only displayed when Listings > Preferences: Enable Buyer's Premium is checked
Custom Fields - Any information collected from custom user fields would be displayed here
Status:
- Approved - When checked, the user is approved (applicable when new users are not approved by default).
- Restricted - When checked, the user is prevented from signing in.
- Verified - When checked, the user has completed the email verification process.
- Newsletter - When checked, the user has elected to opt-in to newsletter emails
- Web API - When checked, the user may access the Web API.
Comments - These administrative notes are not visible to the user.
Save - Apply all changes made to the account.
Deactivate User - This option will stop a user from signing in, and the user will no longer appear in default User Management Views. Deactivating a user account instead of deleting it also has the benefit of preventing a user from re-registering using the same email and/or username in the future.
Delete User - Deleting the user account will remove all associated records. This includes sales transactions, bid/purchase history, user feedback, invoices, messages, and listings created.
