User Account Info

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.

Web API Authentication Token – This is the Web API Authentication Token that is used for this user.

Generate – This button generates 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 Seller role adds Events section as well as a Listings and Listing Preferences sections to the My Account area for the user.

Note: The Buyer role adds a Bidding section to the My Account area for a user.

AccountStatus

  • Approved – When enabled, the user is approved (applicable when new users are not approved by default).
  • Restricted – When enabled, the user is prevented from signing in.
  • Verified – When enabled, the user has completed the email verification process.
  • Newsletter – When enabled, the user has elected to opt-in to newsletter emails
  • Web API – When enabled, the user may access the Web API.

Send Verification Email – This button will send a verification email to the user and sets that user's Verified status to false.

Details

First Name – This is the user's first name.

Last Name – This is the user's last name.

Tax Exempt – When checked, taxes will be excluded from all invoices where this user is the payer.

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.

Stripe Credentials – This will either read No with an option to Use Site Stripe Credentials or it will read Yes with an option to Delete. If Yes, the user has the same authorization tokens as the site has entered from the Billing and Fees > Stripe page.

Note: To connect a seller to their own Stripe account, that user (or you can Impersonate that user) can use the Connect with Stripe button, found on the My Account > Listing Preferences > Payment page to enter their Stripe credentials. See the Strip Tutorial for more information.

Accept PayPal – The user has enabled the ability to collect payment for their sales through the standard PayPal service.

PayPal Email – The email address associated with the user’s PayPal account.

Payment Instructions – Additional notes entered by the user containing payment instructions for their sold goods.

Accept Credit Card – When checked, this user will be able to accept credit cards with their own Authorize.Net login information.

Authorize.Net Merchant Login ID – This user's Authorize.Net API Login.

Authorize.Net Transaction Key – This user's Authorize.Net transaction key.

Note: Authorize.Net fields will only be available if Authorize.Net is enabled from the Billing and Fees > Payment Providers section.

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 Auctions > Preferences: Enable Buyer's Premium is checked

Manager Name – This field can be used to display the name of the person managing this account.

Note: Custom user fields will appear here. These fields will be required as defined when the custom field was created.

Comments – These administrative notes are not visible to the user.

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.

Note: Deactivate User and Delete User buttons are displayed at the bottom of the page, (and are not displayed for the original admin user) next to the Save Changes button.

Save Changes – Apply all changes made to the account.