Users, login & permissions
7 answers. Passwords, logging in, user groups, and who can see what.
- I forgot my admin password
Use "Forgot your password?" on the site's login page. No reset email arriving? Use one of the official recovery methods: a temporary Super User in configuration.php, or a reset in phpMyAdmin.
Fix - I can't log in to the administrator, the page just reloads
A cookie or session problem. Clear your browser cookies, empty the session table, and check Cookie Domain in configuration.php is blank.
Fix - What are user groups and access levels?
User groups say who someone is (Registered, Editor…); access levels say which groups can see something. Permissions say what a group may do.
- Password reset emails never arrive
Your site can't send email. Set up SMTP in Global Configuration → Server → Mail and send a test mail.
Fix - How do I show a page only to logged-in users?
Set the article's or menu item's Access to "Registered". Visitors who aren't logged in won't see it.
- How do I stop spam registrations?
Turn off registration if you don't need it (Users → Options). Otherwise add a CAPTCHA and require admin approval for new accounts.
Security - How do I add a login page or login link?
Create a menu item of the type "Users → Login Form", or publish the Login module in a position of your template.
