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Adding Members

To add a member to your site:
 

1. Locate the Control Panel on the left hand side on your site
2. Select the Members & Roles link

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This area will display a list all of your site's members.

 

Adding an Existing OpenScholar User to your site
 

People already using/administering an OpenScholar site(s) have OpenScholar "accounts" and therefore can be added to your site very simply.

To add a member to your site, click the add_a_member  button.

In the text field, begin to add one of the following:

1) name
2) email address or
3) username

The auto-generated list of users will appear as you type.

Select the person's name and then click the "Add Member" button. The member will be added to the site as a Basic Member by default, this can be changed. Site administrators have the ability to change roles for any member. Learn more about Member Roles.

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Email Notifications After Adding A Member
 

When adding a new member to the site, the member will receive the following message via email. Note: The bracketed information will be related to your site information:

"SUBJECT: You have been added as a member to the [website URL] website

Hi [first name],

[site owner] has added you as a member to the website [website URL] with the role of [user role]. You can log in at [log in URL] with the username [username].

Don't forget to bookmark the site and save this email for future reference.

Here are some handy links for you:

   * OpenScholar documentation: https://docs.theopenscholar.com/ 

Create a New User Account
 

Before you can add a new member to your site (who has not been a member of any other OpenScholar site before) you will need to first create an OpenScholar account for them.

1. In the Members & Roles area, click the + Add a member button  add_a_member
2. Select a user role.
3. Click the Create A New Member link
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4. Fill in the form with the user's information.

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5. Click on Save
 

Email Notifications After Creating An OpenScholar Account
 

When creating an OpenScholar account, the new member will receive the following message via email. Note: The bracketed information will be related to your site information:

"SUBJECT: An OpenScholar account has been created for you at [sitename]

Dear [first name last name],

[account creator, first name last name], site owner of [sitename], has created a user account for you so that you may access this website. Log in by clicking on the following link or by pasting it into your browser:

[url]

For your security, this link can only be used once. 

Your username is: [username] 

After setting your password with the included link, you will be able to log in at [url of Openscholar install]/user  in the future.

-The OpenScholar Team

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