Users are the people who use your website for various reasons. They fall under different categories or User Roles as they are referred to. These roles include the Student Role which are the people who subscribe to one or more course. Any one who registers for a course automatically falls into the Student Role. The Instructor Role or the teacher role are people with the power to add and manage courses. The Editor Role is an admin role which equips users with the power to manage the website. Each role has different capabilities or access levels into the website for example the Student Role cannot add course, it doe not have access to that part of the website while an Instructor Role cannot manage pages etc.
Adding Users Manually #
When adding user, you have to select the role for that user. To add a user Click on Users in the left side menu and click Add User button at the top. A screen allowing you to input the details of the user will appear. Add a Username for the use (it must be unique). Add an Email Address, and optionally you can add the First Name and Last Name. You can also create a password for the user or use the one created by the system.Choose the Role from the drop down list and if you want to add additional roles for the use through the Other Roles drop down list.
