Administrator’s Guide

Table of Contents

• Administrator’s Guide
  • User Profiles
  • Authorization Codes

User Profiles

An account may be marked as complementary (gratis). Complementary accounts will not expire. To mark an account as complementary:

1. Go to the administrative interface
2. Click “Commoner Profiles”
3. Enter their username or email address in the searc box click the search button
4. Click on the specific profile you want to edit
5. Check the box next to gratis profile and click Save.

To manually extend a user’s account expiration date:

1. Go to the administrative interface
2. Click Commoner Profiles
3. Enter their username or email address in the search box click the search button
4. Update the date listed for expires. The dates are in YYYY-MM-DD format; for example 2010-10-15.
5. Click Save.

Authorization Codes

An authorization code allows a user to create a new premium account or extend the expiration date of an existing one by a year. Authorization Codes may be generated by external tool if needed.

To send an an authorization code manually:

1. Go to the administrative interface
2. Click Add next to Authorization Codes
3. Enter the users’ email address
4. Optionally check the box next to Send invitation letter. Checking this box will send an email to the address specified with instructions on using the authorization code.
5. Click Save and a new authorization code will be generated.