To access the User management page,
On the left hand menu bar, click on Settings
Then, click on Users.
You’ll be redirected to a page with a list of all existing users on your deployment
If you are an ushahidi.io user, you should see the the user you created on set up listed on this page. If you are an ushahidi open source user, every installation comes with a default username: admin and password: admin
From here, you can search for users either by name or by custom role
To add a new user,
Click on the yellow icon as shown below
Fill out the details below
Display Name: This is the name that will be displayed
Email address: This is the email address that will be tied to this new user’s account, and will be used to log in.
Password: Set a strong and secure password for your new user. Each password must have at least 7 characters
Role: Choose the level of administration access you would like this user to have
Click on Save to create one.
To edit a user,
Click on the user you intend to edit from the user list page
You should be able to edit the user’s display name, email address, password and user role from this page.
Click on save when done.
You can change multiple users’ roles at once from the user management page.
Tick the checkbox on the left, adjacent to the user(s) whose role you would like to change from the user list page
This action will activate the previously inactive Change Role dropdown button on the top menu bar.
Click on this dropdown and select the role you would like to assign your users to.
A pop up box will appear, prompting you to confirm whether you would like to change the roles of your user(s)
Click on OK to change your user(s) role
If you’d like to cancel the role change process, click on Cancel.
Similarly, you can delete multiple users at once from the user management page, or from the individual user edit page.
To delete a user
From the individual user edit page
Click on the user you intend to edit from the user list page.
Click on Delete User.
A pop up box will appear on the top of the page, prompting you to confirm whether you would like to delete your user
Click on Delete to delete your user
If you’d like to cancel the user deletion process, click on Cancel.
From the User management page
Tick the checkbox on the left, adjacent to the user(s) you would like to delete from the user list page
This action will activate the previously inactive Delete button on the top menu bar. Click on it to initiate the deletion process.
A pop up box will appear, prompting you to confirm whether you would like to delete your user(s)
Click on DELETE to delete your user(s)
If you’d like to cancel the user deletion process, click on Cancel.
