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This guide will explain how to define, create, and manage users in the
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Learn how to create, manage, and assign permissions to users in the Umbraco backoffice.
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# Users
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Users (not to be confused with [Members](../members.md)) are people who have access to the Umbraco backoffice. These could include Content Editors, Translators, Web Designers, and Developers.
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Users are people who have access to the Umbraco backoffice (not to be confused with [Members](../members.md)). These could include Content Editors, Translators, Web Designers, and Developers.
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This guide will explain how to define, create, and manage users in the backoffice.
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This guide will walk you through how to create and invite users, manage user profiles, work with User Groups and permissions in the backoffice.
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## Creating a user
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Go to the **Users** section. Here, you will see an overview of all the current backoffice users.
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To create or invite a User:
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To create a new user select the **Invite user** button. You will be prompted to add a **Name** and an **Email** for the new user. You will also need to select which **User group** the new user should be added to and enter a **Message** for the invitation.
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1. Go to the **Users** section in the backoffice.
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2. Select **Create -> User** or **Invite...**.
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3. Enter the **Name** and **Email** for the new user.
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4. Select which **User group** the new user should be added to.
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5.*[Optional]* Enter a **Message** for the invitation.
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6. Click **Create user** or **Send invite**.
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Once you have created the user, an autogenerated password will be provided. This password needs to be used to access the account.
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Once you have created the user, the new user will receive a system-generated password for their initial login. This password needs to be used to access the account.
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### User profiles
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### Manage a User Profile
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There are default properties on every user that can be defined:
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Open a user’s profile from the **Users** section to update:
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* Change/Remove photo.
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* Change Password (provides an option to set a new password).
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* Disable (allows one to disable service access).
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* Profile photo.
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* Update the email for the user.
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* Language (sets the backoffice language of the user account).
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* User Group (determines the scope of access in the backoffice)
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* User Group (determines the scope of access in the backoffice).
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## Default User Groups
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You can also create your own custom User Groups and add properties and tabs as you would with Document Types and Member Types.
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Go to the **Users** section and select the **Groups** tab in the top-right corner.
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1. Go to the **Users** section.
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2. Select **User Groups**.
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3. Click **Create**.
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Select **Create Group** and you will be taken to the **User Group** editor. Here you can define and edit the User Group through custom settings and properties.
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### User Group Parameters
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Shows basic information about the User Group and settings for custom properties.
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Enter the information about the User Group and settings for custom properties:
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***Name**: The name of the User Group is shown in the User Group tab.
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***Name**: The name of the User Group.
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***Alias**: Used to reference the User Group in code - the alias will be auto-generated based on the name.
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***Assign access**: Define which sections and languages the users will have access to, and if the users should have access to only some or all content and media.
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***Assign access**: Define which sections and languages the users will have access to. Also, if the users should have access to only some or all content and media.
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***Default Permissions**: Select the default permissions granted to users of the User Group.
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***Granular permissions**: Define a specific node the users in the group should have access to.
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***Users**: Add users to the new group.
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## User Permissions
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Depending on which User Group a user is added to, each user has a set of permissions associated with their accounts. These permissions either enable or disable a user's ability to perform its associated function.
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Depending on which User Group a user is added to, each user has a set of permissions associated with their accounts. These permissions either enable or disable a user's ability to perform their associated function.
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The available user permissions are defined under **Default Permissions** in the User group.
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The available user Permissions are defined under **Default Permissions** in the User group.
With the **Documents** permission, you can define granular permissions on specific documents. This is useful when a User Group should only have limited access to a certain page on the website. Clicking **Add** opens a dialog where you can choose between documents from the Content section.
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description: >-
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This guide will explain how to define, create, and manage users in the
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Learn how to create, manage, and assign permissions to users in the Umbraco backoffice.
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# Users
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Users (not to be confused with [Members](../members.md)) are people who have access to the Umbraco backoffice. These could include Content Editors, Translators, Web Designers, and Developers.
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Users are people who have access to the Umbraco backoffice (not to be confused with [Members](../members.md)). These could include Content Editors, Translators, Web Designers, and Developers.
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This guide will explain how to define, create, and manage users in the backoffice.
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This guide will walk you through how to create and invite users, manage user profiles, work with User Groups and permissions in the backoffice.
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## Creating a user
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Go to the **Users** section. Here, you will see an overview of all the current backoffice users.
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To create or invite a User:
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To create a new user select the **Invite user** button. You will be prompted to add a **Name** and an **Email** for the new user. You will also need to select which **User group** the new user should be added to and enter a **Message** for the invitation.
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1. Go to the **Users** section in the backoffice.
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2. Select **Create -> User** or **Invite...**.
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3. Enter the **Name** and **Email** for the new user.
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4. Select which **User group** the new user should be added to.
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5.*[Optional]* Enter a **Message** for the invitation.
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6. Click **Create user** or **Send invite**.
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Once you have created the user, an autogenerated password will be provided. This password needs to be used to access the account.
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Once you have created the user, the new user will receive a system-generated password for their initial login. This password needs to be used to access the account.
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### User profiles
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### Manage a User Profile
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There are default properties on every user that can be defined:
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Open a user’s profile from the **Users** section to update:
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* Change/Remove photo.
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* Change Password (provides an option to set a new password).
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* Disable (allows one to disable service access).
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* Profile photo.
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* Update the email for the user.
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* Language (sets the backoffice language of the user account).
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* User Group (determines the scope of access in the backoffice)
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* Start nodes for both Content and Media sections to limit access
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* User Group (determines the scope of access in the backoffice).
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* Start nodes for both Content and Media sections to limit access.
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## Default User Groups
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You can also create your own custom User Groups and add properties and tabs as you would with Document Types and Member Types.
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Go to the **Users** section and select the **Groups** tab in the top-right corner.
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1. Go to the **Users** section.
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2. Select **User Groups**.
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3. Click **Create**.
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Select **Create Group** and you will be taken to the **User Group** editor. Here you can define and edit the User Group through custom settings and properties.
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### User Group Parameters
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Shows basic information about the User Group and settings for custom properties.
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Enter the information about the User Group and settings for custom properties:
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***Name**: The name of the User Group is shown in the User Group tab.
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***Name**: The name of the User Group.
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***Alias**: Used to reference the User Group in code - the alias will be auto-generated based on the name.
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***Assign access**: Define which sections and languages the users will have access to, and if the users should have access to only some or all content and media.
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***Assign access**: Define which sections and languages the users will have access to. Also, if the users should have access to only some or all content and media.
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***Default Permissions**: Select the default permissions granted to users of the User Group.
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***Granular permissions**: Define a specific node the users in the group should have access to.
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***Users**: Add users to the new group.
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## User Permissions
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Depending on which User Group a user is added to, each user has a set of permissions associated with their accounts. These permissions either enable or disable a user's ability to perform their associated function.
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The available user Permissions are defined under **Default Permissions** in the User group.
With the **Documents** permission, you can define granular permissions on specific documents. This is useful when a User Group should only have limited access to a certain page on the website. Clicking **Add** opens a dialog where you can choose between documents from the Content section.
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