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Configuring the Users integration

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The Users integration includes a comprehensive set of settings you can configure for authenticating a login, profile pages, and designing a registration workflow. All the settings in this procedure are optional.

To configure the authentication settings:

  1. Click menu > Admin > Sites & Settings.
  2. In the Sites widget, select the site for which you want to configure authentication settings, or select Global to configure authentication settings for all sites.
  3. Under Front-End, expand Authentication.
  4. From the Authentication Settings dropdown list, select Set. A form appears.
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  5. Create one or more authentication managers; for details, see Configuring an authentication manager.
  6. Create user private and public profile pages; for details, see Profile pages.
  7. Using the table Registration settings—workflow as a reference, under Registration Settings, design the workflow for ingesting, approving, and rejecting new account requests. For an explanation of the various workflows, see Scenarios for approving registrations.
  8. In the Terms and Conditions field, enter your site’s terms and conditions with which the user must comply.

  9. Under Forgot/Reset Password Flow, create a workflow for recovering or resetting a user’s password:

    1. In the Reset Password Email From Address field, enter the “From” address users see in the email containing the password reset link, such as admin@mysite.com.
    2. In the Reset Password Email Subject, enter text appearing in the reset email’s subject line.
    3. In the Reset Password Email Body, enter text appearing in the reset email’s body.
  10. Click Save.

Configuring the Users integration is complete.

Registration settings—workflow

The following table describes the workflows available to approve new registrations.

Workflow

Description

None—Brightspot automatically approves all registrations.
Admin Approval—Requires a site administrator to approve registrations, and configures the emails users receive regarding their registrations.
Email From Address
“From” address that users see in the email Brightspot sends regarding their registrations, such as admin@mysite.com.
Registration Received Message
Email a user receives after Brightspot ingests the registration. You can define a subject and body for the email.
Verified Message
Email a user receives after the administrator approves the registration. You can define a subject and body for the email.
Blocked Message
Email a user receives after the administrator rejects a registration or subsequently blocks the account. You can define a subject and body for the email.
Email Verification—Sends an email to the user with a confirmation link. When the user clicks the link, Brightspot automatically approves the registration.
Email From Address
“From” address that users see in the email containing the confirmation link, such as admin@mysite.com.
Email Subject
Text appearing in the confirmation email’s subject line.
Email Body
Text appearing in the confirmation email’s body.
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