This guide is intended to help MMS 4.0.1 application owners get started on a 'help' area for their clients. You will need to change the information found below, depending on how you customize your fields, which are active and/or required, and whether or not you decide to use our 'Example' area as a template.
Any of the fields shown above may, or may not be visible in the registration area, depending on individual circumstances.
Certain fields (which are set in the administration) will be visible in the "My Profile" area, but not the "Registration Form". These can't usually be edited by the member.
There may also be additional (optional) fields which have been added when MMS is customized.
For the purposes of this example area, visitors may register by clicking on the "Register" link on the top menu. TO view or edit their own profile, members must first login, the click on the 'My Profile' link on the left menu.
Name:
Please enter your actual first name and lastname here with a space between. A maximum of 95 characters are allowed.
Company:
Please enter the name of your company (business). A maximum of 85 characters are allowed.
Email Address:
Please enter your email address here. (example: service@expinion.net) You will have the option of deciding whether details such as this are visible by other logged-in members or not. Membership details are never shown to non-members through this application.
A maximum of 75 characters are allowed.
To avoid confusion with password reminders, an email address should only be used once. (Only one member can use this email address. If multiple individuals share an email address, they should share the membership too. Example: Name= Ed & Iris Brown.)
Username:
Please enter your desired username. This must be unique, if another user has already used this username, you will be given a message indicating this. You will not be able to change this field after registration. A maximum of 25 characters are allowed.
Password:
Please enter your desired password. You will be able to change this later. A maximum of 25 characters are allowed.
Website:
Please enter your website, including the characters http://www. A maximum of 250 characters are allowed.
Address:
Please enter your address here. (Building number, street, unit if applicable) Example: 99 Anywhere St. A maximum of 150 characters are allowed.
City:
Please enter your city of residence. A maximum of 50 characters are allowed.
State / Province:
Please enter the name of your state (or province where applicable), including any zip/postal codes. A maximum of 50 characters are allowed.
Country:
Please select your country of residence from the multiple choice list.
Phone:
Please enter your phone number, including country and area code. A maximum of 25 characters are allowed.
Fax:
Please enter your fax number, including country and area code. A maximum of 25 characters are allowed.
Status:
This field can only be edited from within the administration. Contact your administrator if you feel the status is incorrect. The possible options are Registered, Pending, Suspended, or Expired. When a member is suspended or expired, they will not be able to login and won't be able to see their profiles anyway.
Profile Expires:
This is an information only field, and can only be changed by an administrator. Contact your administrator if you wish to extend your membership.
Subscription:
Check here if you wish to subscribe to member newsletters. (Remove the check to unsubscribe, by clicking on the field again.) This field can be changed later by logging in and clicking on the left menu item, 'My Profile' .
Share Details:
Check here if you wish to allow other members to see your member details such as your name, address, and email address. Note, since users must be logged-in before they can see this detail, it should remain safe from spammers. (Remove the check to unsubscribe.) This field can be changed later from your 'My Profile' area.
Optional / Custom Fields:
If additional active fields have been added by the administrator, you should describe them for your visitor's help page. The built-in optional text fields are a maximum of 50 characters by default.
For more information about adding custom fields, please see your admin help.
Assigned to (Groups)
This field may or may not be visible from this member area.
When visible, administration has allowed members to select which groups they belong to themselves.
Now, there will be a list of all the groups that you can belong to. If you belong to a group, it will be highlighted in
a different color than the background. You can use your [Ctrl] key and mouse together to join multiple groups, or to remove a group from your selection.
