{"id":44906,"date":"2019-07-31T05:00:30","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T10:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/?p=44906"},"modified":"2026-03-11T10:33:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T14:33:41","slug":"user-account-settings-octobercms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/user-account-settings-octobercms\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Manage User Account Settings in OctoberCMS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this article:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#account\">Update Account Settings<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#users\">Account Management<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#roles\">Roles<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#groups\">Groups<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/support\/email\/octobercms-mail-settings\/\">OctoberCMS<\/a> Administrators are users with elevated privileges. Regardless, users should only have as many permissions as needed. 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Then there are settings that affect only that user\u2019s experience within the CMS such as language and timezone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alert alert-info\"><strong>Warning:<\/strong> Before continuing below, we recommend you read our article on <a href=\"\/support\/website\/log-into-octobercms\/\">logging into OctoberCMS<\/a> and configuring mail settings in the case any user is locked out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below we cover <strong>OctoberCMS user account management<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"account\">Account Settings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Each user has the ability to edit their preferred name, timezone, language, and editor appearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list article_list\">\n<li>In the upper right corner, click your avatar image, then <strong>My account<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Update your Login, Email, First and Last Name, Password, and avatar image.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Save and close<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click your avatar image in the corner, then <strong>Back-end preferences<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Edit your <strong>Locale<\/strong> language.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Change the <strong>Timezone<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>Code editor<\/strong> tab to adjust its appearance when you\u2019re editing the CMS front-end.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Save<\/strong> when done.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"users\">Manage Users<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/website\/log-into-octobercms\/\">Log into OctoberCMS.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Settings<\/strong> at the top.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Administrators<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Add Administrator<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list article_list\">\n<li>All users should have their own account. This prevents insecure password sharing and makes internal logs more reliable.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>+ New Administrator<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fill in the following: Login [username], Email, Password, and Confirm Password.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select a <strong>role<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>Groups<\/strong> tab at the top.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check the box beside <strong>Owners<\/strong> (if applicable) and click the <strong>Permissions<\/strong> tab.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Every permission is set to <strong>Inherit<\/strong> from the previously selected role by default. 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An administrator can only be assigned one role at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list article_list\">\n<li>Click <strong>Manage Roles<\/strong> at the top.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click a role to view its permissions. <em>You can\u2019t change the publisher or developer permissions.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To create a role, click <strong>+ New Role<\/strong> at the top.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add a <strong>Name<\/strong>, <strong>Description<\/strong>, and checkboxes for <strong>Permissions<\/strong> to allow.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Save and close<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"groups\">Manage Groups<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Groups categorize users within the backend and don\u2019t affect permissions. Groups can be used for bulk actions with specific users from the backend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list article_list\">\n<li>Click <strong>Manage Groups<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>+ New Group<\/strong> or a group name to edit its <strong>Name<\/strong>, unique <strong>Code<\/strong>, and <strong>Description<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Save and close<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about how to get the most out of <a href=\"\/support\/email\/octobercms-mail-settings\/\">OctoberCMS<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/how-to-install-plugins-in-octobercms\/\">How to install plugins in October CMS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alert alert-info\">Looking for a new hosting plan? 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