Change name and password

[build]

Hi

Where do I change a name?

IE I want to change "seller" to "user".

Also in admin I cannot see anywhere in the pages where I can find out a users password to the site.

I know a user can click a lost password BUT that is not what I want it for.

A lot of times a user has ask to do xxxx to there reg and we then email them and ask for their user name, email, and PASSWORD to make certain that it is them.

So have I missed it some where that I can check their password.


Regards

John

[juven14]

The password is passed through md5 or stored as sqlpassword in the database. You would have to repeat the process and compare the results to what is stored in the database. This cannot be done through the admin panel.

I would suggest creating an additional registration field and make it a secret question, you could then browse user from the admin panel and see this field for comparison.

[Chaslie]

IE I want to change "seller" to "user".

In the 'language' file which is here: /launguage/english.php

[build]

Originally Posted by Chaslie

In the 'language' file which is here: /launguage/english.php

Hi Chaslie

Yes I did find that but on reading one of the posts from juven14 he said that he did not touch the languade file.

Why would that be?

So I thought that was not the place do do it.

Anyway I have done it and yes it works great.

Thank you

[Lhotch]

Originally Posted by build

Hi Chaslie

Yes I did find that but on reading one of the posts from juven14 he said that he did not touch the languade file.

Why would that be?

So I thought that was not the place do do it.

Anyway I have done it and yes it works great.

Thank you

Many of the constants in the language file are used in numerous places in the site. The reason you may NOT want to make a change there is if you want something changed in only one spot but it appears in many spots. Changes to the language file are all or nothing you cant selectivly just change one page. In cases where just a single page change is desired but the lang file constant is used in many places the template file is changed instead.

[juven14]

Yes, the reason I don't touch the language file is because of the reason lhotch suggested. I don't often know where else those changes are going to take place so I just make the changes on the indiviual pages as not to disturb anything else.

If you are wanting to globably change the word user to seller or etc, I would suggest an edit in the language file as made by Chaslie, just be sure to look for changes you might not want.

[build]

Originally Posted by juven14

The password is passed through md5 or stored as sqlpassword in the database. You would have to repeat the process and compare the results to what is stored in the database. This cannot be done through the admin panel.

I would suggest creating an additional registration field and make it a secret question, you could then browse user from the admin panel and see this field for comparison.

Hi John

Hope you had a nice holiday

John

I have done the above all ok and it works when a user reg to the site
I can see the secret question all ok and it puts it in

BUT when I goto the admin and do a search members it is NOT listed.
Should it be?

As from what you say above I should be able to do a search on the
"secret question" part

[juven14]

If you created the registration field - in administration/useradminregistration.php then the fields will show up when you browse member. If you know the members name you can search by name and then look at the field in the user info.

I am not sure about the search, but I am guessing that the text box looks in the extra fields.

[build]

Originally Posted by juven14

If you created the registration field - in administration/useradminregistration.php then the fields will show up when you browse member. If you know the members name you can search by name and then look at the field in the user info.

I am not sure about the search, but I am guessing that the text box looks in the extra fields.

Hi John

I created it in
User Admin Settings/User Registration Fields

Yes it does show in the
Manage Members/Browse Members/ Browse Users/Modify

BUT not in the
Manage Listings/Search Listings

Would I have to hand code that in somewhere?

[juven14]

Registration fields shouldn't be tied to the listings. Try searching via search members, then enter the secret question's answer in the search box there. Let me know if you get any results.

Why are you looking up user information from within listings, you will get multiple listings to look in with the same information. You can search members and get 1 result provided nobody has the same answer.

Are you trying to search for listings by member?