User Manager
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Search Users
The Manage Users menu allows you to search for user records
in your store. From this page, you can add, edit, delete,
or simulate a login of the user. Additionally, you may select
multiple records to send an email message to one or more users.
From the menu, go to the People
> Users > Manage Users page, or use the short-cut
in the top menu.

The top section of the User
Manager page provides common search options.

Quick Search
- an easy way to find all records where the user name begins
with the letter selected.
Search fields
- use any of the search fields to narrow down the search results
by name, email, or phone. Use of wildcard characters
accepted.
For additional search criteria, expand the Advanced
Search Options section as shown in the example below.

Company
- find users associated to a company.
User Name
- find users by their user name. This can be different from
an email address.
User Group
- filter your search to only members of the selected user
group. This excludes any
admin groups.
Note:
To manage your admin users and groups, you will need to go
to People >
Admins > Users using the menu.
Anonymous
- check this box to display anonymous user records. These
are unknown users who visit the store.
Disabled
users only - check this box to only show user records
that have been disabled.
After entering your search criteria, click
the Search button
to display the results as shown in this example.

Within the search results, there are buttons available
within the Action
column to Edit or Delete users, as well as test their account
by clicking the Login as..
button.
Note:
It is not possible
to delete the user you are currently logged in with.
Additional information on the page, shown left to right:
Email
- the user's email address with a link to edit the user's
record.
Name
- if known, the first and last name of the user.
Groups
- if the user is assigned to group(s), they will be shown
here.
Status
- a user's status can be either be enabled or disabled. If
it is disabled, the icon will show an X. This indicates the
user has no ability to login and access the storefront.
Edit or Delete a User
To edit an existing user, either click the linked email
address or click the Edit
button from the Action column.
The user's account profile will be displayed as shown
in the example below.

Continue to User Accounts
for information and editing of a user's profile.
To delete a user, click the Delete
button from the Action column.
A confirmation pop-up will be shown. This action cannot
be undone!
You can also delete multiple users at once by checking
the boxes in the first column.
This will activate the Update
button which will drop-down to provide an option to Delete Selected users.
A confirmation pop-up will appear. Confirm or cancel
the action.
Add User
From the upper-right corner, click the Add
User button to view a pop-up similar to the one below.
Note:
The minimum requirements for a registered user account are
email and password.

Enter an email
address which will be also be used as the Username
for the user. After the user logs in, he or she can change
the username and email from the retail My
Account pages.
Enter the same password
into the next two fields shown. The password needs to
meet the minimum requirements shown on-screen. If you need
to change the rules for creating a password, please see password
policy for instructions.
By default, the checkbox to require this user
to change his or her password
at first login is active. You may uncheck the box if
you want to use the same password entered in the form.
A User Group
selection is optional. By assigning a user to a Group,
you will be establishing special rights.
When finished, click the Save
button to create the record. If you wish to view or edit the
new record, click the Save
and Edit button.
Email Users
From the menu, go to the People
> Users > Manage Users page.
Using the search form, find the users that you want
to email.
Check the box next to one or more users, or check the
box at the top of the first column to quickly select all users
in the search results.
This will activate the Update
button, which will drop-down to provide 3 options: Email
Selected, Export
Selected or Delete
Selected users.

Choose the Email Selected
option which will bring you to the Compose
a Message page.

From here, you can either select an existing template
or compose a new message.
When finished, press the Preview
button in the admin footer to continue.
The next page will allow you to preview the message
before sending. If everything looks good, then press the Send Message button, or
go back to Edit the Message if needed.
The email message will be sent to all selected recipients.
Export Users
Please see Export
Users for documentation.
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