How to Add a New User with a Role and Expiration in the Surf New Media CMS System

  1. Log in to the website as an administrator.

  2. In the admin menu, go to:

    People or in the Shortcuts menu, go to Manage Users

  3. Click:

    Add user

  4. Fill in the user information:

    • Email address

    • Username

    • Password

  5. Under Roles, check the role you want to give the user.

    Example:

    • Subscriber

    • Publisher

  6. Look for the Role Expiration section on the user form (It will pop open once the role is checked in #5 above.

  7. Set the expiration date for the role.

    This is the date when the user should automatically lose that role.

  8. Click:

    Create new account

That’s it. The user will have access based on the role until the expiration date.