How to Add a New User with a Role and Expiration in the Surf New Media CMS System
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Log in to the website as an administrator.
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In the admin menu, go to:
People or in the Shortcuts menu, go to Manage Users
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Click:
Add user
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Fill in the user information:
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Email address
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Username
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Password
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Under Roles, check the role you want to give the user.
Example:
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Subscriber
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Publisher
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Look for the Role Expiration section on the user form (It will pop open once the role is checked in #5 above.
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Set the expiration date for the role.
This is the date when the user should automatically lose that role.
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Click:
Create new account
That’s it. The user will have access based on the role until the expiration date.