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Is there an easy way to discover who owns a secondary profile?

Using Jamroom

Thanks.

I tried this, and it showed linked profiles as stated. In the case of my master Admin profile, I could see that Master Admin is the account holder, and none of the secondary profiles revealed account details, as expected.

I then looked at my leaderless Testuser One profile and found two associated profiles that are equally leaderless, with no account holder shown (though it must have been me, ultimately, several months ago).

I am leaving the modified template in my cloned skin, deactivated, as a possibly-useful tool for the future.

Meanwhile, I need to figure out how I created three profiles that are not associated with any account.

If we delete the profile and account of a user account holder, will secondary profiles created by that user remain in the system?

Perhaps I have these leaderless profiles for a reason like this.

This is not an urgent matter, but I do want to understand how to manage the profile system, in order to explain it better to my members eventually.
updated by @researchcooperative: 10/27/16 10:44:31PM

What links can logged in users and passing visitors see and use? (SSL URL or non-SSL) x (local or non local)

Using Jamroom

Thanks... sounds right to me!

What links can logged in users and passing visitors see and use? (SSL URL or non-SSL) x (local or non local)

Using Jamroom

Thanks. I went to set up SSL, and found this message:

"Server Name Indication SSL does not work with IE and Chrome on Windows XP!

Open a Ticket to setup dedicated SSL if you have IE and Chrome visitors on Windows XP that must be supported."

I need to consider the possibility of dedicated SSL because (1) global usage of the XP system is still around 10% according to netmarketshare.com, and (2) many of my members are in less wealthy countries where usage of XP may be more than the global average.
updated by @researchcooperative: 10/27/16 07:19:18AM

Is there an easy way to discover who owns a secondary profile?

Using Jamroom

Here is a screen grab showing the settings page of a profile for which now account information is associated.

Is the menu, with no account tab, what we should expect to see when a secondary profile is created?

Is there an easy way to discover who owns a secondary profile?

Using Jamroom

Here I will use the phrases "primary profile" and "secondary profile" to distinguish the profile established when a new user creates an account (primary profile) and further profiles established by the owner of an account (secondary profiles).

Admin can distinguish secondary profiles when searching the profile browser in ACP. In the profile browser, secondary profiles are the ones for which the "User account" and "User email" columns are empty.

Admin can also see all primary profiles by looking at User Accounts in the ACP, and clicking on the Modify buttons.

I cannot find any way for Admin to discover the owner of a secondary profile, in the Admin panels, or in the public view.

Visitors to the site are also not able to see who is the owner of a secondary profile; they can only see whatever is provided in the public profile data (in my network, profile data is published in the profile sidebar, so that people can know something about other members of the network).

Is there an easy way, for Admin, and for a site visitor, to discover who owns a secondary profile?

And is there an easy way for profiles to be marked as primary or secondary in the public (top) page of a profile, for everyone to see?

updated by @researchcooperative: 01/27/17 03:24:21PM

What links can logged in users and passing visitors see and use? (SSL URL or non-SSL) x (local or non local)

Using Jamroom

Thanks.

Is there really no difference for viewers, regardless of the quality of internet connection, or kind of browser used? I have members looking at the site from very diverse situations, in terms of connectivity.

I also expect that enabling SSL is mandatory if I am going to offer transaction services (Foxycart, paypal) for some members.

If not all users or visitors can see sites that use https:// , then I may need to make a compromise.

Sending new passwords with NingImport tool and Mailgun validation

Ning To Jamroom

Thanks... I am like the kid who only reads the last part of a trick test sheet, and stands up in front of class to announce they have read all the instructions.

This time I saw the body of your instruction and did find all the emails!

Thank you again.

Sending new passwords with NingImport tool and Mailgun validation

Ning To Jamroom


Thanks very much. I am in Jamroom hosting, so...

I can get to the dashboard, but see nothing about domain settings or an email delivery log button. (see attached screengrab).

However, I can search the general activity log with the search term "mailgun", and see that most addresses have been validated, and that a smaller number failed the validation and have been unsubscribed. And I know that NingImport module is doing its thing with validated addresses (sending out the new passwords), so this also gives me an answer to the question. I have checked the Queue Viewer (that is a neat thing!) and nothing is happening there, so I think the work has been done.

I have made contact again with my membership! Perhaps not effectively though, because I forgot to activate my modified template for the message that went with the new passwords (from the NingImport tool). That means everyone has seen the default JR message, which is not a disaster, but also not ideal. I will need to retry with the intended message after a cooling off period (perhaps in two weeks time).

Thanks again.

What links can logged in users and passing visitors see and use? (SSL URL or non-SSL) x (local or non local)

Using Jamroom

Here at ACP >> Users >> Global Config >> Site settings

I see this setting.

"Checkbox: Create SSL URLs, SSL Certificate Required!

Checking this option will cause local non-SSL URLs that are embedded in text items to be shown as an SSL url for logged in users. Default: off"

What does checking this box this mean for logged in users and ordinary site visitors? I can only understand this instruction in a very general way. I can see that it has something to do with how people can see and use links in my site.

As Admin, I should know about this, but the explanation given is the minimum explanation needed for developers. For them, it is very simple thing to understand, I am sure. They may also understand a world of further implications beyond this yes or no decision.

I will try to dig into this a little further.

The instruction means that for logged in users, "local non-SSL URLs embedded in text items will be seen as SSL URLs" .

Are "local non-SSL URLs" the relational links that connect different locations within our site?

In the default situation, I suppose this means that for logged in users, local non-SSL URLs that are embedded in text items will NOT be seen as SSL URLs .

That is just following the logic of sentence structure. What the sentences mean I do not know. As an Admin, things I need to know are (1) whether links will be seen as active, usable links by logged in users and passing site visitors, and (2) which option is needed or recommended for different situations or sites (my site is a public site in which all content is public).

Perhaps what we need are contingency tables for the different scenarios. For example:

Scenario one, for when local non-SSL URLs are embedded in text items

Box not checked (default) vs Box checked

Logged in User - Will see?? - etc.

Passing visitor - etc - etc


Scenario two, for when local non-SSL URLs are NOT embedded in text items (in which case, what kind of URLs would they be? non-local non-SSL, or local SSL?)

Box not checked (default) vs Box checked

Logged in User - Will see?? - etc.

Passing visitor - etc - etc

updated by @researchcooperative: 01/26/17 10:05:12PM

Sending new passwords with NingImport tool and Mailgun validation

Ning To Jamroom

Today I sent out new passwords to my former Ning members using the NingImport tool and Mailgun validation.

In activity log, I also found this message:
[system] imported 104 kickbox email validation results into MailGun

Does Mailgun defer to Kickbox decisions?
How can I know how many password mails were actually sent?

updated by @researchcooperative: 01/20/17 01:20:16AM