.. include:: /shortcuts.rstext .. index:: single: Account; Settings .. _account_settings: Account settings ------------------ The account settings of a user can be accessed via the *Settings* page. It is located in the top right-hand corner next to *Inbox* and *Logout* in a standard Mahara instance. .. figure:: /images/settings_dashboard.* :alt: Link to the user settings page Link to the *Settings* page on the *Dashboard* .. index:: single: Account; Password New password ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You can change your Mahara password on the *Settings* page. .. figure:: /images/settings_password.* :alt: Change password Change your password #. **Current password**: Enter your current password. #. **New password**: Enter your preferred new password. #. **Confirm password**: Re-enter your new password to confirm its spelling. #. Make further changes on the page if you wish. #. Click the *Save* button at the bottom of the page. Your password must have a minimum of six characters. Passwords are case sensitive and must be different from your username. .. note:: If you do not see the *New password* box, you cannot change your password. Your login and password are managed elsewhere. This is the case if your institution has set up single sign-on to other applications for example. If you want to change your password, please contact your institution administrators. They will be able to tell you where you can change your password. .. index:: single: Account; Username Change username ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You need a username to log in to Mahara. If your account is not managed by single-sign on or another method, you see this box. You can then change your username at any time. .. figure:: /images/settings_username.* :alt: Change username Change your username .. note:: Usernames are 3-30 characters long and may contain letters, numbers and most common symbols excluding spaces. .. index:: single: Account; Custom profile URL single: New in Mahara 1.6; Custom profile URL .. _profile_url: |new in Mahara 1.6| Change profile URL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. note:: You only see the "Change profile URL" part on your accounts settings page if the site administrator activated :ref:`clean URLs ` and allowed you to change your profile URL. .. figure:: /images/settings_profile_url.* :alt: Change profile URL Change profile URL If you see this option, you can choose an identifier for your profile page. Per default, your username is chosen, but you may change that if the site administrator allowed it. Your identifier must be 3-30 characters long. You can only use lowercase letters from a-z, numbers and - (hyphen). Your profile page is then accessible via the URL ``http://url-to-your-mahara-site/user/your-chosen-name``. For example: ``http://mahara-university.org/user/paula``. .. warning:: Though you can change the URL to your page at any point, you shouldn't do that because people who already know the URL to your page will not be able to access it anymore after you have changed it. The original, internal Mahara URL, e.g. ``http://mahara-university.org/user/view.php?id=123`` will still work. .. index:: Mobile upload single: Account; General account options single: New in Mahara 1.6; Resize images on upload - user default setting single: New in Mahara 1.6; User can choose institution theme when in multiple institutions single: New in Mahara 1.6; User can choose theme for browsing the site single: New in Mahara 1.6; Multiple mobile upload tokens single: New in Mahara 1.6; Device detection .. _general_account_options: General account options ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The general account options are visible to all users no matter whether you can change your username and password or not. .. figure:: /images/settings_account_options.* :alt: View and change your general account options View and change your general account options #. **Friends control**: Choose whether other users may add you to their friends list. If you are added to a friends list, the owner of that list is added to your list as well. When you remove someone from your friends list, you are also removed from their list. Your settings options are: * **Nobody may add me as a friend**: Other users do not see the option to add you as a friend. * **New friends require my authorisation**: Before someone can add you to their friends list, you must give your approval. * **New friends are automatically authorised**: You accept all friend requests automatically. #. **HTML editor**: An HTML editor is available for use in some sections of the site. This is known as a 'What you see is what you get' (WYSIWYG) editor. It allows you to apply formatting to your text like in a word processor. If the editor is turned off, you can only enter plain text without any formatting like making text bold or colorise your text. If you do not have this option, the site administrator may have disabled it. #. **Disable email**: Use this setting to stop the site from sending you emails. It is advised that you generally regulate what is sent via email and what is not in the :ref:`notifications `. #. **Messages from other users**: Use this setting to choose who you wish to receive messages from. Use the :ref:`notifications ` area to decide how you will receive these messages. **Note**: These restrictions will not apply to users with 'administrator' or 'staff' access. Your options are: * **Do not allow anyone to send me messages**: Other users are not able to send you any messages. * **Allow people on my friends list to send me messages**: Only your friends can contact you in the system and send you a message. * **Allow anyone to send me messages**: Any user, no matter whether they are your friends or not, can contact you. #. **Language**: If your Mahara instance is offered in multiple languages, you see this option and can choose in which language you want to navigate the site. The menu items and the contextual help appear in the language you have chosen. However, the content of portfolios or groups does not switch to that language automatically. #. |new in Mahara 1.6| **Theme**: * If you belong to multiple institutions, you can choose the institution theme with which you wish to browse the site. Other users will see your pages in their own theme as this setting is not for choosing :ref:`page themes `. * If the site administrator allowed it, you can choose any theme that is available to you as your browse theme. The following setting must be made in ``config.php``: ``$cfg->sitethemeprefs = true;``. #. **Show controls to add and remove columns when editing a page**: You can add the *Add* and *Remove* buttons in the page editor to change the number of columns in a portfolio page quickly, see :ref:`edit layout `. #. **Enable multiple journals**: By default, you have one journal. If you check this box, you will be able to create more journals. Once you have chosen this option, it will disappear from your accounts settings page unless you only have one journal again. #. **Maximum tags in cloud**: Decide how many tags you wish to display in your personal tag cloud in the sidebar in *Content* and *Portfolio*. #. **Hide real name**: You see this check box if the :ref:`site administrator allows users to hide their real name `. If you tick it, others can only search for you using your :ref:`display name `. #. **Homepage information**: Choose this option if you want to display the :ref:`quick links ` on your dashboard. #. **Mobile upload token**: Enter a token, e.g. a word, here and on your Android phone or iPhone to enable uploads from `MaharaDroid `_ and `PortfolioUp `_. Your token changes automatically after each upload. See :ref:`mobile_mahara` for more information on using Mahara with a mobile device. The :ref:`site administrator must have allowed mobile uploads ` for this option to be displayed. |new in Mahara 1.6| You can enter multiple mobile upload tokens allowing you to use all your mobile devices to upload to one Mahara site. #. |new in Mahara 1.6| **Resize large images on upload**: If you enable this option, all large images will be resized to the maximum dimensions per default. You can disable this setting for the upload of individual images. You only see this option if the :ref:`site administrator allowed it `. #. |new in Mahara 1.6| **Device detection**: If you enable this option and browse the site via a smartphone or tablet, you will only see functionality that can be handled comfortably on a mobile device. If you do not enable this option, you will see the site as it is on a mobile device. On small devices, the menu will change to a mobile-friendly one though. You only see this option if the :ref:`site administrator allowed it `. #. Click the *Save* button when you have finished making your changes. .. warning:: If you disable your email address, you cannot reset your password as that requires the sending of an email to your address. You will have to contact an administrator and have your password reset. .. note:: If you are using Moodle to export data to Mahara, you should enable multiple journals as content that is transferred using the Leap2A option is often placed into a new journal. .. index:: single: Account; Delete account .. _user_delete_account: Delete account ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If your Mahara site allows self-registration, you can delete your own account by clicking on the *Delete account* link on the top of the *Settings* page. .. warning:: Be absolutely sure that you want to delete your account. Your artefacts and portfolio pages cannot be restored once you deleted your account. Everything will be gone. You can make a backup of all your things (excluding group content) by :ref:`exporting ` your portfolio.