My Control Panel: My Dashboard
Submitted Charles, Sep 24 2009 12:44 PM | Last updated May 25 2010 03:34 AM
Your Dashboard is the first page you visit in your Admin CP.
1. Notification Center
This area will alert you to any problems with your installation that need to be rectified.
The notifications that might be displayed include license key errors, server misconfigurations or warnings of potential problems. For all errors, the solution will be indicated, however, should you need assistance with any of the notifications displayed, you should contact technical support.
2. Quick Links
This box contains links to the most frequently visited areas of the Admin CP.
These are only shortcuts, and the pages can be accessed through the normal Admin CP navigation menus.
3. Quick Search
This box allows you to enter common searches and be taken straight to the results. For example, if you want to edit a member, rather than going to the member's tab and performing the search from there, you can just enter a username here.
4. System Statistics
This box shows an overview of what's happening on your community. It lists:
5. Admin Notes
This provides an area you can save notes for yourself or other administrator. Any administrator can edit the contents of this box.
6, 7, 8. IPS News
These boxes provide information from IPS. Including a feed from our news forum, our company blog and any miscellaneous information you need to be aware of.
Make sure you periodically check these boxes for new versions or security announcements.
9. Active Admins
This box shows the administrators currently using the Admin CP and what page they are viewing.
10. Last Admin Logins
This box shows the most recent login attempts to the Admin CP. A tick or cross icon indicates whether the login was successful, and you can click the magnifying glass icon for more information about who attempted the log in.
1. Notification Center
This area will alert you to any problems with your installation that need to be rectified.
The notifications that might be displayed include license key errors, server misconfigurations or warnings of potential problems. For all errors, the solution will be indicated, however, should you need assistance with any of the notifications displayed, you should contact technical support.
2. Quick Links
This box contains links to the most frequently visited areas of the Admin CP.
These are only shortcuts, and the pages can be accessed through the normal Admin CP navigation menus.
3. Quick Search
This box allows you to enter common searches and be taken straight to the results. For example, if you want to edit a member, rather than going to the member's tab and performing the search from there, you can just enter a username here.
4. System Statistics
This box shows an overview of what's happening on your community. It lists:
- Members Online Now
This is the number of users currently using your community. You can click on the "View" link to see which members and online and what they are currently doing. - Awaiting Validation
If you have enabled new registration email validation this number indicates the users who have created account but either haven't validated their Email address yet, or haven't been approved by an administrator. You can click the "Manage" link to see the accounts and manually approve or delete them. - Locked Accounts
If you have enabled Brute-force Account Locking this number indicates the users whose accounts have been locked due to a number of failed login attempts. You can click the "Manage" link to see the accounts and manually unlock or ban them. - COPPA Accounts
If you have enabled COPPA this number indicates the users who have filled in a COPPA form. - Spammers
This number indicates the users you or your moderators have flagged as spammers. - Topics & Posts Awaiting Moderation
If you have enabled moderation in any forum or for any member, their posts must be approved by a moderator before they are visible to your members. This number indicates how many posts are currently awaiting moderation.
5. Admin Notes
This provides an area you can save notes for yourself or other administrator. Any administrator can edit the contents of this box.
6, 7, 8. IPS News
These boxes provide information from IPS. Including a feed from our news forum, our company blog and any miscellaneous information you need to be aware of.
Make sure you periodically check these boxes for new versions or security announcements.
9. Active Admins
This box shows the administrators currently using the Admin CP and what page they are viewing.
10. Last Admin Logins
This box shows the most recent login attempts to the Admin CP. A tick or cross icon indicates whether the login was successful, and you can click the magnifying glass icon for more information about who attempted the log in.
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