User CP

[Fred]

Someone was asking me more about the User CP so here goes.

As a member of Psoriasis Club you have your own User Control Panel (User CP) where you can make changes to the way your account works. To access it you need to click the link in the green bar above where it says Control Panel top left.

OK now you're in your User CP lets run through what you can do here.

At the top you will see your Usename, Number of posts you have made, Your email address (*don't worry only you can see this), The date you registered, And your primary user group.

Below that you will see your Personal Notepad. You can put in here whatever you want, as no one will be able to see it accept you. Make as many changes as and when you want, but remember to scroll down and hit the "Update Notepad" button. More on personal notepad Personal Notepad]

Next you will see thread subscriptions and your threads, self explanatory really.  

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Now lets have a look at the left hand side which looks like this image. (Click it to see bigger)

• Menu
  
• User CP Home: Your user control panel.
  
• Messenger More on PMs Private Messages
  
• Compose: From here you can send a private message to another member. (*you need to have made 5 posts to use this)
  
• Inbox: This has private messages you have received from another member.
  
• Sent Items: A list of private messages you have sent.
  
• Drafts: Messages are stored here that you have not sent or finished with.
  
• Trash Can: Private messages you have deleted are stored here untill you empty it.
  
• Your Profile
  
• Edit Profile: Here you can change things that are shown in your profile. Bio, Treatment, Location, Psoriasis Score, Birthday, And after you have made 10 posts you can choose a Custom User Title. More on custom titles User Titles/Ranks
  
• Change Password: Change your password here.
  
• Change Email: You can change your email address here.
  
• Change Avatar: Here you can add a nice little picture to your profile so you look different to everyone else. More on Avatars Avatar / Photo in your profile
  
• Edit Options: This is where you change your options like Emails, Notifications, Time, View, Etc.
  
• Miscellaneous
  
• Group Memberships: Here you will see your default group plus any others that you can join. I recommend the newsletter group which will send you a monthly newsletter. More on the newsletter Newsletter Subscription
  
• Saved Drafts: This is where posts that you have saved as a draft for publishing later are stored.
  
• Favorite Threads: Yes I know it's spelt wrong in English, this is where you can view threads you have made favourite. EDIT: *This has been removed*
  
• Subscribed Threads: Here is a list of all threads that you have subscribed to.
  
• Forum Subscriptions: This is different to the above. Here you can get a notification of new threads posted in your chosen boards. More on subscriptions Notification of new threads and posts
  
• View Profile: This is what your profile will look like to other members.
  

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So there you have it, the User CP.  Go and have a look, play around and get yourself a better looking profile, some people set the User CP as their homepage.

Any questions please let me know.

[Fred]

I've just renamed the (User CP) to Control Panel it's the link you see top left when logged-in.