User's Manual
Version 0.01 5/15/2006
When this option is enabled, the user will receive an email containing a validation link that
must be followed in order to complete the registration process.
Recovering a lost password
If you’re like most people these days, you have too many passwords and it’s inevitable that
you’re going to forget one sooner or later. Joomla!, like most systems today allows you to
automatically reset your password should you forget it.
By clicking on the ‘Lost Password?’ prompt in the Login Form you will be presented with the
following dialog;
When you fill in your username and email address, Joomla! will send you a new password that
you can use to access the system.
The reason that Joomla! can’t send your old password to you is that passwords are stored using
an encryption format that is not reversible. This means that even Super Administrators cannot
view your password!
This is considered proper practice in web site design these days so don’t be upset that you
can’t use your old password, be happy passwords are protected!
Note: Since new passwords are sent to you via email and email is inherently insecure it’s
always a good idea to change passwords that you receive in email as soon as possible.
If your email address has changed, the only option you will have is to find a link on the site to
contact the Super Administrator and have them send it to you.
Logging in and out
Once you’ve registered with the web site and, optionally, responded to your validation email,
you simply enter your username and password in the Login Form and hit the Login button to
login to the website.
Once you’ve logged in to the web site you will notice that a new menu appears in the left
Navigation pane.