We have so far discussed the various applications included in Community Server, such as blogs, forums, galleries, reader and roller. The remaining chapters will focus on the management of members, customization, and generation of reports. In this chapter, you will learn how to manage the users that join your community and also some of the associated settings.
Members are truly the core of Community Server, because without members there wouldn't be a community! When enabled, people can join the community to post to blogs, forums, photos, files, and more. In most cases, you need not contact each and every member. But as your community's administrator, you will need to manage the settings associated with the members, such as approval of a new user registration and other related tasks. Sometimes, you will be required to search for a specific member and also to create new users internally. Community Server includes a separate area...