In this chapter, you learned a lot about different ways of user interaction in Joomla!. The following is what we have covered:
In the User Manager you can create new users and assign them to a specific Group, granting them various levels of access to the site. There are five groups available, each with their own set of permissions.
Some users have access to only the frontend of the site; others have more permissions and can login to both the frontend and the backend of the site.
To allow users to login to the site, you'll have to create an entrance: a login form where they can enter their username and password.
Some frontend users are only allowed to submit or edit content; they can't publish it. Another user with publishing permissions has to review their submissions and makes them visible on the site.
By enabling user self-registration a user community can develop. Registered users have exclusive access to "members only" content.
To invite visitors to register you can show them only...