Site Level Logins - Room Owners

Room Owner Guide: Managing Members

This guide explains how to add and manage members in your room using the new site-wide login system.

Overview

Members are now managed through a centralized system. When you add a member to your room, they log in once at the site level using their email and password. Their membership and permissions are specific to your room.

Accessing Member Management

1. Open the admin panel. (use the username and password you have always used for here)
2. Log in as the room owner.
3. The member management section loads automatically at the bottom of the admin panel.

Adding a New Member

1. In the member management section, enter the person's email address.
2. Enter a reserved name — this is the chat name that will be reserved for them. No one else can use this name in your room.  The name will be reserved site-wide.
3. Set their permissions using the checkboxes (see Permissions below).
4. Click Add Member.

What happens next depends on whether the person already has a site account:

• If they already have an account: They are added to your room immediately. Their existing reserved name is used (the name you entered is ignored). They can enter your room the next time they visit.
• If they are new to the site: An account is created for them and an invitation email is sent. The email contains a link where they can set their password. Once they set their password, they can log in and access your room.

Note: You do not set passwords for your members. New members receive an email and set their own password. If the invitation email doesn't arrive, the member can use the "Forgot Password" link on the login page to set their password.

Permissions

Permission	What It Does
Can Post Video	Allows the member to post video links in chat.
Can Boot	Allows the member to boot disruptive chatters from the room.
Can Grant Normal Chat	Allows the member to grant normal chat privileges to restricted users.
Can Run Auctions	Allows the member to run auctions in the room.
Can Control Voice	Allows the member to control voice chat features.

You can change a member's permissions at any time by checking or unchecking the boxes next to their name in the member list and clicking Save.

Removing a Member

Click the Remove button next to the member's name. This removes them from your room only. Their site account and memberships in other rooms are not affected.

Members Only Mode

In the admin panel, there is an "Only allow members" checkbox. When enabled, only people who have been added as members can enter your room. Anonymous visitors will not be able to join.

Subroom Members

If your room has subrooms, each subroom has its own member list. Members added to the main room are not automatically members of subrooms. You need to add them separately through each subroom's admin panel.

What About Admin and Mod Panels

They use the old username and password and are not controlled by the new Site Login system.  Continue to access them as you always did.

Things to Know

• Email addresses are unique across the entire site. One email = one account.
• Reserved names are also unique site-wide. If a name is taken by someone on another room, you'll need to choose a different name.
• If you add someone who already has an account (from another room), they keep their existing reserved name.
• Members log in once and have access to all rooms where they hold membership.
• Membership is NOT required to chat unless a room has selected to be "Members Only"