Time for action – logging in as a frontend content contributor
There's a user assigned to the Author group, there's a Login Form to enable this user to enter the site—so why don't we try out how our Author can log in and submit content?
- Navigate to the frontend of the site and use the Login Form to log in as the new user (in this example jvgogh):
- In the left-hand column, a User Menu appears. This is part of the Joomla default installation and it's set to be only visible when a user has logged in—that's why it turns up all of a sudden. The User Menu provides links to functionality only available to registered users. For example, it allows the Author ...
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