Moderator Manager - DISCUS Administration Instructions

Moderator Manager

DISCUS Administration Instructions

The Group Manager allows the superuser to add, remove, and edit groups. The Group Manager is restricted to the superuser -- ordinary moderators cannot access the Group Manager. To access the Group Manager, click on "Group Manager" from the administration program main menu.

Deleting groups

To delete a group, click on the delete icon (

) next to the group you wish to delete. You may also use the check boxes in the "Mark" column to select the groups you wish to delete, and then click on the delete icon in the "(Marked)" row. You must click on "OK" to confirm the deletion of a group.

Editing groups

The superuser can add and remove moderators from existing groups. Deleting a moderator from a group does not remove the moderator account or remove the moderator from other groups. Only currently existing moderators can be added to groups. To edit a group, click on the edit icon (

) next to the group you wish to edit.

Deleting a moderator from a group: To delete a moderator from a group, click on the remove icon () next to the moderator you wish to remove from the group. You may also use the check boxes in the "Mark" column to select the moderators you wish to remove from to group, and then click on the remove icon in the "(Marked)" row. You must click on "OK" to confirm the deletion of a moderator from a group.

Adding a moderator to a group: To add a moderator to a group, click on the add icon () next to the moderator you wish to add to the group. You may also use the check boxes in the "Mark" column to select the moderators you wish to add to to group, and then click on the add icon in the "(Marked)" row.

Adding groups

To add a group, under "Add a Group" enter the new group's name into the "Group" text entry box. Then click on "Add this Group." Group names may be from 2-20 characters long and may contain alphanumeric characters. Note that the underscore (_) character is considered an alphanumeric character and is allowed in group names.