How to Use Access Keys

You can restrict access to individual products, features or entire categories.  You do this by locking the page, feature or category by selecting an Access Key. Here's the process.

1)   Make a Key.  

The "Login Required" key is a system key that has been automatically created for you. However, you can create as many different Access Keys as your site requires.

You make a key using the Access Key manager.  A key is really only a name, but be sure to use a name that is very specific and makes sense to everyone. It's also a good idea to use the word "Key" in the name such as "Members Only Key".

2)   Lock the Products, Features and Categories.

To lock a particular product, feature or category with the key you just created, simply select the key from the Access Key drop-down list. Once selected, only users who have the key will be given access.

3)   Give the Key to Users or Groups.

You can give the key to a single user or an entire group of users by clicking the "permissions" link in the Admin table. You will see where you can assign individual access key.

When a user logs in, the Access Keys and Permissions they own are ADDED to the Access Keys and Permissions given to the Group the user is a member of.

4)   "Rent" the Key by selling Memberships.

Memberships allow you to essentially "rent" an Access Key to a user for a specific period of time.

Memberships are maintained in the Membership Admin area. Selling a Membership Products automatically creates a Membership Record, however you can also create Memberships there directly as well.