Understanding the Global Account System
Understanding the Global Account System
FYI
Your global account can be accessed by going to www.proboards.com
What is a Global Account?
A global account is a collection of all your forum accounts that have been created using the same email address.
Your global account also acts as a master login for your ProBoards' accounts. Using just your email address and global account password you can log in to all your accounts saving the need to remember different login credentials.
How do I create a Global Account?
When creating a forum
Whenever you create a forum using an email address for the first time with ProBoards, a global account is automatically created for that email address.
If you create additional forums you should make sure you are first logged in to your global account so all your forums are connected to the same global account.
When registering a forum account
When you register a new account on a forum using an email address for the first time with ProBoards, a global account is automatically created for that email address.
If you register additional forum accounts and are not already logged in to your global account, once you enter your email address you will be prompted to log in to your global account so that the forum accounts can be connected to the same global account.
Switching Between Accounts and Forums
When you have multiple accounts on a forum or are a member of more than one forum, you can easily swap between your forum accounts without having to log out of one account or forum and then log into another.
Switch Forum Accounts
Click on your avatar in the upper-right corner of the forum to display your account sidebar. Any additional accounts you have on the forum are listed under Switch Account. Click on an account to switch to that account.
Switch Forums
Clicking on your avatar in the upper-right corner of the forum displays your account sidebar. Click the Switch Forum button to go to your ProBoards Dashboard and select which forum and forum account to log in to.
Can I have more than one Global Account?
Since a global account is defined by an email address, it is possible to have more than one global account if a different email address is used to create a forum or register a forum account.
While this is possible, it is not recommended as a best practice. When you log in to a forum a "session cookie" for your browser is created. This cookie is a communication between our our server and your browser to let our server know you are currently logged in to a forum. This cookie also remembers the global account you are logged into so you do not have to log in and out when switching between accounts or forums.
If you are logged in to one forum and then attempt to log into another forum or account that is tied to a different global account, you will most likely receive an error as the new login credentials would not match those for the current session cookie.
Note
If you have more than one global account and would like to consolidate them to one account, please contact a ProBoards Support Admin for assistance.