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1.8. Backend modules

Tracking backend users

What about tracking the login users? Can we do that?

Well, yes of course. Actually there already is an extension which provides a backend module for that!

So like before, import the extension "Login User Tracking" from TER:

Install it, "Make updates" (it will add a statistics table to the database):

And reload the backend:

And the new backend module is installed under the "Web" main module:

Before the registration of frontend logins will work we have to enable it in the template record (just like with the language setting for the newsletter form):

config.tx_loginusertrack_enable = 1

Unfortunately this is (currently) not documented well and I had to look into the source code of the plugin to figure this out. Shame on you, extension author (hmm, that is a slap in my own face. D'oh!). (Watch video to see it done).

Since the plugin has just been installed we need to login and out a few times in the frontend. After having done that the "User Track" module will show a nice list of logins:

The "Sess. lgd" tells for how long the user was logged in - I didn't have much patience I guess... :-)

Changing backend language

A little side note here might be how to change the language of the backend! That is really easy. Users can do that themselves if they have access to the "Setup" module:

Just select another language than English and press the "Save Configuration" button in the bottom of the page.

Reload the backend interface and you will see the modules in Danish instead: