Aiuto:Password - Cronologia

Technician: Update and simplify page.

2020-05-19T03:27:06Z

Update and simplify page.

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	To use the e-mail account recovery, you must have a recovery e-mail address configured in your account settings. If you never did this, skip to the next section.		To use the e-mail account recovery, you must have a recovery e-mail address configured in your account settings. If you never did this, skip to the next section.

	If you have a recovery e-mail address, you can reset the password of your account and have a new, randomly generated password sent to your recovery e-mail address. To do so~~, visit the '''Settings''' service of the FeministWiki by following the link on the left panel of the wiki or by visiting address~~: ~~https://settings.feministwiki.org/~~		If you have a recovery e-mail address, you can reset the password of your account and have a new, randomly generated password sent to your recovery e-mail address. To do so:

	~~[[File:Help-~~password~~-01-settings.png\|thumb\|none\|600px\|The '~~'~~Settings~~'' link on the left panel]]		# Click the '''Reset password''' link on the left-side panel of the wiki (desktop version only) or just follow this link: https://account.feministwiki.org/reset-password.html
			# In the page that opens, enter your FeministWiki username and recovery e-mail address, click on "I'm not a bot" and wait a few seconds for the verification, then click on ''Send new password''.
	In the ~~settings menu, click on '''Password recovery'''~~.

	~~[[File:Help-password-04~~-password~~-recovery~~.~~png\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Click on ''Password recovery'']]~~

	In the page that opens, enter your FeministWiki username and recovery e-mail address, then click on ''Send new password''.

	~~[[File:Help-password-05-recovery-form.png\|thumb\|none\|400px\|The password reset form]]~~

	After you've received your new password, you can use the instructions further below on this page to change your password to one you can better remember.		After you've received your new password, you can use the instructions further below on this page to change your password to one you can better remember.
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	== Changing your password and recovery e-mail address ==		== Changing your password and recovery e-mail address ==

	You can change your FeministWiki password and/or recovery e-mail address ~~by using the '''Settings''' service, which you can reach via the link at the left panel on the wiki or~~ by visiting ~~this address: https://settings.feministwiki.org/~~		You can change your FeministWiki password and/or recovery e-mail address by visiting the account settings page:

	~~In the settings main menu, choose '''Account settings'''.~~

	~~[[File:Help-password-02-account-settings.png\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Click on ''Account settings'']]~~

	In the account settings page, enter your FeministWiki username and current password to authenticate yourself. Fill out the '''New password''' and '''Re-type new password''' fields if you want to change your password. If you want to change your '''Recovery e-mail''', fill out that field.

	Make sure '''not''' to use your FeministWiki e-mail address (like ''janedoe@feministwiki.org'') as your recovery e-mail, because you need your FeministWiki password to access that one in the first place. Use a different e-mail address, which you can access even if you forgot your FeministWiki password.

	~~[[File~~:Help-password-03-settings-form.png\|thumb\|none\|400px\|The account settings form. Enter your username and password to authenticate yourself, then fill out the fields for the settings you want to change.]]

	Click on the '''~~Save settings~~''' ~~button after filling~~ out the ~~settings~~ you want to change, and ~~the page should tell~~ you ~~that~~ your ~~settings were successfully saved~~.		# Click the '''Settings''' link on the left-side panel of the wiki (desktop version only) or just follow this link: https://account.feministwiki.org/settings.html
			# In the settings page, firstly fill out your FeministWiki username and current password.
			# Fill out the '''New password''' and '''Re-type new password''' fields if you want to change your password. If you want to change your '''Recovery e-mail''', fill out that field instead. Leave other fields blank.
			# Make sure '''not''' to use your FeministWiki e-mail address (like ''janedoe@feministwiki.org'') as your recovery e-mail address, because you need your FeministWiki password to access that one in the first place. (Chicken and egg problem.) Use a different e-mail address, which you can access even if you forgot your FeministWiki password.

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Contacting the technician

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	=== Contacting the technician ===		=== Contacting the technician ===

	If you've lost your password and you had not set up a recovery e-mail, you will have to contact the FeministWiki technician and ask for a manual password reset. Simply send an email to ~~admin~~@feministwiki.org ~~or by contacting [https://twitter.com/@FeministWiki @FeministWiki] or [https://twitter.com/@FeministWiki2 @FeministWiki2] on Twitter~~.		If you've lost your password and you had not set up a recovery e-mail, you will have to contact the FeministWiki technician and ask for a manual password reset. Simply send an email to technician@feministwiki.org.

	The technician may be skeptical towards your request if it isn't obvious that you're the legitimate owner of the account whose password you're trying to have reset. In worst case, contact the member who initially added you as a member (who's hopefully a friend of yours) and tell her/him to confirm to the technician that it's really you.		The technician may be skeptical towards your request if it isn't obvious that you're the legitimate owner of the account whose password you're trying to have reset. In worst case, contact the member who initially added you as a member (who's hopefully a friend of yours) and tell her/him to confirm to the technician that it's really you.

Technician il 13:11, 13 lug 2019

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	Your FeministWiki password is synchronized across all services of the FeministWiki, meaning you only have to remember one password to use all functions of the FeministWiki.		Your FeministWiki password is synchronized across all services of the FeministWiki, meaning you only have to remember one password to use all functions of the FeministWiki.

	== ~~Changing your~~ password ==		== Help, I forgot my password! ==

	~~You can change~~ your FeministWiki password ~~by using the '''Settings''' service~~, ~~which you can reach via the link at the left panel on the wiki or by visiting: https://settings.feministwiki~~.~~org/~~		If you forgot or lost your FeministWiki password, there are two ways to regain control of your account.

	~~[[File:Help~~-~~password-01-settings.png\|thumb\|none\|600px\|The ''Settings'' link on the left panel]]~~		=== Using e-mail recovery ===

	In the settings ~~main menu~~, ~~choose '''Account settings'''~~.		To use the e-mail account recovery, you must have a recovery e-mail address configured in your account settings. If you never did this, skip to the next section.

	~~[[File:Help~~-password~~-02-~~account-~~settings~~.~~png\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Click on~~ ''~~Account settings~~'']]		If you have a recovery e-mail address, you can reset the password of your account and have a new, randomly generated password sent to your recovery e-mail address. To do so, visit the '''Settings''' service of the FeministWiki by following the link on the left panel of the wiki or by visiting address: https://settings.feministwiki.org/

	~~In the account~~ settings ~~page, enter your FeministWiki username and current password, and fill out the~~ '''~~New password~~'~~'' and '''Re-type new password''' fields.~~		[[File:Help-password-01-settings.png\|thumb\|none\|600px\|The ''Settings'' link on the left panel]]

	~~[[File:Help-password-03-change-password~~.~~png\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Fill out these fields]]~~		In the settings menu, click on '''Password recovery'''.

	~~Then just click~~ on ~~the ''~~'~~Save settings~~''' ~~button, and the page should tell you that your settings were successfully saved.~~		[[File:Help-password-04-password-recovery.png\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Click on ''Password recovery'']]

	~~== Configuring an account~~ recovery e-mail ==		In the page that opens, enter your FeministWiki username and recovery e-mail address, then click on ''Send new password''.

	~~'''Note~~: ~~These instructions are outdated. A new way to set a~~ recovery ~~email is underway~~.~~'''~~		[[File:Help-password-05-recovery-form.png\|thumb\|none\|400px\|The password reset form]]

	~~Against the case that~~ you ~~forget or lose~~ your password, you can ~~set up a recovery e-mail address~~.		After you've received your new password, you can use the instructions further below on this page to change your password to one you can better remember.

	~~While logged in on~~ the ~~wiki, click on the '''Preferences''' link at the top right corner, as shown under the section ''Changing your password'' above.~~		=== Contacting the technician ===

	~~In the preferences page~~, you will ~~see~~ a ~~section titled ''Email options'' with a link that reads '''Set~~ an email ~~address'''~~. ~~Simply follow that link and then follow the~~ on~~-screen instructions the wiki gives you~~.		If you've lost your password and you had not set up a recovery e-mail, you will have to contact the FeministWiki technician and ask for a manual password reset. Simply send an email to admin@feministwiki.org or by contacting [https://twitter.com/@FeministWiki @FeministWiki] or [https://twitter.com/@FeministWiki2 @FeministWiki2] on Twitter.

	~~[[File:Help-~~password~~-03-set-mail~~.~~png\|thumb\|none\|800px\|Click on~~ ''~~Set an email address'']]~~		The technician may be skeptical towards your request if it isn't obvious that you're the legitimate owner of the account whose password you're trying to have reset. In worst case, contact the member who initially added you as a member (who's hopefully a friend of yours) and tell her/him to confirm to the technician that it's really you.

	~~Make sure '''not''' to use~~ your ~~FeministWiki e-mail address for this (like ''janedoe@feministwiki.org'') because you need your FeministWiki~~ password ~~to open that one. Use a different~~ e-mail address~~, which you can open even if you forgot your FeministWiki password.~~		== Changing your password and recovery e-mail address ==

	~~== Help~~, ~~I forgot my password! ==~~		You can change your FeministWiki password and/or recovery e-mail address by using the '''Settings''' service, which you can reach via the link at the left panel on the wiki or by visiting this address: https://settings.feministwiki.org/

	~~If you forgot or lost your FeministWiki password~~, ~~there are some options of recovering your account~~.		In the settings main menu, choose '''Account settings'''.

	~~=== Using e~~-~~mail recovery ===~~		[[File:Help-password-02-account-settings.png\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Click on ''Account settings'']]

	'''~~Note: These instructions are outdated. A~~ new ~~way~~ to ~~reset~~ your password ~~is underway~~.'''		In the account settings page, enter your FeministWiki username and current password to authenticate yourself. Fill out the '''New password''' and '''Re-type new password''' fields if you want to change your password. If you want to change your '''Recovery e-mail''', fill out that field.

	To use ~~the~~ e-mail ~~account~~ recovery, you ~~must have an external (non-~~FeministWiki) e-mail address ~~configured in~~ your ~~user preferences, as explained in the previous section~~.		Make sure '''not''' to use your FeministWiki e-mail address (like ''janedoe@feministwiki.org'') as your recovery e-mail, because you need your FeministWiki password to access that one in the first place. Use a different e-mail address, which you can access even if you forgot your FeministWiki password.

	~~Given that you had done this~~, ~~simply visit~~ the ~~Login page of~~ the ~~wiki (click on ''Log in'' at the very top right of this wiki page) and then click on the '''Forgot your password?''' link~~.		[[File:Help-password-03-settings-form.png\|thumb\|none\|400px\|The account settings form. Enter your username and password to authenticate yourself, then fill out the fields for the settings you want to change.]]

	~~[[File:Help-password-04-forgot.png\|thumb\|none\|250px\|~~Click on ''~~Forgot your password?~~'~~']]~~		Click on the '''Save settings''' button after filling out the settings you want to change, and the page should tell you that your settings were successfully saved.

	~~This will lead to a page asking for your username and e-mail address. Here you have to enter your~~ '''~~FeministWiki username''' and your '''recovery e-mail address''' that you had hopefully set up as described on this page.~~

	~~After submitting the form, you will receive an e-mail containing a temporary password with which you can log in.~~

	~~You can use~~ the ~~password received via e-mail to log in normally to the wiki (but not other services of the FeministWiki). As soon as~~ you ~~log in~~ to ~~the wiki~~, ~~it will ask you for a new password. Enter your new password twice~~ and ~~submit~~ the ~~form. You can now use the password~~ you ~~configured for all FeministWiki services again.~~

	~~=== Contacting the admin ===~~

	~~If you've lost~~ your password and you had not set up a recovery e-mail, you will have to contact the FeministWiki technician and ask for a manual password reset. Simply send an email to admin@feministwiki.org or by contacting [https://twitter.com/@FeministWiki @FeministWiki] on Twitter.

	The technician may be skeptical towards your request if it isn't obvious that you're the legitimate owner of the account whose password you're trying to have reset. In worst case, contact the member who initially added you as a member (who's hopefully a friend of yours) and tell her/him to confirm to the technician that it's really you.

Technician il 12:36, 13 lug 2019

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	== Changing your password ==		== Changing your password ==

	'''~~Note~~: ~~These instructions are outdated~~. ~~A new way to configure your global FeministWiki password is underway~~.~~'''~~		You can change your FeministWiki password by using the '''Settings''' service, which you can reach via the link at the left panel on the wiki or by visiting: https://settings.feministwiki.org/

	~~While logged in on the wiki, click on the ''~~'~~Preferences~~''' link ~~at the top right corner, to~~ the left ~~of the ''Log out'' link.~~		[[File:Help-password-01-settings.png\|thumb\|none\|600px\|The ''Settings'' link on the left panel]]

	~~[[File:Help-password-01-preferences.png\|thumb\|none\|300px\|Click on~~ ''~~Preferences~~'']]		In the settings main menu, choose '''Account settings'''.

	~~In the Preferences page that opens, you will see a link with the text '''Change~~ password''~~' under the first section of the page, titled ''Basic information~~''.		[[File:Help-password-02-account-settings.png\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Click on ''Account settings'']]

	~~[[File:Help-~~password~~-02-change.png\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Click on~~ ''~~Change~~ password'']]		In the account settings page, enter your FeministWiki username and current password, and fill out the '''New password''' and '''Re-type new password''' fields.

	~~From there~~ on, the ~~instructions given on the screen~~ should ~~be clear~~.		[[File:Help-password-03-change-password.png\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Fill out these fields]]

			Then just click on the '''Save settings''' button, and the page should tell you that your settings were successfully saved.

	== Configuring an account recovery e-mail ==		== Configuring an account recovery e-mail ==

Technician il 21:33, 4 lug 2019

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	== Changing your password ==		== Changing your password ==

			'''Note: These instructions are outdated. A new way to configure your global FeministWiki password is underway.'''

	While logged in on the wiki, click on the '''Preferences''' link at the top right corner, to the left of the ''Log out'' link.		While logged in on the wiki, click on the '''Preferences''' link at the top right corner, to the left of the ''Log out'' link.
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	== Configuring an account recovery e-mail ==		== Configuring an account recovery e-mail ==

			'''Note: These instructions are outdated. A new way to set a recovery email is underway.'''

	Against the case that you forget or lose your password, you can set up a recovery e-mail address.		Against the case that you forget or lose your password, you can set up a recovery e-mail address.
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	=== Using e-mail recovery ===		=== Using e-mail recovery ===

			'''Note: These instructions are outdated. A new way to reset your password is underway.'''

	To use the e-mail account recovery, you must have an external (non-FeministWiki) e-mail address configured in your user preferences, as explained in the previous section.		To use the e-mail account recovery, you must have an external (non-FeministWiki) e-mail address configured in your user preferences, as explained in the previous section.

Technician: /* Configuring an account recovery e-mail */

2019-04-27T11:58:09Z

Configuring an account recovery e-mail

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	In the preferences page, you will see a section titled ''Email options'' with a link that reads '''Set an email address'''. Simply follow that link and then follow the on-screen instructions the wiki gives you.		In the preferences page, you will see a section titled ''Email options'' with a link that reads '''Set an email address'''. Simply follow that link and then follow the on-screen instructions the wiki gives you.

	[[File:Help-password-03-set-mail.png\|thumb\|none\|~~600px~~\|Click on ''Set an email address'']]		[[File:Help-password-03-set-mail.png\|thumb\|none\|800px\|Click on ''Set an email address'']]

	Make sure '''not''' to use your FeministWiki e-mail address for this (like ''janedoe@feministwiki.org'') because you need your FeministWiki password to open that one. Use a different e-mail address, which you can open even if you forgot your FeministWiki password.		Make sure '''not''' to use your FeministWiki e-mail address for this (like ''janedoe@feministwiki.org'') because you need your FeministWiki password to open that one. Use a different e-mail address, which you can open even if you forgot your FeministWiki password.

Technician il 11:57, 27 apr 2019

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	~~This page covers information about how~~ to ~~recover lost passwords~~.		Your FeministWiki password is synchronized across all services of the FeministWiki, meaning you only have to remember one password to use all functions of the FeministWiki.

	== ~~Using e-mail recovery~~ ==		== Changing your password ==

	~~To use~~ the ~~e-mail password recovery~~, ~~you must have an external (non-FeministWiki) e-mail address configured in your [[Special:~~Preferences~~\|Wiki User Preferences]] page~~.		While logged in on the wiki, click on the '''Preferences''' link at the top right corner, to the left of the ''Log out'' link.

	~~Given that you had done this, simply visit the Login page of the wiki (click on "Log in" at the very top right of this wiki page) and then click~~ on ~~the~~ '''~~Forgot your password?~~'~~'' link.~~		[[File:Help-password-01-preferences.png\|thumb\|none\|300px\|Click on ''Preferences'']]

	~~[[File:Help-~~password~~-01-login~~.~~png\|thumb\|none\|250px\|The login form.]]~~		In the Preferences page that opens, you will see a link with the text '''Change password''' under the first section of the page, titled ''Basic information''.

	~~Clicking~~ on '''Forgot your password?''' will lead to a page asking for your username and e-mail address. Here you have to enter your '''FeministWiki username''' and your '''recovery e-mail address''' that you had hopefully set up as described ~~at the bottom of~~ this page.		[[File:Help-password-02-change.png\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Click on ''Change password'']]

			From there on, the instructions given on the screen should be clear.

			== Configuring an account recovery e-mail ==

			Against the case that you forget or lose your password, you can set up a recovery e-mail address.

			While logged in on the wiki, click on the '''Preferences''' link at the top right corner, as shown under the section ''Changing your password'' above.

			In the preferences page, you will see a section titled ''Email options'' with a link that reads '''Set an email address'''. Simply follow that link and then follow the on-screen instructions the wiki gives you.

			[[File:Help-password-03-set-mail.png\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Click on ''Set an email address'']]

			Make sure '''not''' to use your FeministWiki e-mail address for this (like ''janedoe@feministwiki.org'') because you need your FeministWiki password to open that one. Use a different e-mail address, which you can open even if you forgot your FeministWiki password.

			== Help, I forgot my password! ==

			If you forgot or lost your FeministWiki password, there are some options of recovering your account.

			=== Using e-mail recovery ===

			To use the e-mail account recovery, you must have an external (non-FeministWiki) e-mail address configured in your user preferences, as explained in the previous section.

			Given that you had done this, simply visit the Login page of the wiki (click on ''Log in'' at the very top right of this wiki page) and then click on the '''Forgot your password?''' link.

			[[File:Help-password-04-forgot.png\|thumb\|none\|250px\|Click on ''Forgot your password?'']]

			This will lead to a page asking for your username and e-mail address. Here you have to enter your '''FeministWiki username''' and your '''recovery e-mail address''' that you had hopefully set up as described on this page.

	After submitting the form, you will receive an e-mail containing a temporary password with which you can log in.		After submitting the form, you will receive an e-mail containing a temporary password with which you can log in.
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	You can use the password received via e-mail to log in normally to the wiki (but not other services of the FeministWiki). As soon as you log in to the wiki, it will ask you for a new password. Enter your new password twice and submit the form. You can now use the password you configured for all FeministWiki services again.		You can use the password received via e-mail to log in normally to the wiki (but not other services of the FeministWiki). As soon as you log in to the wiki, it will ask you for a new password. Enter your new password twice and submit the form. You can now use the password you configured for all FeministWiki services again.

	== Contacting the admin ==		=== Contacting the admin ===

	If you've lost your password and you had not set up a recovery e-mail, you will have to contact the FeministWiki technician and ask for a manual password reset. Simply send an email to admin@feministwiki.org or by contacting [https://twitter.com/@FeministWiki @FeministWiki] on Twitter.		If you've lost your password and you had not set up a recovery e-mail, you will have to contact the FeministWiki technician and ask for a manual password reset. Simply send an email to admin@feministwiki.org or by contacting [https://twitter.com/@FeministWiki @FeministWiki] on Twitter.

	The technician may be skeptical towards your request if it isn't obvious that you're the legitimate owner of the account whose password you're trying to have reset. In worst case, contact the member who initially added you as a member (who's hopefully a friend of yours) and tell her/him to confirm to the technician that it's really you.		The technician may be skeptical towards your request if it isn't obvious that you're the legitimate owner of the account whose password you're trying to have reset. In worst case, contact the member who initially added you as a member (who's hopefully a friend of yours) and tell her/him to confirm to the technician that it's really you.

	~~== Configuring the recovery e-mail ==~~

	Setting up the recovery e-mail for the case where you lose your password is very simple. While being logged in on the wiki, click on the '''Preferences''' link at the top right of the page, or just follow this link: [[Special:Preferences\|User Preferences]]

	~~There you will see a section titled '''Email options''' with a link that reads '''Set an email address'''. Simply follow that link and then follow the on-screen instructions the wiki gives you.~~

Technician: Admin moved page Help:Password recovery to Help:Password without leaving a redirect

2019-04-27T11:29:15Z

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Technician: /* Using e-mail recovery */

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Using e-mail recovery

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	Given that you had done this, simply visit the Login page of the wiki (click on "Log in" at the very top right of this wiki page) and then click on the '''Forgot your password?''' link.		Given that you had done this, simply visit the Login page of the wiki (click on "Log in" at the very top right of this wiki page) and then click on the '''Forgot your password?''' link.

	[[File:Help-password-01-login.png\|thumb\|none\|~~500px~~\|The login form.]]		[[File:Help-password-01-login.png\|thumb\|none\|250px\|The login form.]]

	Clicking on '''Forgot your password?''' will lead to a page asking for your username and e-mail address. Here you have to enter your '''FeministWiki username''' and your '''recovery e-mail address''' that you had hopefully set up as described at the bottom of this page.		Clicking on '''Forgot your password?''' will lead to a page asking for your username and e-mail address. Here you have to enter your '''FeministWiki username''' and your '''recovery e-mail address''' that you had hopefully set up as described at the bottom of this page.

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Configuring the recovery e-mail

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	== Configuring the recovery e-mail ==		== Configuring the recovery e-mail ==

	Setting up the recovery e-mail for the case where you lose your password is very simple. While being logged in on the wiki, click on the '''Preferences''' link at the top right of the page, or just follow this link: [[Special:Preferences\|User Preferences]		Setting up the recovery e-mail for the case where you lose your password is very simple. While being logged in on the wiki, click on the '''Preferences''' link at the top right of the page, or just follow this link: [[Special:Preferences\|User Preferences]]

	There you will see a section titled '''Email options''' with a link that reads '''Set an email address'''. Simply follow that link and then follow the on-screen instructions the wiki gives you.		There you will see a section titled '''Email options''' with a link that reads '''Set an email address'''. Simply follow that link and then follow the on-screen instructions the wiki gives you.