Managing 1000+ accounts

[alxndre]

Hello everyone!

I'm about to start a project, but before I do, I'd like to ask you about a particular problem I might face later on. I mean, building the site would be a breeze using processwire, for sure. So I'm putting it off for a bit to learn more about managing user accounts.

We're expecting to have thousands of users, all generated by an admin. No user signups. Every account would have to be generated with usernames and passwords. When the users log in, they'll be able to see a couple of pages that only users could see. Although, each user would have a single category or group that determines what pages they can see. 

It's pretty standard, except for the part that I think it would be such a chore to manage all those accounts. So I'm looking for suggestions on how to manage users, probably generate them from a list or a csv or something, and automate categories and permissions. I'm willing to create a module for this, if the need says so. But if there's an easier way you guys can think of, all help is appreciated.

Meanwhile, I'll be lurking around the forums as usual to look for brilliant ideas from previous post!

Thanks! And if I may say so, I love how processwire seems to be on fire the past weeks!

Alex

[arjen]

You should check out the ImportPagesCSV. It can import users too. I've not done it myself, but read through the forum thread for more info!

[apeisa]

I have nice module to share to make users list more manageable with 1000+ users. I don't remember if I have released it yet though (and on mobile now).