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  Topic Name: Forum vs. WordPress account on: September 23, 2008, 09:51:41 AM
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« on: September 23, 2008, 09:51:41 AM »

Just a quick note about the fact that there are two different account types on bikepacking.net.

Most people will want a forum account.  You need this to post, but not read, entries on the forum.

If you want to contribute to the main site, (e.g. trip reports, personal bikepacking setups, products to review) you need a wordpress account.  Instructions on contributing to the main site are here.

You don't need any account at all to post a review to an existing product on the Gear Reviews page, or to rate a product from 1 to 5 stars.

Registering for one type of account will NOT register you for the other.  But you can use the same name/password for both if you choose.  Some people will probably only need a forum account.

Sorry about the confusion over this and for making it this way.  I looked into several options at integrating forum and main site accounts, but none were very attractive.

Thanks.
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  Topic Name: Forum vs. WordPress account Reply #1 on: September 23, 2008, 09:53:51 AM
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« Reply #1 on: September 23, 2008, 09:53:51 AM »

I also made it easier to navigate back to the main site from the forums.

The logo in the upper left always went back to the main site.  Now clicking on the "bikepacking.net" portion of the main title also takes you to the main site.  "forums" goes to the forum.

Also, the "Home" link goes to the main site.

I will be adding components of the main site to the forum page (Trip Reports, Gear Reviews) to make them more accessible as well.

Thanks!
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