Documentation

Overview

Community Builder Tools interface.

Description

In this screen you see a number of buttons that will run various Community Builder tools.

How to access

You can access the Community Builder Control Panel page by clicking on the top menu bar, Components → Community Builder → Tools or Community Builder → Tools.

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Tools

The following tool buttons are available:

1. Load Sample Data. This will create a number of sample fields and tabs and a user list to illustrate various Community Builder features.
2. Load Canvas Layout. This tool is meant primarily to be executed after upgrading your Community Builder site from version 1.9.1 to 2.0+. It will basically reposition tab positions in order to take advantage of the new Community Builder 2.0+ layout options. You should really only have to run this once.
3. Synchronize Users. This tool will make sure that your Joomla users table is in sync with your Community Builder table (#__comprofiler). If any user data is reported as affected, this means that users are being added directly to your Joomla database bypassing normal Community Builder processes.
4. Check Community Builder Database. This will perform a series of tests on the Community Builder database and report back potential inconsistencies without changing or correcting the database.
5. Check Community Builder User Fields Database. This will perform a series of tests on the Community Builder User fields database and report back potential inconsistencies without changing or correcting the database.
6. Check Community Builder Plugins Database. This will check the database of installed CB plugins and report back potential inconsistencies without changing or correcting the database.
7. Check Users Database. This will perform a series of tests on the Users database of the CMS, the Community Builder users database and ACL and report back potential inconsistencies without changing or correcting the database.

Toolbar

At the top toolbar you will see a Close and a Help button that opens this help page.

Quick Tips

• The Load sample data tool is recommended to be executed on your test site so you can get familiar with the basics as it will create various fields and tabs that you will most likely want to remove on your live site.

Related information

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In addition to this online reference it is highly recommended that
you download the latest CB Primer Book here!