49 Help Files Found

Why is my SSL-secured page showing an alert?

SSL-certification is baseline for protecting your site. Not to mention ranking higher in the search engines. If you have SSL applied to your site, you should see, depending on the browser, a padlock indicating the SSL is in place and working. If you see an error icon after SSL has been applied, this indicates that some of the content on …

How to reset your password on a Tendenci website

Go to https://www.yourdomain.com/accounts/login/ or https://www.yourdomain.com/dashboard to get to the log in screen. On this screen, there's a link to reset your password When you click this link, you'll be taken to the password reset screen where you can enter your email address. Once you enter your email address and click on Reset my Password, you'll get an email sent to …

How can I connect to my site by ftp?

For clients on a dedicated server we support SSH. SSH is a much more secure version of FTP but basically the same concept. Again, this is ONLY for clients who are paying for a dedicated server. And any connections are restricted to their IP address block. Remember that Tendenci is open source so if you want less security and easier …

Why Tendenci Chose Python over PHP

Note: this is a repost from the eschipul.com blog at https://www.eschipul.com/2016/10/why-tendenci-chose-python-over-php/. Why did our team choose to rewrite Tendenci - The Open Source AMS in the Python Programming language? It is a question I get asked a lot. We’ve never been a company that likes to talk in the negative if at all possible, yet it is important to talk about the …

What Browsers are Supported?

Tendenci tries to support the latest secure and stable release of most web browsers. The framework itself is usually not the issue as much as the layout and design. Most compatibility issues we see on compatibility fall into four general categories new technology (e.g. when the iphone was invented) corporate environments that are behind on their Windows technology (e.g. IE …

Why Do the Default Email Auto-Replies not include the Member Number

Why do the default email auto-replies not include the member number? Unfortunately, we have clients incorrectly use private information for member numbers. Many schools use social security numbers for example. They should NOT, but they do. We can't stop this from happening when custom forms are out there. It is important to remember that Tendenci software is security and privacy …

Is It Safe To Auto-Reply a Tendenci Form?

Security is always first at Tendenci - The Open Source AMS Allowing email forms to auto-reply to the "submitter's email is a great way (for example) for your domain reputation to be hurt by malicious spammers. How? Easy.  Spammers use this for two purposes. They spam you in the hopes you click a link. They submit under fake emails and if the …

GDPR - EU General Data Protection Regulation of 2018 and Association AMS Compliance

For an overview of GDPR and the regulations visit their site at https://gdpr.eu/tag/gdpr/  If you running your AMS with Tendenci in our AWS Cloud, there is a brief overview of GDPR with links here. The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation starts May 25, 2018. This is mostly an FYI as Tendenci "the Company" does not engage in cross site monitoring. …

How To Manage Website Spam and Other Helpful Tips

Hi there Tendenci Community. Spam, unfortunately, is a complex issue and a never-ending problem we all have to manage and invest time in. It truly is a headache. Associations are part of the fabric of our society and we take security very seriously https://www.tendenci.com/security/. As we mention on our Cloud Security information page, there are many resources available for cyber security …

How to Generate a Certificate Signing Request - Gather This Data FIRST.

Generate SSL Key and CSR.txt Country Name (2 letter code) [AU]: State or Province Name (full name) [Some-State]:. Locality Name (eg, city) []:. Organization Name (eg, company) [Internet Widgits Pty Ltd]: Organizational Unit Name (eg, section) []: Common Name (e.g. server FQDN or YOUR name) []: Email Address []: Please enter the following 'extra' attributes to be sent with your …

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