Created-User Limits Are Per Frontend Creator

QCFUM’s created-user allowance is evaluated per frontend creator, not as one shared site-wide counter. That allows each authorized staff member to work within the allowance for the current Effective tier.

In QCFUM 2.0.4 the normal allowances are 10 created users per creator on Basic, 100 on Pro, and unlimited on Max / All Access.

How the Count Is Calculated

Before creating a Joomla user, QCFUM counts rows in its created-user tracking table whose creator_user_id matches the acting frontend user and whose status is active, pending, or invited. If the current plan has a positive limit and that count has reached the allowance, the new creation is refused.

Max and All Access use an unlimited value, so the positive-limit check does not stop creation based on this counter.

Creator Attribution Is Not Ownership

QCFUM stores the creator ID so the product can enforce allowances, report who submitted onboarding, and build Recent Users/Tracker history. The resulting account is still a normal Joomla user. The creator does not become the account owner, parent, or permanent controller.

Invite Link completion also carries the original Invite Link creator into the created-user tracking context, which keeps attribution aligned with the staff member who initiated that onboarding.

What Changes When a Tier Changes

QCFUM evaluates the current Effective tier when a new user is created. Downgrading from Pro to Basic lowers the future allowance to the Basic level; existing Joomla users and historical tracking rows are preserved. Upgrading raises or removes the limit without recreating existing users.

Troubleshoot a Limit Message

• Confirm the signed-in frontend creator account; the count is tied to that Joomla user ID.
• Check the current Effective tier rather than only the purchased/base tier.
• Review Recent Users/Tracker for active or pending records attributed to that creator.
• Do not delete real Joomla accounts merely to manipulate a product allowance without first understanding the account and audit consequences.

Community Discussion

Want to compare Joomla user-onboarding workflows, share practical QCFUM tips, or discuss how other administrators use this feature? Visit the QC Frontend User Manager Community. For private support, bug reports, account-specific entitlement problems, or feature requests, use the QuantaCade support system.