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How Can I Control Who Can Register With My Website

Last Updated on Wednesday, 09 September 2009 10:26

You can control who can register with your website by using the following procedure [warning: this is a core hack and could be undone with an update]:

1. In the Systems settings of the Global Configuration, Allow User Registration must be set to Yes as well as New User Account Activation.
2. The SEND_MSG_ACTIVATE variable of the language.com_user.ini file must be edited to remove the activation link.
3. You should also customize the REG_COMPLETE_ACTIVATE variable in the language.com_user.ini file accordingly to avoid any confusion.
4. Then, when a new user registers, they will get the newly created message (step 2) and the Admin will be notified of the registration.
5. The Admin will then need to login in to the Administrative side of the website and review the new users(s), under the User Manager, and enable / delete the account according.
6. I would also suggest that the Admin email the new users when the account is enabled.