Register a new account¶

Presentation¶

This feature is a page that allows a user to create an account.

Kinematics:

• User click on the button “Create a new account”
• They enter first name, last name and email
• They receive an email with a confirmation link
• After clicking, their account is created
• An email with his login and password is sent

Configuration¶

Requirements

• You have to activate the ‘create a new account’ linbuttonk in the login page. Go in Manager, General Parameters » Portal » Customization » Buttons on login page » Register new account. See portal customization.
• The SMTP server must be setup. See SMTP server setup.

Manager Configuration

Go in General Parameters » Plugins » Register new account:

• Mail content:
  • Confirmation mail subject: subject of the email containing the confirmation link
  • Confirmation mail content: content of the confirmation email sent to the user. If blank, the mail_register_confirm HTML template will be used. Confirmation link is stored in the $url variable
  • Credentials mail subject: subject of the email providing login and password
  • Credentials mail content: content of the credentials email sent to the user. If blank, the mail_register_done HTML template will be used. Login and generated password are stored in the corresponding $login and $password variables.
• Other:
  • Register page URL: URL of register page (default: [PORTAL]/register)
  • Validity time of a register request: duration in seconds of a new account request. The request will be invalidated after this delay if user does not click on the link.