User registration settings

Use this configuration section to set up the user registration process.

In this section, you can turn on and off the email activation flow - whether the user needs to activate their account via email. You can also choose whether to send confirmation email acter account activation or password change. 
For more information, see Account activation flow.

To access the section, in Sitefinity CMS backend, navigate to Administration » Settings » Advanced » Security » User Registration Settings.

You can configure the following:

Field

Description

Provider

Enter the membership provider where you want to register new users when they fill out the Registration form.

Role provider

Enter the roles provider which you want to be assigned to new users.

Account activation options

Choose between:

  • After confirmation
    The email account activation flow is active and the user needs to confirm the account activation via email.
  • Immediately
    The user account is activated immediately after the user fills out the Registration form.

NOTE: Email activation is the default behavior.

Send an email for successful registration

Select whether you want to send a successful registration email after a user account is activated.

Email sender provider name

Enter the email provider to be used for sending email.
If you leave it blank, the default provider is used.

For more information, see Configure notification profiles.

Successful registration sender email

If you have selected Send an email for successful registration, enter the email that you want to appear in the successful registration email.

Successful registration sender name

If you have selected Send an email for successful registration, enter the name of the sender that you want to appear in the successful registration email.

Confirm registration sender email

If you have chosen After confirmation, enter the email that you want to appear in the registration confirmation email.

Confirm registration sender name

If you have chosen After confirmation, enter the name of the sender that you want to appear in the registration confirmation email.

Send an email after password change

Select whether you want to send a successful password change email after a user has changed their password.

Activation link expiration in minutes

If you have chosen After confirmation, enter in minutes the period after which the account activation link, sent in the email, will expire


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