Configuring self-service user registration
You can set the application so that new users can create their own accounts and invite others to join the community.
Admin Console: People > Settings > Registration Settings Admin Console > People > User Registration
If you allow user self-registration in the community, you can control who can register and who are prohibited from registering. For more information about the settings, see User registration settings reference.
Restriction: People using the community must set their browsers to enable cookies. The application doesn't encode session IDs in URLs.
Also, you can configure the application to display a Terms and Conditions page when new users register. For more information, see Configuring Terms and Conditions agreement.
To enable and configure user self-registration:
- In the Admin Console, go to People > Settings > Registration Settings.
- Under User-Created Accounts, select the Allow users to create their own account, and then specify the additional parameters.
- Under New Account Settings, in the Welcome Email Settings, select Enabled to send Welcome emails to newly registered users. You can edit the contents of the template used for the email.
- In the Username Blacklist, select Enabled to prohibit the use of specific words in user names, and then enter the words in the text box. For example, you can add the words "admin" and "administrator" to prevent deceit.
- In the Fields displayed at registration section, specify the list of required and optional fields for users to fill in when they are registering. This list is based on the fields defined for user profiles. For more information on profile fields, see Configuring user profile templates.
- Click Save Settings.
With these settings enabled and configured, the allowed users can create accounts for themselves.
Additional User Registration Settings
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Require email address validation for users creating their own account | With this check box selected, self-registering users must validate their email. You can change the email template as described in Editing email notification templates. |
| Enforce Community Domain list | With this check box selected, a person must have an email account belonging to the Community Domain List which is configured in its own section. |
| Allow new external contributors to create their own account when invited by email to an externally accessible group | With this check box selected, external contributors can create their own accounts. Alternatively, community administrators create accounts for external users themselves. For more information, see Managing external groups. |
| Registration Moderation | With this enabled, new requests appear on the moderator page in the community (Moderation > Pending Items). If you have a user administrator, that person must approve or decline requests; otherwise, the system administrator gets those requests. For more information, see Setting up user registration moderation. |
| Password Strength Check | This setting defines how strong user passwords must be. The password strength indicator then helps the person registering to create a password that's strong enough to qualify. |
| Human Input Validation | With this enabled, a person registering is prompted with a captcha image. This discourages registration by automated means. |
| Email Validation Settings | With this feature enabled, the application sends an email to the person registering at the address they provided to validate the email address. |
- User registration settings reference Here you can find the settings available for user self-registration.