Members is not validating their account!

[Strike X]

This always happen, when they register a new account, many of them do not validate their account via email.

Maybe the message was not clear enough via email or on the screen after registration?

Did you get the same problem?

[crafty55]

Check your server for bounced emails...

[AndyF]

I think Strike X is suggesting something to make it more clear for new members to check their emails.

Having said that, its easy enough to simply add something into the skin to display a nice message only to the validating group. I wrote a quick article to do this for 2.2 and 2.3.x, its on the Resource site...

:)

[Strike X]

[quote name='ΑndyF' date='14 June 2009 - 12:42 PM' timestamp='1244979725' post='1809905']
I think Strike X is suggesting something to make it more clear for new members to check their emails.

Having said that, its easy enough to simply add something into the skin to display a nice message only to the validating group. I wrote a quick article to do this for 2.2 and 2.3.x, its on the Resource site...

:)


That is correct...there is nothing wrong with my mail server.

I will have a look at your article now :thumbsup:

[AndyF]

Didn't really want to post the link here as this topic is in feedback , not peer-to-peer that's all. :)

[Strike X]

I managed to find your article, not too bad but that is old :)

I think I will write a hook for IPB 3.. :)

[AndyF]

I could not actually find it on there apart from the combined one, so made another one quickly, but you have seen it anyway and are writing one for 3.0 (which will mean one less one for me) :)

[Lee Craven]

I look forward to this, nice work guys. Good idea!

[Strike X]

I am writing a hook now :)

I will release it later.

[Ditchmonkey]

I've seen this extensively through the sites I manage regardless of the software package used. I think the biggest problem is that the confirmation emails go into users spam folders in their email account. When you are making that mod, be sure to add in gigantic font "CHECK YOUR SPAM FOLDERS FOR THE CONFIRMATION EMAIL!!!! :)

[Strike X]

I just finished writing a hook... what do you think?



Nice and clear, no way the new user can miss that.

[Connor T]

The caution image looks awesome and that whole entire box its in. I love it.

Does it only show until your email is activated?

[3DKiwi]

I think we all get these. Every day I get people signing up new accounts and they never validate them. I get up to 10 bounced emails every day where the email address that they have used is bogus.

When I'm on line I delete all accounts that haven't been validated within 3 hours. In my opinion if someone wants to join your site then they sign up and validate within minutes. I receive very few complaints by doing this and it helps to reduce spam.

I regularly clean out the validating table in the database as this fills up with useless data which is of no use once a validating member has been deleted.

3DKiwi

[sunrisecc]

Since 2.x, I have set the option to remove any unvalidated registrations after x (3 in my case) days. That option has always worked and does not touch those that are in the midst of email address changes. It runs once a day.

[Genestoy]

[quote name='Strike X' date='14 June 2009 - 10:30 AM' timestamp='1245000603' post='1809990']
I just finished writing a hook... what do you think?



Nice and clear, no way the new user can miss that.


Looks great, now where do we get it? :thumbsup: I don't think you need to say "Check your email...." twice?

[Strike X]

Glad you like it guys! :)

I will release it later tonight or tomorrow.

iBotPeaches, Yes thats correct.

[Rheddy]

guys, a simple fix to this is do the following:

delete validating accounts after "x" days

chances are that they are spammers trying to get to your forums without an email address.

[sunrisecc]

Isn't that what I said a few posts above yours?

[Strike X]

What you think?

[tougestar]

nice!

[TCWT]

I like it! Could you make one like that as a global message with editable text inside the ACP? :)

[Strike X]

I have made some improvement :)



TCWT: Yes it will be.

[chasz]

so when is the release?

[Genestoy]

[quote name='chasz' date='15 June 2009 - 07:03 PM' timestamp='1245117801' post='1810504']
so when is the release?


Ditto?????

[Munnday]

[quote name='Strike X' date='16 June 2009 - 09:11 AM' timestamp='1245107513' post='1810443']
I have made some improvement :)



TCWT: Yes it will be.


Is there a need to have the register button and sign on section in the visitor/validating bar? If your doing that, you should remove the options from the top right...