Account activation and non-activated users

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  • #4535
    #4536

    Alex Rollin
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    Thanks for your questions.

    1. Is this a regular occurrence? If we test it will we see the issue?

    2. Resending the activation link is only available for users that have not activated yet. If the email shows in email log, then a good next step is to contact the host or get an SMTP plugin.

    3. I will flag your question for the developers as I don’t see one.

    #4537

    Birgit Wilde
    Free User
    Post count: 236

    Hi Alex,
    1. Yes, quite regular. I hope so.
    2. You mean to make sure the email has really been sent?
    3. Are you familiar with the plugin named “unconfirmed”? This plugin is supposed to allow account activation from the backend, however it does not seem to work properly.

    Do you need the login credentials for my site?

    Thank you
    Birgit

    #4538

    Alex Rollin
    Moderator
    Post count: 27815

    1. Please share the URL and we will take a look
    2. Yes, if they are not arriving (being sent)
    3. No, we have a different moderation plugin/addon for UserWP https://userswp.io/downloads/moderation/ – I have flagged your topic for the developers to add their comment.

    #4539

    Patrik
    Moderator
    Post count: 1971

    Hi,

    We have added the functionality to manually activate the user from backend which will be available in the next release of the plugin. Also, the activation links are expired after 24 hours by default in WordPress so that can be the case they are not able to activate their account. If this is not the case then let us know your website admin details and we will try to register and troubleshoot the issue.

    Regards,
    Patrik

    #4541

    Birgit Wilde
    Free User
    Post count: 236

    Hi Patrik,
    I didn’t know the activation links are only valid for 24 hours. So this might be the problem.
    So, in the users overview, when the link “resend activation link” is shown, this means that this account is not yet activated and all the other accounts are activated?

    Thanks
    Birgit

    #4542

    Patrik
    Moderator
    Post count: 1971

    Yes that is true!

    #4546

    Birgit Wilde
    Free User
    Post count: 236

    Hi Patrik,
    I just tried a test-registration and the activation link caused problems as it seems to do with quite a few users. the link is not clickable and must be copied into the browser address field. And when it opens, the UsersWP login form is diplaid with the message “Something went wrong”.

    As far as I can see, the activation link contains the nickname chosen by the user. Correct?

    Now if a user chooses a nickname consisting of two words with a space in between (some of my users have done this), might that be the reason that the activation link does not work?

    If so, the UsersWP-Nickname field should not allow nicknames with a space in between and tell the user he/she must choose a nickname containing of only one word. Could you or your colleagues change that?

    And if this is the reason and I send them another activation link, how can I be sure that this one works if the new activation link also refers to the nickname?

    Looking forward to hearing from you.
    Birgit

    #4547

    Birgit Wilde
    Free User
    Post count: 236

    Hi,

    Only last night another user has registered with a username of three words (his company name) and asked me why is activation link is not working.

    how can I achieve in the USersWP-form that the user only can enter a username WITHOUT spaces?

    Thank you very much for a quick response
    Birgit

    #4548

    Patrik
    Moderator
    Post count: 1971

    Hi,

    The username with space can’t be an issue as I have tried same on my site and it works properly. The issue can be either activation link is expired or invalid key. Also, if you don’t want to allow users to enter the username with spaces then you can try our “Restrict User Signups” add on https://userswp.io/downloads/restrict-user-signups/ which allows restricting users to enter the username with spaces.

    Regards,
    Patrik

    #4549

    Patrik
    Moderator
    Post count: 1971
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    #4564

    Birgit Wilde
    Free User
    Post count: 236

    Hi Patrik,
    actually the user name indeed seems to be an issue, as just those users who choose a username with spaces do have problems with their activation links.

    Attached I am sending screenshots of the activation links of two users with the following usernames:

    Christoph Dieterle Hochzeitsfotografie
    and
    TeamBodyCoatch

    The activation link of Christoph Dieterle Hochzeitsfotografie is devided by the spaces in the nickname and does not work.

    TeamBodyCoatch has no problem with the activation, as the link is one single string, not devided by any spaces.

    #4567

    Birgit Wilde
    Free User
    Post count: 236

    …. I mean the link is devided by the spaces in the username … not nickname.

    #4568

    Birgit Wilde
    Free User
    Post count: 236
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    #4571

    Patrik
    Moderator
    Post count: 1971

    Hi,

    It seems the link is breaking due to white space in the login name. So it should be escaped so that it replaces whitespace with %20 and the link will not break. Can you provide me FTP details in private reply so that I can do some changes and check if it fixes the issue or not?

    Regards,
    Patrik

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