{"id":1334,"date":"2025-11-08T21:28:47","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T21:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ykim.synology.me\/wordpress\/?p=1334"},"modified":"2025-11-08T21:28:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T21:28:54","slug":"how-to-enable-account-activation-email-in-ultimate-member","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ykim.synology.me\/wordpress\/how-to-enable-account-activation-email-in-ultimate-member-1334\/","title":{"rendered":"How to enable “Account Activation Email” in Ultimate Member"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Enabling the “Account Activation Email” in the Ultimate Member plugin requires two main steps: setting the user role to require activation<\/strong> and then enabling the email template itself<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is the step-by-step guide:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2699\ufe0f Step 1: Set the User Role to Require Email Activation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You must tell Ultimate Member that the accounts for new registrants should not<\/strong> be automatically approved, but instead require an activation link. This setting is found within the User Roles<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Navigate to User Roles:<\/strong> In your WordPress dashboard, go to Ultimate Member<\/strong> $\\rightarrow$ User Roles<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Edit the Default Role:<\/strong> Click the Edit<\/strong> button (or the role name, e.g., “Subscriber” or the default role you assign to new members).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Find Registration Options:<\/strong> Scroll down to the Registration Options<\/strong> section.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Change Registration Status:<\/strong>\n
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    • Find the setting Registration Status<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • From the dropdown menu, change this setting from “Auto-Approve” to “Require Email Activation”<\/strong><\/mark>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Save Changes:<\/strong> Click the Update Role<\/strong> button to save this change.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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      Crucial:<\/strong> Once you set the role to Require Email Activation<\/em>, all new users who register with this role will be set to a “pending” state until they click the link in the email.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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      \ud83d\udce7 Step 2: Enable the Account Activation Email Template<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      Next, you need to ensure the specific email template that contains the activation link is turned on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      1. Navigate to Email Settings:<\/strong> Go to Ultimate Member<\/strong> -> Settings<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Click the Email Tab:<\/strong> Select the Email<\/strong> tab on the settings page.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. Find the Activation Email:<\/strong> Scroll down and locate the email template named Account Activation Email<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      4. Manage the Template:<\/strong> Click on the Manage<\/strong> button (or the gear icon) next to the “Account Activation Email” to edit the template.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      5. Enable the Email:<\/strong>\n
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        • At the top of the template settings, make sure the Email Notification<\/strong> toggle or checkbox is Enabled<\/strong> (checked).<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Verify the Shortcode:<\/strong> Double-check that the required activation link shortcode, {account_activation_link}<\/code><\/strong>, is included in the email message body. This is what the user clicks to activate their account.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Save Changes:<\/strong> Click Save Changes<\/strong> at the bottom of the email template editor.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          Your Account Activation Email<\/strong> is now fully enabled! New users will receive the email with the link immediately after registration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          \u26a0\ufe0f Troubleshooting Tip<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

          If users register, but the email never arrives:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          • Check Spam\/Junk:<\/strong> Ask users to check their spam or junk folders.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Install an SMTP Plugin:<\/strong> WordPress often struggles to send emails reliably. Install a dedicated SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) plugin (like WP Mail SMTP<\/strong> or similar) and configure it with an external mail service (like your web host’s mail server, SendGrid, Mailgun, etc.) to ensure reliable delivery.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            Would you like help finding a good SMTP plugin to ensure your activation emails are delivered reliably?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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            Enabling the “Account Activation Email” in the Ultimate Member plugin requires two main steps: setting the user role to require activation and then enabling the email template itself. Here is the step-by-step guide: \u2699\ufe0f Step 1: Set the User Role to Require Email Activation You must tell Ultimate Member that the accounts for new registrants…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1337,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","yasr_overall_rating":0,"yasr_post_is_review":"","yasr_auto_insert_disabled":"","yasr_review_type":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[87],"tags":[80,59],"class_list":["post-1334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wordpress-slug","tag-ultimate-member","tag-wordpress"],"yasr_visitor_votes":{"stars_attributes":{"read_only":false,"span_bottom":false},"number_of_votes":0,"sum_votes":0},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/ykim.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-28.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ykim.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1334","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ykim.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ykim.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ykim.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ykim.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1334"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ykim.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1334\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1339,"href":"https:\/\/ykim.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1334\/revisions\/1339"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ykim.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ykim.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ykim.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ykim.synology.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}