How to Require User Verification on MemberPress Registration

When users register for a MemberPress membership, WordPress automatically creates a user account for each user. To protect your website from spam registrations, you can add user verifications.

This document explains how to use the free User Verification plugin with MemberPress to protect your website.

User Verification Plugin Setup

To start with, you must install the free User Verification plugin. You can install it like any other WordPress plugin at Dashboard> Plugins > Add Plugins.

Once installed, follow steps below to set the plugin to work with MemberPress.

Verification Page

1. Vaya a Dashboard > Pages > Add Page, and create a new page that will be used for the user verification. Name the page accordingly (e.g., Verify Account).
2. While editing this new page, in the content area of the new page, add this shortcode: 

[user_verification_check]

Email and Spam Configuration

3. Next, you should configure the User Verification plugin settings. Navigate to Dashboard > Users > User Verification > Email Verification tab first and apply the following:
   • Enable email verification: set to Sí;
   • Choose verification page: select the page you created for the user verification;
   • Redirect after verification: set to the users' MemberPress Account page;
   • Automatically login after verification: set to Sí;
   • Exclude user role: seleccione el Administrador role, and any other role you wish to exclude from the verification process on your website.

4. Also, navigate to Dashboard > Users > User Verification > Spam Verification tab and ensure these options are set properly:
   • Enable domain block: set to No;
   • Enable username block: set to No.

Email Templates Content

5. Finally, you need to add content and configure your email templates. Navigate to Dashboard > Users > User Verification > Email Templates tab, and click on the New User Registration template to expand it. Add or edit the following data:
   • Email from name: this will be used as a sender name;
   • Email from: this will be used as a sender email;
   • Reply to name: this will be used as a reply to name;
   • Reply to: this will be used as a reply to email;
   • Email subject: the subject of the New User Registration email;
   • Email body: the content of your email and include the {ac_activaton_url} parameter (verification link) to the email body.

Nota: The email body and sender email must not be left empty.

7. Apply these settings to Email Verification Confirmed y Resend Activation Key templates as well.

Nota: You must include the {ac_activaton_url} parameter in the email body of the New User Registration y Resend Activation Key plantillas.

8. Haga clic en el botón Guardar button in the top-right corner to apply the settings.

Verificación de usuarios

As a result, your members will be prevented from logging in to your website before they verify their accounts.

Upon registration, users will receive an email containing the verification link.

They will have to click on that link to verify their account, after which they will be able to log in normally.