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Joomla 4.3.X Validate a username on registration to NOT contain an @ symbol (notEmail)

I have a situation whereby I want users to register on Joomla (using the standard J! registration form) using a 6-digit identification number that they have been given. I have modified the Joomla ...
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Joomla 4 does not send emails to users after registration

On a new Joomla 4 site, I activated user registration, with profile activation via link sent by email. In the tests I did, I found that new users do not receive the email with the activation link. I ...
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A better way to stop fake registrations on Joomla forums?

I've been running a Joomla-based website for over 15 years. It's focus is ocean paddling (on things called surfskis) and the busiest part of the site (and in fact the only reason I've kept it going) ...
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Why aren't the credentials being binded in the user registration email and how can we fix it in J4?

As per the title, when an admin creates a new account with a certain email address, the new user correctly receives the email that should contain the credentials, but the values are not binded, i.e. ...
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Registration form has extra fieldset, where to find it?

I am working on a website, and I see at the user registration form another fieldset (custom one that i made) but I cannot seem to find it. Does anyone know where you can configure these fieldsets? It'...
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Joomla User Registration Form Plugin not working - simple registration (PlgUserSimpleRegistration)

I try to have the plugin working to have a email/password only on the registration form. Joomla Registration: Remove unneeded fields I install the plugin correctly with XML below: <extension ...
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How do I programmatically register a user in Joomla and in JomSocial?

I have almost the same task as mentioned in How do I programmatically activate a JomSocial user?(register new users from my angular app into Joomla). How can I access the file, mentioned in the answer,...
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How to customize Joomla registration form?

How to create proper override folder for com_user? Apparently, simply copying it to template/html folder doesn't work What is displayed on registration page is largely controlled by the .xml file, can ...
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403 Error Page Alternative for Already Registered Users

Joomla 3.9.24 There's a similar question here but it deals with changing the language string, whereas I'd like to change the page content and / or redirect. I have allowed user registration on my site ...
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Verification code not found

Joomla 3.9.23 I am also using RSFormPro for user registration (I have opened a ticket with their support also). When a user registers on my site they receive an email with a link to verify their ...
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Spam Registration for Joomla 3.6.0

I've just recently started getting a LOT of spam registration on a Joomla! website that my company host for one of our clients. I know they are spam because every single user has "https" in ...
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Remove username from registration

I want to keep the registration process as simple as possible for my users, like a lot of modern websites do. I want there to be only 3 fields to fill out when creating new accounts: Email, Password, ...
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joomla returning invalid fields for user registration

I've added in custom fields for joomla registration, however it's returning them as Invalid Fields? $requestData = $this->input->post->get('jform', array(), 'array'); echo '<pre>';...
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No user can do task=registration.activate?

From the page to activate a registered user, I am seeing some unexpected permission messages. e.g. example.com/web2020/index.php/s-inscrire?task=registration.activate&token=...
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Joomla Field autopopulate on select of another field

I am trying to make a Registration form for my department. We have Divisions and under each divisions we have several Sections. My purpose was during registration if an employee selects Division only ...
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User Registration Assign to Specific Group

Joomla 3.9.14 I have a URL example.com/training/register, this displays a default Joomla user registration form. Within Joomla I have various user groups; - Guest - Registered - - Training - - ...
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Custom fields not for all usergroups

I'm triing to use custom fields in users for personal details on members of a group, but I've got some "system" users that don't have these details. But everytime I want to edit these users I'm nagged ...
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Joomla 3.9.x Password Crypt Aid

I have tried a few way to Crypt the password for the database. I have tried with out salting before entering it in to the DB Query and i have tried with a few function to salt before entering it. Not ...
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OTP verification through SMS & Email while registration

Are there any free plugins/extensions which send the OTP through registered email as well as a mobile number during the registration process?
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Redirect direct registration page access by .htaccess

I would like to redirect registration page to homepage by using .htaccess now my code is redirecting to /component/users/?view=login&Itemid=437 which is login page. I would like to make ...
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Group of fields for different group of users

I have custom field "Client type" in registration form, which I created in Users->Fields. Already I have next usergroups: Registered Subgroup of Registered - Human Subgroup of Registered - Company I ...
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Assign user to a specific group based on custom field selected

I'd like to assign a user to a custom group instead a some standard Joomla group, based on a dropdown choice. I've created a user group named "students". Then I added a new custom custom field for ...
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Where to place the file for user registration form

I'm creating a template override for the Joomla3.8 registration form. Where should I upload the default.php file to? This is where I've tried, without luck: /templates/yootheme/html/com_users/...
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Fake users created without using site registration form but still using overrides?

I am working with a Joomla 3.7.5 site. The registration scheme has always been admin activation from the start. Right now there is a constant deluge of fake Russian user accounts. They aren't getting ...
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How to remove optional fields from registration form

In Joomla registration form, how do I remove the optional fields? The User-Plugin is disabled. *
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Change possition on Registration form of extra fiels added to users

I have added an extra field for membership number to Users but I cannot see how to specify where the field is displayed on the registration form. It comes as a separate section at the end after the ...
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How do I override an .xml file in a Joomla component? [duplicate]

I’d like to override some files (.php and .xml) in /components/com_users/models. Can this even be done? Or should I try and make a modified/renamed copy of com_users? What I am trying to do is: ...
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How to customize user registration in Joomla 3.7?

Now that Joomla 3.7 supports custom fields, can anyone point me to documentation or a YouTube video that outlines how to customize user registration? I assume that additional work is also required to ...
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How to avoid frequent spammers in my Joomla site [duplicate]

I have been experiencing spamming in my website for a long time, following are two things i want to stop - 1.stopping fake/bad user registration 2.stopping posting bad topics in my kunena forum I ...
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renderField with fields from custom plugin

I need to expand the functionality of the registration form. Following some tutorials and the sample profile plugin I was able to use the onContentPrepareForm to add the new fields. Now the second ...
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Display ReCaptcha field after Joomla 3.7 user custom fields

I added some text custom fields to the user registration form. Joomla 3.7 allows users to easily add custom fields to various components, this is a nice feature. However I'm unable to figure out how ...
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Alerts not appearing on registration page

On my Joomla registration page, alerts and warnings are not appearing if users make a mistake in their email address or create a password which is too short. The page simply appears to refresh with no ...
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Strange login form I didn't create gets shown

So I'm working on a website right now (duh) and I have a registration/login form when I click on the website. Logging in and stuff works fine, but I can for the love of god not find from where it ...
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How should I register my users without email address?

I'd like to bulk register users without email address in my component. Afaik there isn't a database constraint, so in theory it is possible to inject the rows necessary to do this. I'd rather use the ...
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How to avoid fake users to register my Joomla site [duplicate]

I have a Joomla site that allows users registration. Form registration uses captcha plugin that comes with Joomla. The problem is that I am constantly receiving fake registrations. Most of them, ...
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How to add Placeholder to Joomla User registration frontside screen

I am creating one Joomla project where I need customize registration and login page and as per clients design I have to put Placeholder in text box. can anyone guide me. How i can do this ? I am ...
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Adding text to registration form

I am running Joomla 3.6 and I just want to add some informational text at the top of the registration form. I have seen suggestions about language overrides but that doesn't mean anything to me. With ...
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User Registration Emails? - Site Offline and Registration Disabled

I am still getting user registration emails. But the thing is, my site is set to "OFFLINE" (so only I as Super User must login to even access the frontend) and I have User Registration set to "No". ...
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How did hackers manage to create a new user while "allow user registration" is set to "NO"?

Recently I find a new user is created on my 3.6.0 site and put into "administrator" group, but the "Allow User Registration" option is set to "NO", though the "enabled" and "Activated" status are both ...
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Register user via external script and a random password

I have this PHP script that I want to call from a mobile app, that registers an email address, uses a random password, and automatically activates & asks the user to reset the password upon first ...
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Joomla 3.6.2 -- Modify Registration Page and Plugin User Profile

I wish to modify the Joomla! Registration Page. Specifically: Modify the page title Add a Banner across the top of the page Move captcha to the bottom of "User Profile" above the "register" or "...
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How to create two different types of registered users?

I have two sub user groups of Registered user group on my Joomla site. 1. Present Students and 2. Ex-Students I want some modules to be shown to the present students only but I can only set access ...
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How to remove username in the Joomla registration

I have gone through some Q&A but not sure how to do it. I want the registration form will be only-- Name Email Password Re-type Password I have installed Authentication - EMail and ...
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How to Modify Joomla Registration Confirmation Email

I'm currently trying to enhance/streamline the User Registration process on our Joomla website, however I've run into a snag on modifying the User Confirmation email. I have figured out how to change ...
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Extending joomla registeration with a plugin

I have found a plugin that extends joomla's core registration by adding a new field named User group selector. There is a trigger method in this plugin named onUserAfterSave that save the custom field ...
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Activation email not being sent

I'm stuck with something that ought to be simple: My Joomla system is not sending activation emails when users register on the site. I've checked (and double-checked) the configuration, and I can't ...
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Copy user data into custom table on user registration

upon creating a user in joomla i would need fields copied from jmla_users table to another jmla_new_users. jml_users - jmla_new_users with the following fields, (username,firstname,lastname,email) ...
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How do I make the registration verification email send all user details?

The website requires administrator approval of users but I need the email to the admin to contain not just the name and email address of the new user but also all the other details in the login form. ...
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Pre select user group based on menu item being viewed

I am looking for a solution to pre-select the group a user will be added to depending on the menu item he is accessing the registration form. Something like 2 menu items with registration form. One ...
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how do i remove registration links in joomla 2.5 - login module

I would like to remove the links that appears on the top of my website "Sign In / Register" i already disabled the registration under the user manager however the links still appear there and i want ...
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