====== User Approval ======

:?: How can I have an open registration but approve all registered users first?

:!: You need to make use of the [[:ACL]] feature, the [[config:registernotify]] setting and the [[config:defaultgroup]] setting.

For example to deny any access to anonymous users, read access to registered users and write permissions to approved users configure your ACLs like this:

<code>
*   @ALL    0
*   @user   1
*   @member 4
</code>

Newly registered users will be placed in the default group ''user'' and a notification will be sent to the admin (configured via [[config:registernotify]]). To approve a user the admin then goes to the [[plugin:usermanager]] and adds the new user to the ''member'' group.

:!: Another possibility is to only change the [[config:defaultgroup]] setting to e.g. a ''guest'' group. That will only work on newly registered users, though.

:!: You could also [[regdisable|disable the registration]] and add users only through the [[plugin:usermanager]].