By neofactor on
When an Admin creates a new account under 4.5 ... they get this message:
Created a new user account. No e-mail has been sent.
Is there a patch out there that allows the Admin to send a welcome message to this user, or a bulk select to send to several.
Secondly... It would be ideal if a 1st time welcome message would include a link like:
http://yourdrupal.com/user/new/49857237465126374859937
This could be a random unique link that takes a user to a page that logs them in, and gives them a form to change their password AND fill in any Profile Fields required.
Any thoughts on this?
David McIntosh
neofactor.com
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notify module
maybe the notify module could be helpful, though i did not tested it yet
I spent endless hours
I spent endless hours chasing this (http://drupal.org/node/17603). I couldn't understand why no email was being sent, until someone pointed out that it didn't happen when admins added an account.
I too second your request to "send a welcome message to this user, or a bulk select to send to several". This is the way I administer a Lyris Listserv all the time although I am the one adding new users.
I think the whole process could also do with a lot of usability improvements, right from the messages being sent out. For instance, when you change the option to 'require admin approval', the registering user immediately gets a message with username and password, but with the caution that they will work only when the admin approves the same. Simultaneously, the admin gets an email with the link to the new user page, but clicking it brings up an access denied error. One then has to login again and then approve the account- a minor inconvenience, perhaps, but why not offer the login form if the admin is not already logged in?
I also think the email should not go out to the user until the admin approves. If the admin takes time approving, it means a long wait for the user. Instead, the first email to the users could simply say that they would receive the login information as soon as the admin approves their account request. But then, this is my personal opinion and may not find favour with the developers.
We have an upcoming project
We have an upcoming project where we will do some work on this.
One part is a "quick registration" system (CivicSpace has done some work on this) as well as a general confirmation.module. This confirmation module would look something like /confirmation/462365345634563456 and would be a supporting module that other modules could hook into. This is likely to mesh well with the workflow and action modules as well.
Is there any ETA on this?
Is there any ETA on this? Adrian told me about it and I'd like to use it. ;)
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1) The confirmation module would be one nice addition. What is the Time table for a release and Backport to 4.5.2?
2) What about a "Send welcome message" button so admins can create an account and send a message to the user? Anyone out there looking into this?
David McIntosh
neofactor.com
Any Update?
Hi, I know I could code a new module with hook_user, checking if $op='update' and if the account was inactive and is changing to active an email would be sent to the user.
However I would like to confirm if this would be the correct way of doing it, maybe I'm missing something here.
I have also experienced the problem of many users asking why their login information is not working, I agree there should be a first message telling them "your account activation is pending and you will be notified when is active" and a second email, once the admin activates the account, telling "this is your login info and your account is now active".
Regards!
Alexis Bellido - Ventanazul web solutions