By mainebob on

Ok, I wanted to change the welcome message that users see when they click to create a new account.
The text reads:

Thank you for applying for an account. Your account is currently pending approval by the site administrator. In the meantime, a welcome message with...

One thread suggested creating a new language called "English Custom..." and change the text but I found when I exported the drupal.pot file for the default english that it did not contain the string I wanted to change.

SO I HACKED and edited the /modules/user/user.module and added the text and link that I wanted. IT WORKS!

I understand that this is not Kosher! When I upgrade to Drupal 6.7 and beyond I'll need to edit this file.
in the core or loose my changes.

*** What is the PROPER Drupalish way to make this change?

Is there a way to make this change in /sites/all/[something] ?

Or is the language method the preferred way?

TIA

-Bob O

⋅ Categories: Drupal 6.x

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marcp commented

Try this: http://drupal.org/project/stringoverrides

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markj’s picture

markj commented

Change it at http://yoursite.com/admin/user/settings, under "Welcome, awaiting administrator approval." You won't have to reset it when you upgrade.

cflemm’s picture

cflemm commented

I can only change e-mail templates on this page. I would like to change the welcome message displayed on the registration page after creating an account, not the message sent via e-mail. Where can I find this?

"Welcome, awaiting administrator approval." contains

"Thank you for registering at !site. Your application for an account is currently pending approval. Once it has been approved, you will receive another e-mail containing information about how to log in, set your password, and other details."

and not

"Thank you for applying for an account. Your account is currently pending approval by the site administrator. In the meantime, a welcome message with further instructions has been sent to your e-mail address."

which is what I'm looking to edit.

Litespeed’s picture

Litespeed commented

That's just for email customisations. I've also tried the stringoverrides module and it seems to be ignored.

praneeth87’s picture

praneeth87 commented

Try "Thank you for applying for an account. Your account is currently pending approval by the site administrator.
In the meantime, a welcome message with further instructions has been sent to your e-mail address."

praneeth87’s picture

praneeth87 commented

Try

"Thank you for applying for an account. Your account is currently pending approval by the site administrator.
In the meantime, a welcome message with further instructions has been sent to your e-mail address."

popzkg’s picture

popzkg commented

I'm also looking for a solution..