Customer Verification e-mail feature in OpenCart

Post by kafoso » Tue Mar 27, 2012 7:32 pm

Why not let customers approve their own accounts through a link in a customer account verification e-mail, used by many other webshop systems and Content Management Systems?

I put together a small tutorial explaning how to do this, which you can see here: **REMOVED BECAUSE URL DOES NOT EXIST ANYMORE**
(Sorry, but I'm not going to repost the entire thing here )

The idea is that webshop administrators no longer have to approve all customers in a webshop, but at the same time maintain some level of safety, which is why a Captcha validation is used plus a one-time only link sent via e-mail to the customer. This ultimately means that customers can register and start shopping during the weekend, for instance, where webshop administrators may not have time to approve customers themselves.

I hope you will find this useful and hopefully the OpenCart team will consider integrating this in a newer version.

The modifications were performed in OpenCart version 1.5.1.3.1, but should work with all versions above 1.5.

Best regards
Kafoso

Post by gabbya » Thu May 24, 2012 12:34 am

YOU ARE A STAR.
Working perfect on ver 1.5.2.X
Thank you so much


Some extra:
Change :/catalog/model/account/customer.php
$message .= $this->url->link('account/login', '', 'SSL') . "\n\n";
to:
//$message .= $this->url->link('account/login', '', 'SSL') . "\n\n"; //we do not need the login link anymore.

Go to :/catalog/language/english/account/success.php
Replace :
$_['text_approval'] = '<p>Thank you for registering with %s!</p><p>You will be notified by email once your account has been activated by the store owner.</p><p>If you have ANY questions about the operation of this online shop, please <a href="%s">contact the store owner</a>.</p>';
With:
$_['text_approval'] = '<p>Thank you for registering with %s!</p><p>An email has been sent to the email address you provide us with a link to verify your Account.</p><p>Make sure to check your email and follow the link to activate your Account.</p><p>If you have ANY questions about the operation of this online shop, please <a href="%s">contact the store owner</a>.</p>';

Done..

Post by polewest » Sun Jun 03, 2012 6:35 pm

Post by forexengineer.us » Sat Jul 21, 2012 1:42 pm

Hello, any one test on v5.3.1?
im out of idea because the option for " APPROVE NEW CUSTOMERS" is missing =(
Anyone?

Post by Finezze » Sat Jul 21, 2012 10:45 pm

Hello, on OC 1.5.3.1 it is in:

sales > custumers > customers groups

Post by forexengineer.us » Sat Jul 21, 2012 11:30 pm

wah!
somebody care my question!

Thanks ya!

Post by forexengineer.us » Sun Jul 22, 2012 12:40 am

Hi all, i need help!
as i apply this script / method and all is ok,

but why the last method not sending the email? i mean the store return this message :
Your Account Has Been Created!

Thank you for registering with UNISEX || aLL in One pLace!

You will be notified by email once your account has been activated by the store owner.

If you have ANY questions about the operation of this online shop, please contact the store owner.


INSTEAD OF

Thanks blah blah, we have send the email varification and blah.
i check the mail box also the same, no varification link sent.

Why2? help2, any one expert please help me.

Here is my main URL : forexengineer.us
Thanks,

Post by forexengineer.us » Sun Jul 22, 2012 1:09 am

Post by Finezze » Mon Jul 23, 2012 12:46 am

Hi.. we had a problem here. It works perfectly once the customer clicks in log in... He receives the validation email. He clicks, everything is fine, but if the customer adds a product to the cart and tries to checkout - without registering first - he completes the step one (name, address, etc) and when he clicks to continue the system doesn's take him to step 2.. instead says the register was done successfully ... so the customer has to leave the page, go to the email, click on the validation link and do the the whole shipping again... so they leave the shipping cart

tips for any solution?

thanks

Post by twicem » Fri Aug 31, 2012 11:06 pm

Hi, thank you very much for tutorial and for the files. But I have the same problem as forexengineer here. Everything works fine, just after filling in the registration form here is white html with text with generated validation link - which is only for confirmation e-mail (instead of the success part of site). Any help? Thanks, Mike

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Post by misspiggy » Tue Apr 22, 2014 3:06 pm

Post by forexengineer.us » Tue Apr 22, 2014 3:47 pm

misspiggy wrote:I use the verification code.
Only thing I'm missing. When clicking on the activation link again you will get an error message.
I want it then to be redirected to the store (with maybe message that the link is already been activated).

Do you know how to do this?

Thanks!

You can pm me. I already pmed you
Contact me at top@mynethoster.asia dont waste time to do that

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