# Register a new account

## Presentation

This feature is a page that allows a user to create an account.

Kinematics:

- User click on the button “Create a new account”

- They enter first name, last name and email

- They receive an email with a confirmation link

- After clicking, their account is created

- An email with his login and password is sent

## Configuration

Requirements

- You have to activate the ‘create a new account’ linbuttonk in the login page. Go in Manager, `General Parameters` » `Portal` » `Customization` » `Buttons on login page` » `Register new account`. See portal customization.

- The SMTP server must be setup. See SMTP server setup.

Manager Configuration

Go in `General Parameters` » `Plugins` » `Register new account`:

- Mail content:

  - Confirmation mail subject: subject of the email containing the confirmation link

  - Confirmation mail content: content of the confirmation email sent to the user. If blank, the `mail_register_confirm` HTML template will be used. Confirmation link is stored in the `$url` variable

  - Credentials mail subject: subject of the email providing login and password

  - Credentials mail content: content of the credentials email sent to the user. If blank, the `mail_register_done` HTML template will be used. Login and generated password are stored in the corresponding `$login` and `$password` variables.

- Other:

  - Register page URL: URL of register page (default: [PORTAL]/register)

  - Validity time of a register request: duration in seconds of a new account request. The request will be invalidated after this delay if user does not click on the link.

Note

Following variables are available in:

* Register email body => `$expMailDate`, `$expMailTime`, `$url`, `$mail`, `$firstname`, `$lastname` and `$ipAddr`

* Done email body => `$login`, `$password` and `$url`