Require users to click the activation link to access the site which is emailed upon user registration.
As of April 2026, User Activation By Email is a WordPress user plugin with 10 active installations and a 3/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.6K+ times in total. Requires WordPress false+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2017. Last updated 7 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: User Role Editor.
Activation mail sent to the new user email once a user registered. The user must activate the account by click activation link in addition to a username and password to log in successfully the first time.
This plugin does not currently work with multi-site. Multi-site uses an activation key system for new registrations already.
| WordPress | false+ requiredTested up to 5.1.22 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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