Ketika pengguna membuat forum SMF, atau ingin untuk bergabung dengan forum SMF lainnya, mereka harus mendaftarkan akun. Ini akan mengijinkan mereka untuk menjaga identitas ketika posting dan melacak apa yang mereka baca, tidak perduli dimana mereka melakukannya atau komputer apa yang mereka pakai. Mereka bisa mengisi Profil pribadi dan menggunakan sistem pesan pribadi yang sudah terpasang. Mereka juga bisa berlangganan notifikasi e-mail, mengawasi aktifitas forum dan banyak lagi.

Kapan dan Bagaimana cara Mendaftar

Beberapa forum mungkin memilih untuk membatasi akses ke semua forum atau beberapa area, mengijinkan hanya kepada anggota yang terdaftar untuk melihat isinya. Tamu harus mendaftar ketika mereka ingin berpartisipasi dalam diskusi forum, sering mengunjungi forum, dan mengakses area khusus anggota dan keuntungan lainnya.

Tamu adalah seseorang atau perambah yang tidak login ke forum. Ketika seseorang terdaftar mereka menjadi anggota, namun, mereka akan tetap terlihat sebagai tamu sampai mereka login.

Anggota mempunyai hak akses ke opsi profil dan notifikasi yang tidak didapatkan oleh tamu. Anggota juga ditempatkan di grup anggota, dijadikan moderator atau administrator, diberikan izin khusus, dan akses ke area khusus anggota. Bisa mengirimkan pesan pribadi, mendapatkan email dari forum, dan mengepos pemungutan suara dan topik merupakan keuntungan yang didapatkan yang mungkin didapatkan oleh anggota forum.

Tamu dapat mendaftar setiap saat dengan memilih opsi Daftar dari menu utama.

Halaman Pendaftaran

Most forums require a guest to accept their registration agreement before the registration process can begin. By checking the I Agree option, a guest consents to comply with the agreement throughout the duration of their membership. Some forums may also incorporate a minimum age into the agreement process.

Upon arrival at the registration screen, a guest is requested to enter a username and a valid email address. Failure to use a valid email address may hinder registration, depending on how a forum is configured. Guests are also given the opportunity to allow forum members to email them.

An authentication method must be chosen, as well. The most common method is simply choosing a password. Although, some forums may provide members with the opportunity to use an OpenID.

A form of visual verification may be present in order to confirm that a guest is actually a person and not a bot. This verification may be requested in two ways - CAPTCHA and custom questions. The CAPTCHA method displays an image containing a random collection of letters, which a guest must enter into a text field. The custom questions method displays one or more relatively simple questions, which a guest must answer correctly. A forum may be configured to use both methods at the same time.

Once a guest completes the registration form, there are three possibilities for what is displayed next based on how the forum is configured.

• Login - If registration is immediate, the new member will be automatically logged in after completing the registration form.
• Activation - If a message about email activation is displayed, the new account must first be activated before login. An email with instructions how to proceed is sent to the new member's email address.
• Approval - If a message about member approval is displayed, the new account must first be approved by an administrator before login. An email acknowledging the new member is sent to their email address. Another email is sent later to inform them whether or not their application has been approved.

Activating A New Account

If a forum is configured to require email activation before login, an email will be sent to the email address provided at registration. Important account information, such as username and password, can be found in this email, as well as an activation link. Selecting the activation link activates the member's account and prompts them to login. If a problem occurs with the activation link, the email also provides an activation code that can be used to complete the process.

If a member attempts to login before completing the activation process, an error will be displayed noting that their email address must be validated. A Need another activation email? link is also displayed in case the email has somehow been lost.

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