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Since 2.7.0
» The Sign Up Assistant component
Most online applications require a sign up process that allows new users to register an account in the system. Usually the opearation also requires filling a number of profile settings, an activation system for security purposes and a password recovery mechanism.
The Sign Up Assistant component provides a highly customizable API that assists developers in creating a database-driven sign up system, without the hassle of writing their own database access code. The component is part of SmartFoxServer 2X starting from version 2.7.0.
In this multi-part tutorial we will explore the many features that are provided with this component:
- automatically interface with the current Zone and related database
- highly customizable: allows to store any number of custom user profile fields
- pre-process and post-process plugins for custom validation and sign up logic
- customizable confirmation emails and password recovery emails
- unique activation codes for extra sign up security
- Password Recovery service included
- customizable error messages
- easily works with the Login Assistant Component to create an integrated sign up and login system
- fine grained configuration
- extremely simple to deploy and configure
» Table of contents
- The Sign Up Assistant's basics
- Account activation and custom emails
- Password recovery
- Custom error messages
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