Email Address Verification

Introduction

The email address verification feature enables a Sitekit CMS user to allow form submitters to verify their email address by clicking a link in the auto-response email. The Sitekit CMS user can specify the text of the email containing the verification link, and can select a page to display to the verifying form submitter.

In addition to the notification email sent upon each submission of the form, a subsequent email is sent when the submitter's email address is verified. The date and time of the verification is recorded in the database, and is displayed when a Sitekit CMS user views or exports the form submission.

Configuration

The functionality is controlled in the form configuration.

Required:

• Select "Verification required".
• Ensure that the form utilises the "Email (Reply To)" field, set to "Required".

Optional:

• The variable %VerificationLink% can be added to the auto-response email, in order to manually place the verification link. If the variable is not utilised, the link will be output at the foot of the auto-response email.
• The appropriate "Verification Confirmation Page" is selected to display upon successful verification. It will direct to the homepage of the site by default.
• Email verification can be used in conjunction with user self-registration forms. If so, users will not be able to log in until they have verified their email address.