Customer Activation
Please note that this extension is provided as is. It is recommended to always backup your installation prior to usage.
| Created | |
| Last Updated | Sat, June 13, 2009 |
| Version | 0.2.0 |
| Compatibility | Magento 1.1 |
| Stability | stable |
| Locales available in this package | English (United States) - en_US, Dutch (Netherlands) - nl_NL, French (France) - fr_FR, German (Germany) - de_DE, Greek (Greece) - el_GR |
| Downloads | 2331 |
| Community Rating | |
| Categories | Admin, Other |
| License Type | Open Software License (OSL) |
| Tags | activation, customer |
Overview
This small extension makes it impossible for a customer to log in to magento until the account has been activated in the adminhtml interface.
This small extension makes it impossible for a customer to log in to magento,
until the account has been activated in the adminhtml interface:
Customers > Manage Customers > (select customer) > Account Information > Is activated
This extension has been tested successfully with Magento v1.3.2.1!
It was designed to be used together with the Netzarbeiter_LoginCatalog extension.
Netzarbeiter_LoginCatalog only shows products to customers that are logged in.
There also is the Extension Netzarbeiter_GroupsCatalog which may suit your needs better,
you have to evaluate yourself what is the best solution for your case.
You can disable the Extension on a global or website level using the options found under
System > Configuration > Customer > Customer Activation
NEW FEATURE: In release 0.2.0 you can select email notifications for the admin (when a new customer registers) and
for the customer (wehn her account has been activated). Sample email templates in english and german provided.
KNOWN BUGS:
- None :D
NEW:
- Release 0.2.0: New feature, send email notifications to the admin and the customer.
- Release 0.1.9: Include greek translation, thanks to Erik Hoeksma!
- Release 0.1.8: Include dutch translation, thanks to Toon van Veelen!
- Release 0.1.7: Show activation status in admin grid, support for mass activation (Thanks to PaulE for the code!)
- Release 0.1.6: declared stable
- Release 0.1.5beta: fixes create new customer form in the admin interface
With the latest release this module now also works when customer email confirmation is turned off.
Thanks to SeL for the french translation and the bugfixes and reports!
If you have ideas for improvements or find bugs, please send them to vinai at netzarbeiter.com,
with Netzarbeiter_CustomerActivation as part of the subject line.

