XF 2.2 Automatic Delete of incomplete Registrations after a time

[Shihatsu]

So, if a user registers on a Xenforo Forum which will then send a registration confirmation email, which the user will never click, that users data will be stored in the forums. Like... forever? This is against european law (EU GDPR. personal data). So the solution would be to automatic delete users that have not finished the registration process. Is there an addon or a process for this problem?

 

[Ozzy47]

You can use the Batch update users to delete those users.
ACP - Users - Batch update users

 

[Shihatsu]

That helps, but relies on a human, and humans tend to do errors...

 

[Ozzy47]

Not if you do it correctly.

 

[Shihatsu]

Please elaborate - is this an automatic process? A quick look into the documentation and a search for batch does not give any hint, sorry for the dumb question...

 

[Ozzy47]

It’s a manual process where you set the criteria for the users to be deleted. You can then review the list of users before actually deleting them.

 

[Shihatsu]

Well, then it IS a manual process, done by a human, and therefor prone to errors. Errors like "forgetting it for a time and thereby violating EU Laws" - this is my main concern.

 

[Ozzy47]

It’s the best way, to manually run the process to ensure the correct users are getting deleted. An automatic process is prone to errors as well.

I don’t think there is a addon to do that, so it would require you to hire someone to develop it for you.

 

[Ozzy47]

There is an addon, https://xenforo.com/community/resources/auto-delete-email-confirm.6613/

 

[Shihatsu]

Man, your the best! Huge props to you!