XF 2.0 Can I send a new user whose just registered their username and password? What is the placeholder I use?

[Tyrone Shum]

Hi,

I am using Xenforo 2.0's welcome email option to send the user their username: "Send welcome email on registration".

Though, I can't seem to find the placeholder text to send their password.

Could someone assist me with this?

Thanks,

 

[Kier]

This isn’t possible - we store a non-reversible hash of the user’s password, the actual password text is never recorded.

 

[XeOn]

After reading your thread, I have two responses which I would like to share with you.

1.)
Why would you want to Email a new registered user their registered Email address and Password? Doing so would be a huge security risk not only for the registered user, but for your forum as well. XenForo would have to implement a system which allows hashed passwords to be reversed which would then defeat the object of the passwords never being recorded as said above by @Kier.

2.)
What would be the point in doing so when users have to confirm their password when registering? Upon registering, users have to fill in two input boxes which checks if the user has typed the correct password.

 

[Liam W]

What would be the point in doing so when users have to confirm their password when registering? Upon registering, users have to fill in two input boxes which checks if the user has typed the correct password.

This is no longer the case in XF2.

 

[Tyrone Shum]

Thanks for everyone's reply.

What I'm trying to achieve is to send a confirmation email of their username and password, which doesn't appear to be possible.

So does any new user ever receive an email to save or keep a record of their logins?

If not, what is the reason behind this?

 

[Liam W]

Thanks for everyone's reply.

What I'm trying to achieve is to send a confirmation email of their username and password, which doesn't appear to be possible.

So does any new user ever receive an email to save or keep a record of their logins?

If not, what is the reason behind this?

No website sends an email containing the username and password - and if one does, I'd change my password and run away.

You're supposed to remember your login credentials, and this is the common expectation across the internet.

Liam

 

[Tyrone Shum]

Thanks @Liam W .

Another question. Is there an option that I could ask the new user to change their password on their first login? like a pop up?

 

[Mr Lucky]

Thanks @Liam W .

Another question. Is there an option that I could ask the new user to change their password on their first login? like a pop up?

You could do this with a notice.

 

[Tyrone Shum]

Thanks @Mr Lucky - I've setup a notice inside. Though there's no option to select for 1st time users who login. Any ideas on how I should trigger this notice via the criterias available?

 

[Mr Lucky]

Adding a very large value here would be very close to what you want:

 

[Kier]

Adding a very large value here would be very close to what you want:

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Add a max posts = 0 criteria to that too

 

[Tyrone Shum]

Thank you everyone. Great solution!