How To Create Registration Form In Joomla

1 Description
2 How to Access
3 Screenshot
4 Details
- 4.1 Details Tab
  - 4.1.1 Required Settings
- 4.2 Advanced Tab
  - 4.2.1 Common Options
- 4.3 Module Assignments Tab
5 Toolbar
6 Front End Screenshot
7 Quick Tips
8 Related Information

Description

Used to create a default Registration Form for user registration. Default form contains basic information: Name, Username, Password, and Email Address.

How to Access

Add a new menu item 'Registration Form'

Select Menus → [name of the menu] → Add New Menu Item from the dropdown menu of the Administrator Panel

Click the 'Menu Item Type' Select button

Select Users → Registration Form in the modal popup window.

Edit an existing menu item 'Registration Form'

Click on the menu item's Title in the Menu Manager.

Screenshot

Details

Details Tab

For more information please see Menu Item Manager: Details Tab

Required Settings

Menu Title: The title that will display for this menu item.

Menu Item Type: The Menu Item Type selected when this menu item was created. This can be one of the core menu item types or a menu item type provided by an installed extension.

Menu. Shows which menu the link will appear in.

Advanced Tab

Common Options

See Menu Item Manager: Edit/New Menu Item for help on fields common to all Menu Item types which includes:

Link Type Options
Page Display Options
Metadata Options

Module Assignments Tab

See Menu Item Manager: New Menu Item for help on fields in Module Assignments for this Menu Item.

Toolbar

At the top left you will see the toolbar:

The functions are:

Save. Saves the menu item and stays in the current screen.

Save & Close. Saves the menu item and closes the current screen.

Save & New. Saves the menu item and keeps the editing screen open and ready to create another menu item.

Save as Copy. Saves your changes to a copy of the current menu item. Does not affect the current menu item. This toolbar icon is not shown if you are creating a new menu item.

Close. Closes the current screen and returns to the previous screen without saving any modifications you may have made.

Help. Opens this help screen.

Front End Screenshot

Example Front End Site images are generic images using Joomla! core installation supplied free Front End Templates. The actual view can depend on the installed custom template used and the template's style for those views on a Joomla! website. Extended User Registration shown:

Quick Tips

For extended registration, see the User Profile Plugin. The User Profile Plugin can be used to add required fields for registration and it provides a method to force a TOS (Terms of Service) acceptance for registration.

Related Help Screens	Description
Menus Menu Item User Login	Used to create a 'User Login Form' page for users to login to the website.
Menus Menu Item User Password Reset	Used to create a form which allows a user to reset their password with an email sent to the user's email associated with the account.
Menus Menu Item User Profile	Used to create a form which allows a user to edit their profile settings.
Menus Menu Item User Profile Edit	Used to create a form which allows a user to edit their profile settings.
Menus Menu Item User Reminder	Used to create a form which allows a user to request an e-mail with their username.