@djpaul – Thanks for getting back to me with these additional steps. I have tested this now with removing the plugin iThemes Security and Welcome Pack. I also set a default WordPress theme.
Unfortunately it did not resolve the issue as the user still get’s directed back to the home screen after the submit the register page.
@danbp – I see, thanks for the clarification. That is how it has worked for me from the very beginning since I enabled it, a user will visit your-site/register and once the form is completed and submitted the user is redirected to the homepage.
@danbp Sorry I don’t quite understand, you state that Buddypress does not support it yet it has settings to set a registration page target. I am a little confused atm. See screenshot here https://postimg.org/image/75m1ue6a1/
@djpaul Thanks for your reply. Well the thing is, after the user sends the registration form the user then get’s redirected to the home page by defaut. I want to instead redirect them to a page with exactly what you had said “check your email for confirmation link”