Are they in a spam or junk folder?
Have you tried installing https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-mail-smtp/ then use it to send a debug email? It can show where an email gets stuck and error codes that can be googled….
Thanks Paul, yes I created it myself.
I followed the convert your theme instructions and everything else appears to be working, expect my newly registered users arent getting the activation email.
@mercime,
Thank you so much for your response. I read some of your insightful comments and thought about writing you a PM earlier today. I did not in order to respect your time.
I’m using WP 3.1.1,Genesis 1.8 and Genesis Connect 1.1 with an AgentPress v 1.0 Child Theme. It turns out I thought it through and followed your advice on my own, though I didn’t do all the manual code deletions.
Upon re-install, I still didn’t get the wizard to display or launch. Accordingly, I followed the outline provided by the link and completed the process manually.
At this point, members are loading, activity stream is posting, and I have posted 10 forums in the group forum page.
Missing are any data or forms on the register page. Activate ask for an activation key that I assume comes from an email. I don’t know how to create the log in for the register page????
Should I update to AgentPress 2.0 as a possible solution.
Thanks for any further help you may be kind enough to offer.
Mike
I’m not sure why the activate page is still there as the email now has an automated link but I have figured a way to rectify this! Just install a wp redirection plugin and forward the activate page to whatever URL you would like! I also would recommend using the the login logout redirect plugin!
I have the same issue! The plugin mentioned above works but I would rather get a confirmation via the email they provided!
When clicking the link in their email, they are directed to
http://www.pokemonsocial.com/activate
That page asks for an activation key even though their account is already activated. It doesn’t mess up them making a profile or anything, it just confuses the person creating the account.
So, let me understand; they click on the link in the email, it activates their account, and… then what? Are they not redirected back somewhere else?
When a member signs up on my website, they first go and enter all the information on the registration page. After that, an activation email gets sent to them. That right there is what I want.
The problem that I have is that when someone clicks on the activation email, it brings them to a page on my website asking for an “activation code” even though their account is now activated. This is confusing some of my new members.
Any help?
Thanks
Okay I have an idea, but I need something to let me know if its possible.
Is it possible to NOT send users an activation email from Buddypress, and instead send them to a “Step 2” type of page when they submit? I’m thinking the user fills out “Step 1” which is the full profile. When they are finished, they click to go to “Step 2” which has the Aweber email submission. When they “finish,” they only receive the Awebber verification email.
Possible?
Sometimes emails end up filed as spam or junk….
Some web-hosting providers might need you to install a wordpress plugin such as https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/mail-from/ and/or https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-mail-smtp/
wp-mail-smtp also has a useful debug feature and more settings…
I have buddy press installed on the Custom Community theme. I am trying to allow new users to register but buddy press doesn’t send out the activation emails. Has anyone else had this problem and know how to solve it?
Hi Everyone,
I’m rather stumped and not sure how I want to go about this. I’m using a third party tool, AWeber, as my email service to build my list, send auto-respond and so on. Ideally, when someone creates an profile in Buddypress, I want them automatically added to a certain list I have set up in AWeber, so that they receive the introductory emails and so on.
However, Awebber also requires an activation email. Meaning, I can add a checkbox to user registration, but then the user gets an email to activate their profile, and another email to verify their email. Does anyone know how to streamline this, or have ideas on other ways to improve the process? Thanks in advance.
Sometimes emails end up filed as spam or junk….
Some web-hosting providers might need you to install a wordpress plugin such as https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/mail-from/ and/or https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-mail-smtp/
wp-mail-smtp also has a useful debug feature and more settings…
new subscribers are not getting the email with the activation key so they cannot continue use of the site
If your server sends no emails, and you’ve tried one of these SMTP plugins and it doesn’t, you need to ask your host for advice.
Hi their,
when any new user registering at my word press he/she getting this “Sign Up Complete! You have successfully created your account! To begin using this site you will need to activate your account via the email we have just sent to your address”. but, dose’t getting any thing.
I am using Arabic word press 3.3.1 / buddypress 1.5.3
please help me for that.
What does the link in the email look like?
Are you using multisite or not?
And is your site set up to use custom permalinks? Do all the other BuddyPress pages work properly? (e.g. groups, member profiles)
I was having similar issues with a Linux install. Now the registrant is not even getting the email.
Hello everyone,
I recently installed Buddypress and have been running into some problems with the member section and inviting new members to join. I am using the ‘Invite Anyone’ plugin, however the problem persists even when all plugins are deactivated, and I even started a new installation on a different site and ran into the same issue.
1) At http://community.altschool.me/members it suggests that there are 6 members, however when I select ‘All Members’ it returns “Sorry, no members were found.”.
2) When I invite people to join groups through the Invite Anyone plugin, everything works fine until they are click on the link in the activation email and receive the notification “Invalid activation key, please provide a valid activation key”.
Has anyone seen either of these issues before? These did not seem to be a problem a week ago.
Thanks in advance, Mat
The latest buddypress ( with bp-default theme ) can use the default wordpress menu, which is under appearance section of admin.
Some web hosting requires an extra plugin for email. https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-mail-smtp/ has a useful feature that displays debugging information when sending a test email. Another plugin is suggested in https://codex.buddypress.org/troubleshooting/frequently-asked-questions/
I am trying to remove the “Community” page from the menu but I can’t find it on the list of pages on the dashboard. How do I remove this?
Also, another problem. When I sign up, a page shows up that says an activation email has been sent to my e-mail address. But I don’t get an email for a long time. What could be its cause?
Thanks a lot for your help!
Ok…..I’ll check those out to make sure I don’t have any other problem plugins…….but it’s still not re-directing to the activate page, although the activate page (to enter activation key) now exists…..and still no confirm email…..I thought I had this wrapped up, I was wrong…….
hey even i am facing the same problem…
user gets the email with the activation link but after clicking on the link, he/she gets redirected to the activation page where the user is asked to enter the activation key.
how can i resolve this?
I think we are talking about different things, I’m talking about notification emails for registered users not activation emails
“First, i would like to thank the creator of his wonderful plugin that is free”
First, let me mention that their is no ‘creator’ – buddypress is an excellent product by the entire community. But you can read about the core team over here – https://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/help-us-help-you/ 
As for your issue, Just to clarify: Users can register but after recieving and clicking the activation email their account does not activate, correct?
