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Enabling user registrations on your website might be a necessity for multiple reasons. However, the default WordPress registration forms leave a lot to be desired, not to mention they\u2019re not branded and don\u2019t match the rest of your site.<\/p>\n
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Luckily, with Gravity Forms and our User Registration Add-On<\/a>, you can easily create custom registration forms and add them anywhere on your site.<\/p>\n In this post, we\u2019ll talk about the benefits of registering users on your WordPress website, as well as discuss the top features of the User Registration Add-On and show you how to set it up on your site.<\/p>\n Let's get started...<\/p>\n User Registration<\/a>, in conjunction with Gravity Forms, allows you to easily create registration forms and register users on your WordPress website. It is currently available with the Gravity Forms Elite license<\/a>.<\/p>\n Here are a few examples of how the User Registration Add-On can be best used...<\/p>\n Benefits of creating a custom registration form on your site include:<\/p>\n Now that we\u2019ve covered who can benefit from using the User Registration Add-On, let\u2019s go over the top features that it offers.<\/p>\n The User Registration Add-On works nicely with other Gravity Forms Add-Ons. For example, you can pair the User Registration Add-On with an email marketing Add-On to add new users to your email list.<\/p>\n You can use a payment Add-On, like Authorize.Net<\/a>, to accept payments or set up a recurring subscription when people complete the registration form - this is a great option if you want to do something like create a membership site, or offer premium restricted content.<\/p>\n All it takes is installing the Authorize.Net Add-On and configuring the settings. For more details on Authorize.Net, and how easily it is to integrate with your forms, check out the Gravity Forms documentation<\/a>.<\/p>\n Not only can you add a registration form to any page on your website, the User Registration Add-On also contains a widget that allows users to log in from the front-end of your site.<\/p>\n You can add the widget to any widgetized area on your website such as a sidebar or footer, making logging in a quick and simple process for your users.<\/p>\n Gravity Forms integrates with BuddyPress<\/a>. This means you can use these two plugins to create a full-featured membership site with rich user profiles. Once you connect the two, information from your registration form fields will populate the profile fields in BuddyPress.<\/p>\n You can also use the User Registration Add-On to automatically create a new site when a new user is registered. This is useful if you want to create a multisite network<\/a> and eliminate the need to manually create a new site for each user.<\/p>\n Setting up registration forms and registering users on your site with Gravity Forms and User Registration Add-On is easy. All it takes is three steps. Let\u2019s go through them below...<\/p>\n The first step is to install Gravity Forms on your website. You\u2019ll need an Elite license for the User Registration Add-On so be sure to select the right license<\/a>.<\/p>\n Once you\u2019ve purchased your license, download the plugin to your computer.<\/p>\n For more information on how to get started with our plugin, check out this video tutorial -\u00a0\u00a0How to Install Gravity Forms on Your WordPress Website<\/a>.<\/p>\n Now that Gravity Forms plugin is active on your site, you\u2019ll need to create a form that accepts registrations. Luckily, you don\u2019t have to start from scratch. Our form template library has a premade User Registration Form Template<\/a> that you can download and import to your site.<\/p>\n To import the template to your website, download it from our template library. It will be in JSON format and you\u2019ll need to save it to your computer.<\/p>\n Then, within your WordPress dashboard, navigate to Forms > Import\/Export<\/strong>. Click the Import Forms<\/strong> option and select the downloaded form template. Press the Import<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n The last step is to set up the registration of new users on your site - for which you will need the User Registration Add-On. Firstly, install the add-on from within the Gravity Forms Add-On browser.<\/p>\n To do this, go to Forms <\/strong>Settings > User Registration<\/strong> > Add New<\/strong>. Give the feed a name and select the option to create a new user. Keep in mind that if you want to allow users to update their profile information, you\u2019ll need to create a separate form for that as the same form cannot be used to both create and update user details.<\/p>\n You\u2019ll then have the option to map the form fields to user information and select a user role. It is important to note that the User Registration Add-On does not automatically create Roles and Capabilities in WordPress<\/a>, nor does it provide any form of content restriction on your website. We recommend Members<\/a> or User Role Editor<\/a> if you need to create and manage Roles and Capabilities<\/a> and restrict content on particular pages or posts.<\/p>\n Within the form feed you can also enable registration conditions and user activation to reduce the chances of spam registrations, as well as select the option to send new users an email about their account. When you\u2019re done configuring the feed, click on Update Settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Your user registration form is now complete. Simply add it to any page of your website and don't forget to test it out to check it is working!<\/p>\n As you can see, registering users on your WordPress website with Gravity Forms is easy. If you\u2019re looking to learn more about creating user registration forms, these resources might help you:<\/p>\n Don\u2019t have Gravity Forms yet? No worries! Sign up for a free demo and explore all the features that Gravity Forms has to offer - find out how easy it is to build a form with our drag-and-drop form editor, and take advantage of our powerful add-ons to extend the functionality of your forms.<\/p>\n Any questions on Gravity Forms<\/a> or the User Registration Add-On<\/a>? Share them in the comments below \u2014 we can\u2019t wait to hear from you!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you want to keep up-to-date with what's happening on the blog sign up for the Gravity Forms newsletter!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n User Registration: An Intro<\/h2>\n
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User Registration: Top Features<\/h2>\n
Integration With Other Add-Ons<\/h3>\n
Take Payments When People Register<\/h3>\n
Add a Login Widget Anywhere On Your Site<\/h3>\n
BuddyPress Integration<\/h3>\n
Multisite Creation<\/h3>\n
How To Set Up User Registration On Your Site<\/h2>\n
Install Gravity Forms<\/h3>\n
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Log into your WordPress dashboard and go to Plugins > Add New > Upload<\/strong>. Press Choose Files<\/strong> and locate the file you downloaded. Press Install<\/strong> > Activate<\/strong>, then follow the instructions to register the plugin.<\/p>\nImport the User Registration Form Template<\/h3>\n
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Once imported, this form can be easily customized to suit your exact needs.<\/p>\nIntegrate And Configure User Registration Add-On<\/h3>\n
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Next you will need to create a User Registration Form Feed<\/a> - this will enable the User Registration Add-On to automatically register new WordPress users on form submission.<\/p>\n![\"Feed](\"https:\/\/www.gravityforms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Feed-Settings.png\")
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