User Id creation with an activation link email

RE: User Id creation with an activation link email

2013-06-10T13:56:09Z

Great I'm happy to hear that!

RE: User Id creation with an activation link email

2013-06-10T10:08:49Z

Yes Vil...

RE: User Id creation with an activation link email

2013-06-10T08:25:05Z

Hi,

Does it mean that you managed to solve your problem?

RE: User Id creation with an activation link email

2013-06-07T10:06:50Z

Hi,

I am able to do it in Liferay Portal 6.0.5 CE.

Steps followed:

Step 1. I have one registration.jsp file where user is giving input for registering himself. I added the following code to create one actionURL in that jsp.

<portlet:actionurl var="activationLink">
	<portlet:param name="<%= ActionRequest.ACTION_NAME %>" value="activationLink" />
</portlet:actionurl>

Step2: Then I added one hidden field in the aui:form to pass that action url into processAction method.

<aui:form action="<%= registerUser %>" method="post" name="registerUserForm">
         <aui:input name="activationLink" id="activationLink" type="hidden" value="<%=activationLink %>"></aui:input>
</aui:form>

Step 3: Retrieved the activationLink in the processAction method in the UserRegistration.java

String activationLink = ParamUtil.getString(actionRequest, "activationLink");

Step 4: Created the user and set the user status to deactive in my UserRegistration.java

ThemeDisplay themeDisplay = (ThemeDisplay)map.get(Constant.THEME_DISPLAY);
Company company = themeDisplay.getCompany();
ServiceContext serviceContext = (ServiceContext)map.get(Constant.SERVICE_CONTEXT);

try {
		user = UserServiceUtil.addUser(
				 company.getCompanyId(), autoPassword, password1, password2,autoScreenName,screenName,
				 emailAddress, facebookId, openId, themeDisplay.getLocale(), firstName, middleName, lastName, prefixId,suffixId, male,                    
                                 birthdayMonth, birthdayDay, birthdayYear, jobTitle,groupIds, organizationIds, roleIds, userGroupIds, sendEmail,serviceContext);
} catch (Exception e) {
	         e.printStackTrace();
} 

if(user !=null ){
     //Setting user status to deactive
     UserLocalServiceUtil.updateActive(userId, false);
}

Step 5: After creating user I am sending activation link to users. This Activation link is nothing but the action url which we have generated previously (in the jsp). I only appended user email address in that action url. So that when user will click that activation url in the mail, we will get the user email from the parameter.

InternetAddress from = new InternetAddress("sender@gmail.com");
InternetAddress to = new InternetAddress(eMail);
String subject = "User successfully created";

StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
sb.append(activationLink);
sb.append("&amp;eMail=");
sb.append(eMail);

String activateLink = sb.toString();
String mailBody = "<a href="+activateLink+">Click on this link to activate your account</a>";
MailEngine.send(from, to , subject , mailBody);
System.out.println("Email sent");

Sample Activation link in the user mail:
<a href=http://test.mysite.com/registration?p_auth=WLKMjft8&p_p_id=userregistration_WAR_UserRegistrationportlet_INSTANCE_ln7L&p_p_lifecycle=1&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-1&p_p_col_count=3&_userregistration_WAR_UserRegistrationportlet_INSTANCE_ln7L_javax.portlet.action=activationLink&eMail=receiver@gmail.com>Click on this link to activate your account</a>

Step 6: Now we have to create one "activationLink" method in the UserRegistration.java . When user will click the activation url in the email. Then this activationLink method will get executed. In this method I have activated the user based on the email id received as parameter from the actionURL.

public void activationLink(ActionRequest actionRequest, ActionResponse actionResponse) throws IOException, PasswordException {
	System.out.println("in activation link method.....");
	
	String userEmail = (String)actionRequest.getParameter("eMail");
	User userObject=null;
	ThemeDisplay themeDisplayObj = (ThemeDisplay)actionRequest.getAttribute(WebKeys.THEME_DISPLAY);
	try {
		userObject= UserLocalServiceUtil.getUserByEmailAddress(themeDisplayObj .getCompanyId(), userEmail);
	} catch (PortalException e) {
		// TODO Auto-generated catch block
		e.printStackTrace();
	} catch (SystemException e) {
		// TODO Auto-generated catch block
		e.printStackTrace();
	}

	//Activating user
	if(objUser != null) {			

		try {
			UserLocalServiceUtil.updateActive(userObject.getUserId(), true);
		} catch (PortalException e1) {
			// TODO Auto-generated catch block
			e1.printStackTrace();
		} catch (SystemException e1) {
			// TODO Auto-generated catch block
			e1.printStackTrace();
		}
	}

	//Code for taking user to welcome page after activation
	byte[] encoded = Base64.encodeBase64(userEmail.getBytes());
	String encodedEmail = new String(encoded);
	String redirectURL="/web/guest/welcome?x="+encodedEmail;	
	actionResponse.sendRedirect(redirectURL);
}

Some Reference URL:
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RE: User Id creation with an activation link email

2013-05-28T07:07:17Z

Hi,

I'm not sure how 6.0 works as I usually work with the latest version but one approach could be:

Create a hook plugin for login portlet to modify the registration process.

Create a friendly-url-mapper to be able to create and handle nice URL for activiation like this: http://www.example.com/c/login/confirm_registration?userId=1234
And process the URL with your custom logic implementation. Of course the URL should be added to the email template as well.

RE: User Id creation with an activation link email

2013-05-28T05:42:20Z

Dharmen Panchal:

Hi Subhasis Roy,

The functionality that you are looking for is available in Liferay.
The way to achieve is as follows :

Goto control panel > Portal > settings > Authentication.

Now make sure following checkboxes are checked
Allow strangers to create accounts?
Require strangers to verify their email address?

This will enable Liferay to send confirmation email.

Make sure you have configured your outgoing email parameters.

Goto control panel > Server > Server Administration > Mail.

Now apply your smtp settings for outgoing mails.

Hope it helps you.

Thanks.
Dharmen Panchal.

Hi Dharmen.

This approach will not work as I need an ACTIVATION URL in the email body which on click will activate the user in the portal.

I am attaching the screenshot for Portal Setting and the Email I received after registering in the portal. In the mail content there is no activation link for the user account.

Also I have added the following key to portal-ext.properties file

company.security.strangers.verify=true

Can any one please help me on this.

RE: User Id creation with an activation link email

2013-05-27T07:17:23Z

Hi Dharmen Panchal,

Yeah you shared the solution seems to nice.
when we select the configuration as you mention the user account has been created with status of inactive or active?

Thanks-
Murad

RE: User Id creation with an activation link email

2013-05-27T05:58:46Z

Now this is what happens to people like me who don't read the User-Guide and don't do their research properly before replying.

Thanks Dharmen Panchal for the enlightenment.

RE: User Id creation with an activation link email

2013-05-24T12:09:01Z

Hi Subhasis Roy,

The functionality that you are looking for is available in Liferay.
The way to achieve is as follows :

Goto control panel > Portal > settings > Authentication.

Now make sure following checkboxes are checked
Allow strangers to create accounts?
Require strangers to verify their email address?

This will enable Liferay to send confirmation email.

Make sure you have configured your outgoing email parameters.

Goto control panel > Server > Server Administration > Mail.

Now apply your smtp settings for outgoing mails.

Hope it helps you.

Thanks.
Dharmen Panchal.

RE: User Id creation with an activation link email

2013-05-24T10:44:29Z

I would think it would be possible. But it would require custom development.

Right now I can think of is the following:
1) using a Listener hook when a User is added to make it inactive after creation.
2) Or using a struts-action hook to intercept the Create account request and doing the needful.
3) The URL generated can be to a custom portlet which might look for a combination of parameters to activate that particular user.

Hope this helps.

User Id creation with an activation link email

2013-05-24T08:30:10Z

Hi All,

I have the following requirement,

Steps;
1.- User enters in the "create account" form and enters all the user data: username, email, password, reminder question, etc..
2.- Liferay creates the account but the user is not active.
3.- Liferay sends an e-mail to the user e-mail account with a portal link to an url that activates the user
4.- When user clicks on the link in the email, his account gets activated

Is it possible in liferay. I am using Liferay 6.0 CE