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Magento 2 module that provides a customer account approval workflow. The extension adds support for pending, approved, and disapproved customer status, configurable approval rules, and email notifications for registration, approval, and rejection.

Features

• Admin approval and disapproval actions for customer accounts
• Bulk approve or disapprove customers from the admin customer grid
• Adds the is_approved customer attribute with values:
  • pending
  • approved
  • disapproved
• Automatic approval or pending approval for new registrations
• Exclude specific customer groups from approval restrictions
• Auto approve/disapprove based on customer email domains or IP addresses
• Configurable admin notification emails
• Configurable customer notification emails for registration, approval, and disapproval
• Pending and disapproved customers are prevented from logging in with a customizable message

Compatibility

• Magento 2.4.x

Installation

Install from ZIP

1. Unzip the module into app/code/ViraXpress/CustomerApproval
2. Enable the module:

   php bin/magento module:enable ViraXpress_CustomerApproval

3. Run setup upgrade:

   php bin/magento module:enable ViraXpress_CustomerApproval
   php bin/magento setup:upgrade
   php bin/magento setup:di:compile
   php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy -f
   php bin/magento cache:flush

4. Flush cache:

   php bin/magento cache:flush

Install via Composer

1. Add the composer repository that hosts the package.
2. Install the module:

   composer require viraxpress/customerapproval

3. Enable the module:

   php bin/magento module:enable ViraXpress_CustomerApproval

4. Run setup upgrade:

   php bin/magento module:enable ViraXpress_CustomerApproval
   php bin/magento setup:upgrade
   php bin/magento setup:di:compile
   php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy -f
   php bin/magento cache:flush

5. Flush cache:

   php bin/magento cache:flush

Configuration

After installation, configure the extension in the Magento admin under:

Stores > Settings > Configuration > ViraXpress > Customer Account Approval

Available options include:

• Enable Account Approval
• Excluded customer groups
• Automatically approve accounts
• Pending approval message
• Disapproved account message
• Admin email notification settings
• Customer notification settings for registration, approval, and disapproval
• Auto-approved and auto-disapproved IP address lists
• Auto-approved and auto-disapproved email domain lists

Customer Approval Workflow

• When enabled, new customer registrations may be set to pending or automatically approved.
• Pending customers are blocked from logging in until an admin approves their account.
• Disapproved customers are immediately blocked and shown a configurable rejection message.
• Admins can approve/disapprove customers from the customer edit page and via mass actions in the customer grid.

Notes

• The module adds and manages the is_approved customer attribute.
• Built-in email templates are included for registration, approval, disapproval, and admin notifications.

Support

For support, please contact ViraXpress at https://www.viraxpress.com or refer to the license agreement.

License

This extension is licensed under the ViraXpress license agreement. See https://www.viraxpress.com/license for details.