Notify on Change of Email Address

[GL700Wing]

Link to the mod

Notify on Change of Email Address
v1.0

Send alert/email notifications when a member changes their email address and/or reactivates their account after changing their email address.  Alerts/emails are sent to members who also receive notifications when a new person registers.

Note: When a member changes their email address the alert/email notification includes both their old and their new email address.

Mod settings are in Administration Center > Server Settings > Security


Release History
v1.0 - 20-May-25
o Initial release.


License
Copyright 2025 Kathy Leslie

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[petewadey]

That's a great mod. Thanks
Would it be possible to include an option to force members to check and update their email addresses when they next log in? Just a single instance.

[GL700Wing]

That's a great mod. Thanks

You're welcome.

Would it be possible to include an option to force members to check and update their email addresses when they next log in? Just a single instance.

Short answer - no (especially as members can login without using an email address).

Also, that's a much more complex request: the 'problem' with email addresses is that unless you have always required account activation to verify an email address when a new member joins, or you require account reactivation when an existing member changes their email address, and unless the member successfully activates/reactivates their account you have no way of knowing if the supplied email address is valid.

In addition, if you 'force' something like this on your existing members and also require account reactivation* you run the real risk of locking them out of your forum if they no longer have access to their currently configured email address (ie, you can no longer contact them using their old email address) and you force them to update their email but they enter an invalid one (ie, you can't contact them using their new email address).

* Wouldn't be much point doing this if you didn't also require account reactivation ...

[petewadey]

Thanks for your concise explanation. And thanks for giving it your time.