How Moderation Works

The Moderation extension allows you to moderate your new user registrations in one of three ways:

You can require your new user registrations to activate their account by clicking a link sent to their email
You can require your new user registrations to be manually approved by an administrator
You can require both of the previous two options

Require email activation
When this option is selected, new user registrations be sent an email upon registration with a link they must click in order to activate their account. At the same time, they will get a special meta value set. The tml_moderation_requires_activation meta value keeps track of users which require activation. While this value is present, the user will not be able to log in or reset their password. If the user attempts either of these actions, they will be presented with a link to resend their activation email.
Require admin approval
When this option is selected, new user registrations will be placed in queue to be approved. They will also get a special meta value set. The tml_moderation_requires_approval meta value keeps track of users which require admin approval. While this value is present, the user will not be able to log in or reset their password.