This module extends the functionality of public sign up to force users to provide a valid email address.
To achieve this, users are not required to provide a password at sign up: they are asked for only at first login attempt.
auto_awesome What this module does
AI-generated from the code · Odoo 18.0New users signing up from the public page no longer choose a password: they only enter an email address, which is validated, and they set their password later from the activation email.
This module changes the public sign-up form so that uninvited visitors cannot create an account with a bad or fake email address.
- On the sign-up page, the password and confirm-password fields are hidden; only the email field is shown, and it is treated as an email input.
- When a visitor submits the form without a password, the system checks the email address for correct syntax and deliverability. If the address is invalid or undeliverable, the form is shown again with an error message.
- If Google reCaptcha is enabled, the sign-up request is also checked; suspicious activity is rejected.
- When the email is valid, the account is created with an empty password and an activation/reset-password email is sent. The visitor sees the message "Check your email to activate your account!".
- If the email is already used by another user, the form shows that another user is already registered with that address; other failures show a generic error asking to try again later.
The module extends the standard sign-up behaviour (auth_signup) and touches the user model (res.users) only through the sign-up and password-reset process. It does not add menus or new screens of its own.
Depends on
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Availability by version
Reviewed: 2026-11-03Confirmation status: 7 confirmed, 2 with no information of 9 versions.
Sources · Odoo 17.0
Confirmed on 2026-11-03 in branch 17.0 of OCA/server-auth.
terminal Installation and usage
OCA documentation · Odoo 18.0Installation
Source · Odoo 18.0- Install email_validator with
pip install email_validatoror equivalent.
Configuration
Source · Odoo 18.0To configure this module, you need to:
- Properly configure your outgoing email server(s).
- Go to Settings \> General Settings -\> General settings, search for the Users section and enable Free sign up in Customer account.
Usage
Source · Odoo 18.0To use this module, you need to:
- Log out.
- Sign up with a valid email.
Installation instructions, the distribution package, dependencies and configuration steps are not shown because they have not yet been verified in the module documentation for any version.
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