How to prevent users from creating accounts in Drupal 8

Posted in Tutorials

By default, Drupal 8 allows users to create an account but an admin has to approve it.  An admin gets an Account Detail email with pending approval.

To remove this ability, go to “Configuration -> Account Settings -> Settings tab”…

Then disable registration by setting “Who can register accounts?” to “Administrators only” …

 

Remember to click “Save Configuration” at the bottom.

Now the login page no longer have the “Create new account” tab.  And if they try to go to /user/register/ they will get an “Access denied” message (unless they are logged in as admin).

 

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