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Is automatic new Drupal user to existing CiviCRM contact linking a possible security vulnterability?

It is but isn't specific to civicrm - the problem in that scenario is allowing anonymous signup without either administrator approval or email verification. Set at least the setting in drupal user ...
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User account picking up incorrect user name

There are two main causes that I can think of. The person doing the editing was doing it whilst logged in as the other person. Possible scenarios and suggested 'solutions' are: shared computers ...
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Change password profile

CiviCRM does not maintain logins or credentials. It instead opts to let the CMS (WordPress in your case) to manage it all. CiviCRM can maintain the link between a user account on the CMS with a ...
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100s of duplicate contacts created of current user when using CiviCRM

I have seen this when the uf_match table does not have the proper values for WP Id (uf_id), Contact ID (contact_id) and email (uf_name). I don't know why this occurs, I've not been able to track it ...
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Change password profile

You can't put this into a profile afaik. I use Profile Builder to create a separate front-end WP page. Theme My Login works ok too.
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User account picking up incorrect user name

JoAnne's answer is excellent. There's a third scenario I should add, however. Sometimes, staff will try to register someone else for an event from the frontend without logging out. (Profiles in edit ...
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Setting up rule to link CiviCRM contact with Drupal 7 account

First, make sure you have Drupal Rules module and CiviCRM Entity module installed and enabled. Next, you must name your rule and select an event first and click save, then the condition and action ...
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Translate Custom Profiles not appearing translated in Drupal

It took me about a half of a day to debug this thinking it was a bug in Core. In your civicrm.settings.php file there is a section that helps properly map Drupal and CiviCRM languages. This is ...
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4 votes

Redirecting Wordpress users on login

Have a look at the login_redirect filter. You can return whatever URL you like for whoever's logging in: https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Filter_Reference/login_redirect
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Should the No-Overwrite extension be the normal behaviour?

Changing the default behaviour is a tricky process, because some will want to keep the existing one as the default. When I create a new site, I add a handful of "mandatory" extensions, like this one (...
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Including Member Login to a CiviCRM Site

You have a few questions here so I will try to address them individually. The login and user accounts are handled by WordPress. CiviCRM syncs with the WordPress user accounts so when a WordPress user ...
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New account creation during profile sign-up not creating Backdrop (Drupal 7) Account [SOLVED]

I found out by accident, or trial and error really, that if I select a Price Set in the 'Contribution Page' -> 'Membership Tab' then the new user is not created, but If I do NOT select a 'Price Set' ...
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Missing option to create WP User from contact

This is a duplicate of this post WordPress: Creating new WP Users from Civi Contacts On line 22 set it to true https://github.com/christianwach/civicrm-wp-profile-sync/blob/master/civicrm-wp-profile-...
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How to un-link a CMS user from a contact (and re-link to another contact)?

The mapping for CMS user to Civi contact is the UFMatch entity. You can use APIv4 Explorer to view and change these. If you have one that is wrong, just delete the corresponding UFMatch. When the ...
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How to remove CiviCRM links from Drupal user account page?

If this is on drupal 8, You can hide these links from - Configuration -> People -> Account settings /admin/config/people/accounts Choose Manage Display tab which navigates to /admin/config/...
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Redirecting Wordpress users on login

I use a WP Redirect After Login Plugin. It is in the WP Plugin Library. https://wordpress.org/plugins/redirect-after-login/ I just change the Subscriber Role (or whatever Role your Members are ...
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Redirecting Wordpress users on login

I've used Peter's Login Redirect successfully for a similar purpose.
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Rule will not create drupal user record for CiviCRM contact

There's a working recipe on this CiviCRM wiki page. There's also an excellent discussion on the old forums here. In particular, I'd make sure you have all the modules named on that second link ...
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Link to User record, via View Contact -> Actions -> User Record gives Page Not Found (404). Is this a bug?

I just tested on a site. Clicking the link as described above i get sent to user/2&cid=39941 and that page shows. BUT if instead I just click on the Contact ID / User ID | 39941 / 2 that ...
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Forgotten Mattermost password. Not getting reset emails

I pinged bgm for you so expect it will be resolved shortly
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User account fields missing from create user account profile

You will need to check few things Check if the profile has create user account option enabled. Check drupal settings if Anonymous user is allowed to create account(Configuration >> Account Settings)....
Pradeep Nayak's user avatar
3 votes

Can commercial organisations use CiviCRM

Yes it can be used by whoever wishes to make use of it. It is largely used by NGOs but there are many commercial entities using it for their own requirements.
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Drupal login destination is ignored when members log in

I use the r4032login module. I find that it often fixes issues where users hit a login-in CiviCRM page, then redirects them correctly back.
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New member gets user account

You can use a combination of CiviCRM WordPress Profile Sync (which provides 2-way sync between WordPress profiles and CiviCRM contact details) and CiviCRM WordPress Member Sync to achieve this. Have ...
Christian Wach's user avatar
3 votes

Change Log Shows Incorrect "Changed By" Name

First, on the wordpress side, check what email is listed for Alice in her wordpress user record. If it still has [email protected] that might be the problem. Otherwise there's a civicrm_uf_match table in ...
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How to automatically create a user account when someone donates?

Yes, this is possible by using a profile - see the 'Advanced Settings' of the profile used in the contribution page and you'll see (towards the bottom) the settings re creating a drupal account. When ...
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CiviCRM not creating Wordpress user accounts on member registration

+1 for this question - I have had the same issue and I don't have the skills to pin it down. We have a "members only" section of our website and so having up-to-date WP Users is quite important. As a ...
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Is there a way to disconnect CiviCRM contacts and Drupal Users via the UI?

This is just a top-of-the-head thought and I am not sure I've thought through all the ramifications, but could you: Create a new contact (blank, essentially, or with the same name) Run a search ...
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Force membership sign-ups to register as user

When you create a Profile, in the Advanced Settings (at least for Drupal) there is an option to 'require user account creation'. So if you have this selected in the Profile, and then set that Profile ...
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How to have the Civi Contact deleted when the Drupal User is cancelled?

You could implement this with the Rules module if you have the CiviCRM Entity module installed.
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