User Registration option allows the site owner to enable or disable user registration using social buttons regardless default WordPress "Membership" option is enabled or not. This option, which is basically bypassing WordPress settings, has some peculiarities which are mentioned below:
- If Default option is selected for User Registration settings, user registration using Social Buttons will be enabled or disabled depending WordPress Membership option configurations. If WordPress Membership option is activated, an unregistered website visitor will be able to register via a social button:
- from the default login (/wp-login.php) page if Enable Social Login for option is enabled for WordPress Login form;
- from the default registration page (wp-login.php?action=register) or default multisite registration page (wp-signup.php) if Enable Social Login for option is enabled for WordPress Registration form;
- from the website’s comment forms if Enable Social Login for option is enabled for WordPress Comments form.
If WordPress Membership option is deactivated, an unregistered website visitor will not be able to register via social buttons from default registration page (wp-login.php?action=register) or default multisite registration page (wp-signup.php) as these pages will be unreachable.
- If Allow option is selected for User Registration settings, user registration via Social Buttons will be enabled regardless WordPress Membership option:
- from the default login (/wp-login.php) page if Enable Social Login for option is enabled for WordPress Login form;
- from the default registration page (wp-login.php?action=register) or default multisite registration page (wp-signup.php) if Enable Social Login for option is enabled for WordPress Registration form;
- from the website’s comment forms if Enable Social Login for option is enabled for WordPress Comments form.
- If the Deny option is selected for User Registration setting, user registration via Social Buttons will be disabled regardless WordPress Membership option.
Other:
1) Be very cautious while choosing the option for New User Default Role setting. Different user roles have different capabilities. It is recommended to read following article for better understanding of user roles: https://codex.wordpress.org/Roles_and_Capabilities.
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Additional resources: Social Login - User Guide
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