--- title: Registration with email only (Register Lite) description: "The Register Lite module adds a one-field sign-up form: visitors enter their email, and the plugin creates the account and emails them a password. It also lets you drop the password field from the main form." url: "https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/register-light/" updated: "2026-10-18" category: "Registration & Login" tags: - register --- # Registration with email only (Register Lite) 5 minBeginnerUltimate Membership Pro 14.2+ Register Lite is an Ultimate Membership Pro module for email only registration: it adds a second, minimal sign-up form with a single field, the email address. The plugin creates the account, uses the email as the username, and emails the new member a generated password. This guide switches the module on, sets it up, places the form on a page and shows how to remove the password field from the main registration form too. Before you start - The Register Lite module, included in the plugin. You switch it on in Ultimate Membership Pro*›*Modules, step 1. - Your site can send email, because the password arrives by email. See [Set up email notifications](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/how-to-send-notifications/). ## Register Lite or the main form? Register Lite Email only. No Membership is assigned, and there is no captcha, terms checkbox, invitation code or custom field. Good for [newsletters](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/integrations/email-marketing/), free communities and lead capture. Main registration form Every field you set up, a Membership and payment. See [Set up the registration form](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/set-up-the-registration-form/). ## Switch on the module 1. Go to Ultimate Membership Pro*›*Modules and open **Register Lite** (in the Members & Registration group). 2. Switch on **Activate/Hold Register Lite**. [![Register Lite settings with Activate/Hold Register Lite switched on, Register Template Radius and WP Role Subscriber](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ump-register-lite-01-module-settings.png)](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ump-register-lite-01-module-settings.png) The module switched on, with the Radius template. Register Template The look of the form. The same 14 templates as the main form. Default: **(#3) Blue Box Theme** WP Role **Predefined WordPress Role assigned to new Users**. Choose **Pending** to approve every new account yourself in Members before it can log in. When you use Pending, turn **Auto Login after Registration** off. Default: **Subscriber** Opt-In Subscription **Enable Opt-In** sends the new member's email to [your mailing list](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/how-to-activate-optin-subscriptions/). Default: **Off** ## Choose what happens after sign-up [![Register Lite settings with the Double E-mail Verification switch off, Auto Login after Registration on and the Custom Redirect list](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ump-register-lite-02-more-settings.png)](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ump-register-lite-02-more-settings.png) Verification, automatic login and the redirect. Double E-mail Verification New members must confirm their email before they can log in. It uses the same emails and settings as the main form. See [Verify members' email addresses](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/how-to-activate-double-email-verification/). Default: **Off** Auto Login after Registration Logs the member in right after sign-up. Turn it off when you use Double E-mail Verification or the Pending role. Default: **On** Custom Redirect The page members go to after signing up. With none, the **After Registration** page from Pages Setup is used, and otherwise they stay on the same page. Custom links from the [Redirect Links module](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/can-i-use-external-links-for-redirect/) are listed too. Default: **...** Custom CSS Styles for this form only. Click Save Changes. ## Add the form to a page Paste the [shortcode](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/shortcode-block/) into any page, for example a “Join with your email” page or a footer block: Register Lite form ``` [ihc-register-lite] ``` Visitors see one email field and the button: [![Register Lite form with one email field filled in with maya@example.com and a Register button](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ump-register-lite-04-front-lite.png)](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ump-register-lite-04-front-lite.png) The whole form. The field's label and help text come from the Email field in **Custom Fields**, and the button text from **Sign-Up Button Label** on the main form's settings. The password email is **Send auto-generated Password to Customer** in Ultimate Membership Pro*›*Email Notifications; it contains the `{NEW_PASSWORD}` placeholder. Not for invite-only sites Register Lite doesn't ask for an invitation code. If you use [Invite-only registration](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/invitation-code/), don't put the Register Lite form on your site. ## Remove the password field from the main form While Register Lite is on, the Username and Password rows of the main form get an On Registration switch. Switch the password off and the main form works like Register Lite for passwords: the plugin generates one and emails it. 1. Go to Ultimate Membership Pro*›*Registration Form, tab **Custom Fields**. 2. In the **Password** row, switch off **On Registration**. Do the same for **Confirm Password**. 3. Optional: switch off **Username** too. The email address is then used as the username. 4. Click Save Changes. [![Custom Fields rows Username, Password and Confirm Password, with On Registration switched off for Password and Confirm Password](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ump-register-lite-03-password-switch.png)](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ump-register-lite-03-password-switch.png) With Register Lite on, Password can be switched off. Members who lose the email can set a new password on your Lost Password page. See [How password reset works](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/reset-password-works/). ## Example: newsletter sign-up for Coaching Club **Join with your email**A footer form for free tips: visitors leave their email, get a password and are logged in. **Activate/Hold Register Lite** : On **Register Template** : (#9) Radius Theme **WP Role** : Subscriber **Enable Opt-In** : On **Auto Login after Registration** : On **Shortcode** : `[ihc-register-lite]` ## Troubleshooting Why does the Register Lite form say “Email address has already been taken”? Ultimate Membership Pro shows this message when someone already has an account with that email address. That person can log in, or reset their password from the Lost Password page. Why does the Register Lite form say “You must have a valid email address”? Ultimate Membership Pro shows this message when the email field is empty or the address isn't valid. Why didn't a new member get a password from Register Lite? A new member doesn't get a password when the Send auto-generated Password to Customer email isn't active in Email Notifications, or when your site can't send email. Also look in the member's spam folder. Why doesn't the Register Lite form show? The Register Lite form never shows to logged-in users. As an administrator, test it in a private window. Why doesn't the Password row have an On Registration switch? The On Registration switch of the Password row only appears while the Register Lite module is on. ## What's next [**Set up the registration form**The full sign-up form.](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/set-up-the-registration-form/)[**Verify members' email addresses**Confirm emails before login.](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/how-to-activate-double-email-verification/)[**Redirect members after registration**Send new members to a welcome page.](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/register-redirects/)[**How password reset works**Let members change the password.](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/reset-password-works/)