expense or outlayAstraWhen theme building a membership or e-commerce site, turning on user registration is just the beginning. Want to make users feel more connected? It's important to set up a welcome prompt after registration. You don't need to spend money to buy a plugin, and you don't need to know the code, you can use a free tool to take care of the three welcome methods: jumping to the welcome page, sending a welcome email, and displaying a welcome message in the user's backend.

I. Enable Astra's member registration function (free of charge)

Astra itself does not include a registration feature, but it is fully compatible with programs such as WooCommerce or free plugins like WP-Members.

Recommended method: Enable registration with the WooCommerce plugin.

• Installation and activation of the WooCommerce plug-in

• Go into the background:WooCommerce → Settings → Account & Privacy
• Check the following options:
  • ? Allow customers to create accounts at checkout
  • ? Allow customers to register on the "My Account" page

• Go to the WordPress backend creation page: [My Account], and Astra will automatically load the registration and login forms

Now that member registration is enabled, next configure the welcome message after registration.

Second, use the free plugin to set up the registration welcome page

Users are automatically redirected after registration to awelcome page. This can be accomplished with the free plugin below:

Plugin Recommendations:WPForms Lite + WPCode

Step 1: Create a Welcome Page

• Go to WordPress Backend → Pages → New Page, name it "Welcome to WordPress", and include a welcome message and a guide to what to do next.

• Copy the link to this page

Step 2: Use WPCode Insert Jump Code

• Install and activate the WPCode (Free Code Manager) plug-in

• Backstage Access:Code Snippets → Add Snippet → Add Custom Snippets → PHP Snippet

• Paste in the following code (replace URL (Replace it with the address of the welcome page you created):

add_filter( 'woocommerce_registration_redirect', 'redirect_after_registration' );
function redirect_after_registration( $redirect ) {
    return home_url( '/welcome/' ); // change to a link to your welcome page
}

• Save and enable code snippets

Users will be automatically redirected to this page upon registration to complete the welcome guide experience.

Third, the use of free plug-ins to send a welcome e-mail

Many people want to register users afterAutomatically send a welcome email. Free and simple plugin is recommended:

Plugin Recommendations:User Registration

• look for sth. User RegistrationClick [Install] and [Enable].

• Backstage click on the "?§User Registration → Settings"
• Switch to "Emails"Tabs

• Finding the "-To User"→"Registration Success"

• ?Check Enable to edit email content (variables can be used)
  • Sample theme: Welcome to join us!
  • Example of body text: Hi {{username}}, welcome to your registration {{site_name}}! Login account: https://yourdomain.com/login

IV. Displaying a welcome message on the dashboard or in the sidebar (free implementation)

Even if you don't use Elementor Pro, can also show login welcome message via shortcode + widget.

Plugin Recommendations:Shortcode in Menus + WPCode

Step 1: Add a welcome message shortcode

• Install and activate the WPCode plug-in
• Add a PHP code snippet as follows:

add_shortcode( 'welcome_user', function() {
    if ( is_user_logged_in() ) {
        $user = wp_get_current_user();
        return '?? Welcome,' . esc_html( $user->display_name ) . '!' ;
    } else {
        return 'Please login first' ;
    }
});

• Save and enable

Step 2: Use the shortcode to display a welcome message

It is possible to combine [welcome_user] Add to:

• Sidebar widget (insert shortcode in text widget)
  • Appearance → Widgets → Add "HTML Gadgets"
  • paste (as in "copy and paste") [welcome_user]

• Header navigation menu (requires Shortcode in Menus plugin)

V. Summary

The full registration welcome experience can be achieved in the Astra website without spending a dime:

functionality	Usage	Free plug-ins
registration function	WooCommerce	?
Welcome Page Jump	WPCode Insert Code	?
Welcome to email	User Registration	?
Login Welcome Message Display	WPCode + Shortcode	?

With this free solution, it's easy to add a personalized welcome experience to your website's registration process, boosting user goodwill and satisfaction with use. Create a full-featured, high-performing registration system without writing code.

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