How to setup OTP verification for Joomla over SMS

The miniOrange OTP Verification Plugin for Joomla is used to verify the Phone number and Email address of the user during registration. This plugin verifies whether the Phone number or Email address given by the user during registration is correct or not.

Joomla OTP Verification over SMS can be used to verify the Phone number of a user by sending a verification code to the user's phone number during registration.

Pre-requisites : Download And Installation

Steps to Setup Joomla OTP Verification over SMS

1. Install Joomla OTP Verification Plugin

• First log in to your Joomla Dashboard.
• Then Click on System --> Extensions.

• Now click on Install from Web --> Search for 'otp' in the given field --> Then select OTP Verification for Joomla from the search results.

• Click on Install --> and then click Install again.

• Now Finally click on Start Using miniOrange OTP Verification Plugin.

2. Configure OTP Verification over SMS

• Go back to your Joomla Dashboard.
• Then click on Components --> miniOrange OTP Verification --> Account Setup. Here you can login into your miniOrange account or register for a new account if you don't have a miniOrange account already.

• Now to enable OTP Verification during registartion, go to the Settings tab and check Enable During Registration.

• Then finally select Enable OTP over SMS Verification from the Verification Method dropdown menu.

• Now click on Save Settings. You have successfully enabled OTP Verification over SMS during user registartion.

3. Enable User Registration for Joomla

• In order to allow user registartions in your Jooml site please follow the following steps.
• In your Joomla Dashboard select Global Configuration.

• Here select Users from the left hand navbar and then click on Enable User Registration.

4. Add a Custom Phone Field during Joomla Registration

• First go to your Joomla Dashboard. Then Click on Components --> Plugins.

• Here search for User in the given search field.

• Then Click on User - Profile.

• Here click on the Phone dropdown menu and select Required.

• And then click on Save & Close.

5. Perform User Verification using OTP over SMS

• First go to your Login URL in a new private window.
• Here click on the Create an account link.

• In the registration page fill in all the required fields.

• You will get a new window where you must enter the OTP sent to your User's phone number and then click on Validate OTP.

• Congratulations, you have successfully verfied the User's Phone number during registartion.

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