# How to get email notifications when new users have signed up?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-email-notifications-when-new-users-have-signed-up/57783>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [February 22, 2017, 12:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-email-notifications-when-new-users-have-signed-up/57783 "2017-02-22T12:40:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![mikechristopher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mikechristopher/32/89135_2.png) [@mikechristopher](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mikechristopher)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2017, 1:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-email-notifications-when-new-users-have-signed-up/57783/2 "2017-02-22T13:01:03Z")

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what they were using in the other topic was the setting

> ```
> **must approve users**
> 
> ```
> 
> Staff must approve all new user accounts before they are allowed to access the site.

This will then send you an email reminder in order to approve the accounts

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