Wolfgang, you make a very good point... The site is set to send the email as Community Builder defaults. I'll have to look into the possibilities for that.

As far as the large registration window at the right... I am not sure what you mean. I have a login module at the left, but the right?

And I have found the login to work and remember if you choose the "remember me" box when logging in...

Sorry I cannot be more clear. I am not sure I am completely understanding where you are coming from.

Well, Joomla does this, IF you can log in... It will remember and welcome you. I never have to log in to my site or this one, for example. I am still logged in.

Of course, I believe it is also partly determined by your security settings and browser. Others who are more familiar with the inner workings of Joomla may be able to add more to this.

Basically, your wanting -

1 - Ohhhh, I like the site - I am going to sign up.
2 - I sign up and give them all my info.
3 - as soon as I submit my info site says -

A) "Hey, Wolfgang - go to your email to confirm it is you - thanks for joining or something like that"  You go to email, confirm it taking you back to the site and it says (see #4)

B) "A Email has been sent to confirm your account or something like that" which upon going  to confirmation confirming email, you click it and it takes you back to the site and says (see #4)

4 - "Hey, Wolfgang, you just confirmed your membership - thanks you can now login or you have been auto logged in or something like that."

In other words...your saying from a non-designer web user who is totally absent of web surfing knowledge (which we all as designers forget that not everyone is familiar with the web and how it functions) that the site should have baby steps, every step of the way, for the "Non-Experienced Web User" - which can be a good portion of your consumers.  So, that they are easily guided along.  Ok, this is to early in the morning to be writing...

Yes, Wolfgang - I understand what you are saying.  I have a couple of people that I go to just to watch them use the web.  Why?  Because, they don't know how to use it and focus only on the things that are simple and immediately exit sites that are confusing or to busy.  Even registering to some sites for me can be confusing, so, I can imagine if I have trouble - boy, they must hate themselves and feel stupid, because they don't understand.

Is that a better clarification? 

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Nice site!

Step 1: "Wolfgang, thank you for joining YadaYada, please check your email and click on our Confirmation link..."

Step 2: You Confirm Link and are Brought to "Welcome Page"

Step 3: "Wolfgang, Welcome to YadaYada! It's great to have you as a member of our community YadaYada..."
And then perhaps that first welcome page would go and give you the top three or four things you want them to go and do on the site. Create your traffic funnels to easily walk the new members to "DO" through the site what you want your members to do...

I've often thought of having a proper and intuitive interface that welcomes and leads a new member through to do what they want I just never seem to make it happen (bangs head on wall)...

The main step that you wish to happen is that you are always recognized by name through the entire login / registration process in a friendly way.

(Wolfgang, vieleicht Ich kann zwanzig jarhe bevor auf Deutsch mitschreiben aber Ich habe alles vergessen. Achhh mein gott! Ich musse umlernen?? Erst gehen, dann laufen, Ich habe fallen.)

Heather, hope all goes well on your site launch. You've certainly created a *stir* in the community