# All new users will need manual approval

**URL:** <https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/all-new-users-will-need-manual-approval/88223>\
**Category:** meta\
**Created:** [November 6, 2026, 7:43pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/all-new-users-will-need-manual-approval/88223 "2026-11-06T19:43:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![DanSchaper](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/danschaper/32/91_2.png) [@DanSchaper](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/DanSchaper)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2026, 7:43pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/all-new-users-will-need-manual-approval/88223/1 "2026-11-06T19:43:56Z")

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Due to ongoing spam and bot traffic we will now require new accounts to be manually reviewed and approved. This should happen pretty quickly but it has become a necessary step until Discourse is updated to deal with randomly generated user accounts.

Thanks for your understanding and thank you all for being a part of the Pi-hole Community.

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**Author:** ![DanSchaper](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/danschaper/32/91_2.png) [@DanSchaper](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/DanSchaper)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2026, 7:44pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/all-new-users-will-need-manual-approval/88223/2 "2026-11-06T19:44:31Z")

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