自分のSMFを設定し終えたとき、あるいは、SMFへと訪れたとき、あなたは自分のユーザ名を登録したくなることでしょう。これを行うことにより、フォーラム上で投稿する間じゅう、同一の身元であることを示し続けることができるようになります。また、自分の投稿数を追ったり、プロフィールを埋めたり、フォーラム上の個人メッセージの受け取りをすることもできるようになります。

1. 登録方法
2. 登録画面

登録方法

Assuming you've arrived at the forum as a guest and wish to register, you should be looking at one of these two things:

• Any page of the forum, in which you case you should select Register from the メインメニュー.
• ログイン画面 headed by a warning about access being restricted to registered members, in which case you should either use the registration link provided or select Register from the メインメニュー.

登録画面

When you arrive at the registration screen, you will need to enter a username, email address and password, and may be offered the option of hiding your email address. Since most forums also require you to agree to their terms of use before your registration is accepted, you will normally have to read the agreement and check I Agree before continuing. What happens next depends on how the forum is configured, but, if the next thing you see is a ログイン画面 headed by a message inviting you to proceed, that's it, you're through and you can proceed to ログイン! If not, there are two further possibilities:

• If registration has been configured to require email activation, the next screen will tell you so and you should receive an immediate email with instructions about how to proceed. But there's also a useful link ('Did you miss your activation email?') in the User Info box in case you miss this email or mistype your email address.
• If registration has been configured to require approval from a forum administrator, the next screen will tell you so and you should receive both an acknowledgement by email and another email later to inform you whether or not your application has been approved.