Edit: I renamed it "Accountify" upon realizing that no one can find "Accountable" easily via Google.

Accountify 1.2 is out. Accountify lets you add logins to a web site.

This version supports manual approval of accounts. That is, when you apply for an account (a login) on a web site that uses Accountify, it's possible to set things up so that you don't get access right away. (*) The administrator is notified, and then they decide whether to let you in or not.

In other words, Accountify is now suitable for private sites right out of the box.

I had imagined this was very easy for an individual webmaster to build on top of Accountify, but when an honest-to-god Accountable user asked how to do it, I realized there were too many fiddly bits involved and too many people who would need it. Time to bake it right into the pie.

I've also given Accountify a home page of its own, and made the list of requirements easier to find.

In the near future I'll be adding built-in support for membership invitations (admin-to-user and user-to-user), restriction of access to content (including images), and probably subscription payments as well. Hopefully I'm reaching a critical mass where enough people will be using Accountify and providing feedback on it for me to (a) know what people want to see added and (b) get some consulting gigs setting it up "Just So."

(*) In any case, Accountify always requires you to click a verification link in an email message before it lights up a new account. This increases the cost of doing business for spammers and ensures there is a valid means of communicating with the user. The new approval mechanism comes into play after the user verifies their email address, so admins don't get bombarded with emails about never-verified accounts.

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