Get a Drupal.org account

Last modified: September 29, 2008 - 13:22

Why You Should Sign Up On Drupal.org

Signing up for a user account on drupal.org account is the very first step to participating in the drupal community once you've decided to get to know drupal better. There are many reasons why you should sign up for a Drupal.org account, but a very compelling reason would be that you will be able to see and do the following things that you can not see or do prior to registering:

Post questions in the Drupal.org Forum.
Report a bug in a module's issue queue
Request new features in a module
Report documentation errors
Filter modules, themes and translations by drupal version

Not only does this help you, but every issue, bug, or error that is reported by you and fixed is then a benefit to the entire Drupal community!

There is no need to worry - Drupal.org will not spam you, use your information for anything, or send you newsletters (unless you request them). So sign up today and take part in the community. We would love to have you!

How To Register

Find the new account registration page, by either
- Going to http://drupal.org/ and clicking on "Create New Account" in the bottom of the user login box on the right sidebar. Or,
- Going directly to the registration page
Fill out the form.
Username: Your username can be your full name or your nickname. You can use numbers or letters, but punctuation is not allowed except for periods, hyphens, and underscores.

Email address: You have to provide a valid email address. This address is not made public and will only be used by the system to send out new passwords, news, and notifications.

Full name: Include more than one forename if you have them.
Wait for the confirmation email from info@drupal.org.
If you filled out the form correctly you will receive an email with your initial password. Now you can login.

If you failed to get the email, check to make sure you didn't misspell your address, and that your spam filter didn't block the email.
Log in, using the panel in the right sidebar at http://drupal.org.
Make sure you enter your password exactly as specified in the email. (The password is case sensitive.)
Change your password by entering a new password in the “Password” and “Confirm password” fields, and clicking “Submit” at the bottom of the page.
Optionally, edit your profile information by clicking the “Edit” tab just below your username. This allows you to customize your http://drupal.org/ account including time zone, email account, full name, etc.