Magic Link and Email OTP each have a registration mode. Passkeys now have one too. Social Login does not.
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The registration mode decides whether a method may create a new account. On some surfaces another VentraConnect rule can also block account creation, such as Allow new accounts from default login forms on the WordPress login form.
Login Only
Use Login only (shown as “Login only (existing users)”) when that authentication method should never create a new WordPress user.
Login & Register
Use Login & Register when the method is allowed to create a new user as part of authentication.
wp-login.php, or the Pro WooCommerce and integration rules.On the WordPress login form, Allow new accounts from default login forms still applies. If it is off, Login & Register does not let Magic Link or Email OTP create an account there.
How the Rules Work Together
Where more than one rule applies to a surface, all of them must allow account creation:
Simple rule: Login only never creates accounts. Login & Register creates them only where nothing else on that surface blocks it.
Typical Choices
What About Social Login?
Social Login does not have a Login only / Login & Register selector. Outside the surfaces covered by Allow new accounts from default login forms (or a Pro integration setting), Social Login can create a new account for an unknown visitor.
To keep Social Login from creating accounts on a surface, use that surface’s setting where one exists, or do not offer Social Login there.
What Does “Default Login Forms” Mean Here?
Allow new accounts from default login forms is in VentraConnect → Settings (General Settings card) and is on by default.
wp-login.php), and the [ventraconnect_sl_social_login] shortcode only when you add context="shortcode".What About Passkeys?
Passkeys have their own Registration mode in Login Methods → Passkey, with two options: Login & Register (default) and Login only (existing users).
