Version 3.0 of Customer Email Verification PRO is the biggest update since the plugin launched — delivering a completely redesigned admin interface, a fully new Smart Form login/registration system, SMS verification, and four powerful new security and anti-abuse features.
🛡️ New Security & Anti-Abuse Features
Paid-Order Gatekeeping — Verified users can now be held in a restricted “pending paid order” state until their first WooCommerce order completes. This prevents welcome-coupon abuse and stops bot accounts from receiving promotional emails before they’ve made a purchase. Includes a new Verified column state, admin bulk override, and analytics tracking.
Force Re-Verify All Customers — A new admin tool marks every existing unverified user as unverified in a single action. Combined with the Login Authentication popup, this lets stores clean up legacy accounts after a spam attack or a fresh install. Available as a Tools-page button and as a bulk action on the WP Users list. Background-batched via Action Scheduler to handle large sites safely.
Cart-Total Threshold Verification — OTP verification can now be configured to trigger only when the cart subtotal or total exceeds a specified amount. Combines with Category-Specific Verification via OR logic. Multi-currency stores are normalised to the store base currency for comparison.
📝 Smart Form — New Branded Login & Registration
Smart Form is a unified, fully brand-customizable login/register form for the My Account page and any post or page via the [cev_smart_form] shortcode. Configure brand title, colors, and panel layout from the admin.
- 4 Ready-Made Layouts — Switch between template layouts without touching code. Each layout is fully responsive and inherits customizer brand settings.
- Flexible Login + Registration Modes — Switch login between password and email OTP, and let customers register with either email or phone — all with built-in OTP verification.
- Optional My Account Takeover — When enabled, Smart Form replaces WooCommerce’s default form-login.php on /my-account/, delivering the same branded experience across the entire storefront.
- SMS Verification Gateways — Phone registration delivers OTP codes via MSG91, Twilio, Vonage, or WhatsApp Business — configurable per-site from the admin.
🌍 Polylang Compatibility
Added Polylang support alongside existing WPML integration. All verification emails, popup messages, and admin notices are now translatable via Polylang’s String Translations panel and delivered in the customer’s preferred language.
🎨 Redesigned Admin — Zorem UI (ZUI)
The entire admin experience has been rebuilt with the new Zorem UI design system (ZUI). Every screen — Settings, Unverified Users, Maintenance, Analytics, License & Extensions, the Email Customizer, and the 2FA setup card — now shares a unified visual language: consistent typography, cards, sidebar navigation, table cells with avatars, snackbar toasts, confirmation modals, and inline tooltips. The same design language is shared across the wider Zorem plugin family for a familiar, polished merchant experience.
🔧 Technical Updates
- Tested with WooCommerce 10.8.1
- Compatible with WordPress 7.0