Hi, it is still not working. Maybe because I'm on a mac? Because it worked when I tried it on a regular PC.

Problem:

New user registered was also told to await "pending authorization" from admin.. I've looked through the setup and can't find where to authorize new users.  And is there a way to auto authorize new users? Thanks! 

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I've now solved this problem by installing the plugin "Ultimate Member". 
All good regarding this issue.

Hi rrastrup,

all pages, menus, functions, widgets, forums you see here you should see on your forum too. The login and registration pages are also the same. Please send admin login details to support[at]gvecors.com email address, we can't understand what's going on your website, your posts are not informative.