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 ====== Verified Account System ======
-This feature adds the ability to charge a user $1 (or any amount that you choose), and when payment is received, it shows a “verified” icon next to their username and/or next to the title for any listings the user places.  It also shows an icon in the listing details page for any listings placed by a verified account.
+This article has been [[startup_tutorial_and_checklist:admin_controls:managing_listings:force_verification|moved to the following support wiki page]].
-This is done as an **anti-spam measure**, since most spammers are not willing to pay money to spam a site. It is the most useful on sites that offer free listing placement and might get a high quantity of "spam" classifieds or auctions.  When a visitor sees that the classified ad was placed by a verified account, it helps to identify that listing as legitimate.
-The feature may not be for all sites, particularly sites that either have closed registrations, or sites that "always" charge for listings and as such do not get very many spam listings.
-The main capabilities:
-  * Charge $1 (or any amount you wish) to "verify" an account. <
-  * Can also verify an account that pays for something on the site, such as listing extra or similar, without having to specifically purchase to verify the account. <
-  * If an account is **not** verified, it will **force** require admin approval for anything that account does. <
-  * Able to use the default "verified account" icons, or switch to one of the alternative icons, or even create your own icon.  The icons are language-specific so can create different icons for each language on a multi-language site. <
-  * Amount charged to verify the account is able to be added to the account balance for the account. <
-===== Main Settings =====
-You turn this feature on/off in the admin at [[admin_menu/site_setup/user_account_settings/start|Site Setup > User Account Settings]], in the section [[admin_menu/site_setup/user_account_settings/start#Verify Account Settings]]((See the linked page for more information on the settings on that page)).  In that same section, when it is turned on you will see additional settings specific to how the account verification will work.
-{{ :how_this_software_works:advanced:verified_account:verify-account-sample-settings.png |}}
-===== Price Plan Item Settings =====
-When the feature is turned on "site wide", as mentioned in [[#Main Settings]] above, a new price plan item **Verify Account** will show in the admin at:
-[[admin_menu/pricing/price_plans_home/plan_items/start|Pricing > Price Plans Home > click “edit” for price plan > click “Cost Specifics”]] - in **Price Plan Items** section near bottom.  Click **Configure** next to the **Verify Account** item, and the settings available will look similar to this:
-{{ :how_this_software_works:advanced:verified_account:price-plan-items-verify-account.png |}}
-**Enable Item:**  Un-check this box to not allow the "verify account" item to be purchased by users in this price plan.  In other words, un-check this on price plans and it will remove the option for users to verify the account by paying $1 or whatever amount.  Note that if you have selected to auto-verify accounts when they pay some amount, it can still verify an account that way.
-**Apply Charge to User's Account Balance**:  This option is only available if you have enabled account balance gateway (Enterprise Only).  If this is checked, when the user pays to verify his or her account, the amount paid will be added to the user's account balance.
-**Amount to Charge**:  This is the amount to charge to verify the account.  Note that the amount charged will be in the site's currency.
-===== Icon Images =====
-When turned on, you will be able to set 2 different icon URL's in the admin at [[admin_menu/site_setup/browsing_settings/start#icons_used|Site Setup > Browsing Settings (Icons Used in... section)]], as illustrated below:
-{{ :how_this_software_works:advanced:verified_account:icons-used-verify.png |}}
-Using the default icons included, a listing placed by a verified account will look something like this when browsing the site:
-{{ :how_this_software_works:advanced:verified_account:hottest-listings-verified.png |}}
-==== Available Icons to Choose From ====
-There are several different icons to choose from, that you would use by entering the alternate location in the appropriate icon setting mentioned above.
-^ Smaller Icon ^ Larger Icon (used in Listing Details) ^ Info ^
-| {{ :how_this_software_works:advanced:verified_account:verified_account.png?nolink |}} | {{ :how_this_software_works:advanced:verified_account:verified_account_listing.png?nolink |}} | Default Icons |
-| {{ :how_this_software_works:advanced:verified_account:verified_seller.png?nolink |}} | {{ :how_this_software_works:advanced:verified_account:verified_seller_listing.png?nolink |}} | Verified **seller** alternate available |
-| {{ :how_this_software_works:advanced:verified_account:verified_user.png?nolink |}} | {{ :how_this_software_works:advanced:verified_account:verified_user_listing.png?nolink |}} | Verified **user** alternate available |
-| Create your Own! | Create your Own! | You can create your own icon(s) if you wish! |

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