diff --git a/Oqtane.Client/Modules/Admin/Login/Index.razor b/Oqtane.Client/Modules/Admin/Login/Index.razor
index f0a057d0..66562e6c 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Client/Modules/Admin/Login/Index.razor
+++ b/Oqtane.Client/Modules/Admin/Login/Index.razor
@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@ else
                 @if (_allowexternallogin)
                 {
                     <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" @onclick="ExternalLogin">@Localizer["Use"] @PageState.Site.Settings["ExternalLogin:ProviderName"]</button>
-                    <br />
-
-                    <br />
+                    <br /><br />
                 }
                 @if (_allowsitelogin)
                 {
@@ -49,15 +47,11 @@ else
                     </div>
                     <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" @onclick="Login">@SharedLocalizer["Login"]</button>
                     <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" @onclick="Cancel">@SharedLocalizer["Cancel"]</button>
-                    <br />
-
-                    <br />
+                    <br /><br />
                     <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" @onclick="Forgot">@Localizer["ForgotPassword"]</button>
                     @if (PageState.Site.AllowRegistration)
                     {
-                        <br />
-
-                        <br />
+                        <br /><br />
                         <NavLink href="@NavigateUrl("register")">@Localizer["Register"]</NavLink>
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/Oqtane.Client/Modules/Admin/Users/Add.razor b/Oqtane.Client/Modules/Admin/Users/Add.razor
index cb5c7224..e5581222 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Client/Modules/Admin/Users/Add.razor
+++ b/Oqtane.Client/Modules/Admin/Users/Add.razor
@@ -28,6 +28,15 @@
                             <input id="email" class="form-control" @bind="@_email" />
                         </div>
                     </div>
+                    <div class="row mb-1 align-items-center">
+                        <Label Class="col-sm-3" For="confirmed" HelpText="Indicates if the user's email is verified" ResourceKey="Confirmed">Verified?</Label>
+                        <div class="col-sm-9">
+                            <select id="confirmed" class="form-select" @bind="@_confirmed">
+                                <option value="True">@SharedLocalizer["Yes"]</option>
+                                <option value="False">@SharedLocalizer["No"]</option>
+                            </select>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
                     <div class="row mb-1 align-items-center">
                         <Label Class="col-sm-3" For="displayname" HelpText="The full name of the user" ResourceKey="DisplayName"></Label>
                         <div class="col-sm-9">
@@ -120,6 +129,7 @@
     private bool _initialized = false;
     private string _username = string.Empty;
     private string _email = string.Empty;
+    private string _confirmed = "True";
     private string _displayname = string.Empty;
     private string _timezoneid = string.Empty;
     private string _notify = "True";
@@ -169,6 +179,7 @@
                     user.Username = _username;
                     user.Password = ""; // will be auto generated
                     user.Email = _email;
+                    user.EmailConfirmed = bool.Parse(_confirmed);
                     user.DisplayName = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_displayname) ? _username : _displayname;
                     user.TimeZoneId = _timezoneid;
                     user.PhotoFileId = null;
diff --git a/Oqtane.Client/Modules/Admin/Users/Edit.razor b/Oqtane.Client/Modules/Admin/Users/Edit.razor
index cc497086..2d75d27a 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Client/Modules/Admin/Users/Edit.razor
+++ b/Oqtane.Client/Modules/Admin/Users/Edit.razor
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
                     </div>
                 </div>
                 <div class="row mb-1 align-items-center">
-                    <Label Class="col-sm-3" For="confirmed" HelpText="Indicates if the user's email is verified" ResourceKey="Confirmed">Confirmed?</Label>
+                    <Label Class="col-sm-3" For="confirmed" HelpText="Indicates if the user's email is verified" ResourceKey="Confirmed">Verified?</Label>
                     <div class="col-sm-9">
                         <select id="confirmed" class="form-select" @bind="@_confirmed">
                             <option value="True">@SharedLocalizer["Yes"]</option>
diff --git a/Oqtane.Client/Modules/Admin/Users/Index.razor b/Oqtane.Client/Modules/Admin/Users/Index.razor
index 7d34670f..9ce05876 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Client/Modules/Admin/Users/Index.razor
+++ b/Oqtane.Client/Modules/Admin/Users/Index.razor
@@ -74,10 +74,19 @@ else
                             <input id="profileurl" class="form-control" @bind="@_profileurl" />
                         </div>
                     </div>
+                    <div class="row mb-1 align-items-center">
+                        <Label Class="col-sm-3" For="requirevalidemail" HelpText="Do you want to require registered users to validate their email address before they are allowed to log in?" ResourceKey="RequireValidEmail">Require Valid Email?</Label>
+                        <div class="col-sm-9">
+                            <select id="requirevalidemail" class="form-select" @bind="@_requirevalidemail">
+                                <option value="true">@SharedLocalizer["Yes"]</option>
+                                <option value="false">@SharedLocalizer["No"]</option>
+                            </select>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
                     @if (UserSecurity.IsAuthorized(PageState.User, RoleNames.Host))
                     {
                         <div class="row mb-1 align-items-center">
-                            <Label Class="col-sm-3" For="twofactor" HelpText="Do you want users to use two factor authentication? Note that you should use the Disabled option until you have successfully verified that the Notification Job in Scheduled Jobs is enabled and your SMTP options in Site Settings are configured or else you will lock yourself out." ResourceKey="TwoFactor">Two Factor?</Label>
+                            <Label Class="col-sm-3" For="twofactor" HelpText="Do you want users to use two factor authentication? Note that you should use the Disabled option until you have successfully verified that the Notification Job in Scheduled Jobs is enabled and your SMTP options in Site Settings are configured or else you will lock yourself out." ResourceKey="TwoFactor">Two Factor Authentication?</Label>
                             <div class="col-sm-9">
                                 <select id="twofactor" class="form-select" @bind="@_twofactor">
                                     <option value="false">@Localizer["Disabled"]</option>
@@ -490,6 +499,7 @@ else
     private string _allowregistration;
     private string _registerurl;
     private string _profileurl;
+    private string _requirevalidemail;
     private string _twofactor;
     private string _cookiename;
     private string _cookieexpiration;
@@ -560,6 +570,7 @@ else
         _allowregistration = PageState.Site.AllowRegistration.ToString().ToLower();
         _registerurl = SettingService.GetSetting(settings, "LoginOptions:RegisterUrl", "");
         _profileurl = SettingService.GetSetting(settings, "LoginOptions:ProfileUrl", "");
+        _requirevalidemail = SettingService.GetSetting(settings, "LoginOptions:RequireValidEmail", "true");
 
         if (UserSecurity.IsAuthorized(PageState.User, RoleNames.Host))
         {
@@ -685,6 +696,7 @@ else
             {
                 settings = SettingService.SetSetting(settings, "LoginOptions:RegisterUrl", _registerurl, false);
                 settings = SettingService.SetSetting(settings, "LoginOptions:ProfileUrl", _profileurl, false);
+                settings = SettingService.SetSetting(settings, "LoginOptions:RequireValidEmail", _requirevalidemail, false);
                 settings = SettingService.SetSetting(settings, "LoginOptions:TwoFactor", _twofactor, false);
                 settings = SettingService.SetSetting(settings, "LoginOptions:CookieName", _cookiename, true);
                 settings = SettingService.SetSetting(settings, "LoginOptions:CookieExpiration", _cookieexpiration, true);
diff --git a/Oqtane.Client/Resources/Modules/Admin/Login/Index.resx b/Oqtane.Client/Resources/Modules/Admin/Login/Index.resx
index c60c0716..a60a2044 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Client/Resources/Modules/Admin/Login/Index.resx
+++ b/Oqtane.Client/Resources/Modules/Admin/Login/Index.resx
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
     <value>External Login Could Not Be Linked. Please Contact Your Administrator For Further Instructions.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Error.Login.Fail" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Login Failed. Please Remember That Passwords Are Case Sensitive. If You Have Attempted To Sign In Multiple Times Unsuccessfully, Your Account Will Be Locked Out For A Period Of Time. Note That User Accounts Often Require Email Address Verification So You May Wish To Check Your Email For A Notification.</value>
+    <value>Login Failed. Please Remember That Passwords Are Case Sensitive. If You Have Attempted To Sign In Multiple Times Unsuccessfully, Your Account Will Be Locked Out For A Period Of Time. Note That New User Accounts Often Require Email Address Verification So You May Wish To Check Your Email For A Notification Containing Further Instructions.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Message.Required.UserInfo" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Please Provide All Required Fields</value>
diff --git a/Oqtane.Client/Resources/Modules/Admin/Users/Add.resx b/Oqtane.Client/Resources/Modules/Admin/Users/Add.resx
index 536de9b4..faf88ee8 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Client/Resources/Modules/Admin/Users/Add.resx
+++ b/Oqtane.Client/Resources/Modules/Admin/Users/Add.resx
@@ -162,4 +162,10 @@
   <data name="TimeZone.HelpText" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>The user's time zone</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="Confirmed.Text" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Verified?</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Confirmed.HelpText" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Indicates if the user's email is verified</value>
+  </data>
 </root>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Oqtane.Client/Resources/Modules/Admin/Users/Edit.resx b/Oqtane.Client/Resources/Modules/Admin/Users/Edit.resx
index ff38ec85..5e578cd5 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Client/Resources/Modules/Admin/Users/Edit.resx
+++ b/Oqtane.Client/Resources/Modules/Admin/Users/Edit.resx
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
     <value>The user's time zone</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Confirmed.Text" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Confirmed?</value>
+    <value>Verified?</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Confirmed.HelpText" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Indicates if the user's email is verified</value>
diff --git a/Oqtane.Client/Resources/Modules/Admin/Users/Index.resx b/Oqtane.Client/Resources/Modules/Admin/Users/Index.resx
index c48ec4fa..2bbf1f75 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Client/Resources/Modules/Admin/Users/Index.resx
+++ b/Oqtane.Client/Resources/Modules/Admin/Users/Index.resx
@@ -370,7 +370,13 @@
     <value>Do you want users to use two factor authentication? Note that you should use the Disabled option until you have successfully verified that the Notification Job in Scheduled Jobs is enabled and your SMTP options in Site Settings are configured or else you will lock yourself out.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="TwoFactor.Text" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Two Factor?</value>
+    <value>Two Factor Authentication?</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="RequireValidEmail.HelpText" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Do you want to require registered users to validate their email address before they are allowed to log in?</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="RequireValidEmail.Text" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Require Valid Email?</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Disabled" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Disabled</value>
diff --git a/Oqtane.Server/Controllers/UserController.cs b/Oqtane.Server/Controllers/UserController.cs
index 859bd50c..33a934f1 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Server/Controllers/UserController.cs
+++ b/Oqtane.Server/Controllers/UserController.cs
@@ -165,14 +165,13 @@ namespace Oqtane.Controllers
                 bool allowregistration;
                 if (_userPermissions.IsAuthorized(User, user.SiteId, EntityNames.User, -1, PermissionNames.Write, RoleNames.Admin))
                 {
-                    user.EmailConfirmed = true;
-                    user.IsAuthenticated = true;
+                    user.IsAuthenticated = true; // admins can add any existing user to a site
                     allowregistration = true;
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    user.EmailConfirmed = false;
-                    user.IsAuthenticated = false;
+                    user.EmailConfirmed = false; // standard users cannot specify that their email is verified
+                    user.IsAuthenticated = false; // existing users can only be added to a site if they provide a valid username and password
                     allowregistration = _sites.GetSite(user.SiteId).AllowRegistration;
                 }
 
diff --git a/Oqtane.Server/Extensions/OqtaneServiceCollectionExtensions.cs b/Oqtane.Server/Extensions/OqtaneServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
index 98a392cc..3ab2d87f 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Server/Extensions/OqtaneServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
+++ b/Oqtane.Server/Extensions/OqtaneServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
@@ -228,11 +228,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection
                 options.Lockout.AllowedForNewUsers = false;
 
                 // SignIn settings
-                options.SignIn.RequireConfirmedEmail = true; 
+                options.SignIn.RequireConfirmedEmail = false;
+                options.SignIn.RequireConfirmedAccount = false;
                 options.SignIn.RequireConfirmedPhoneNumber = false;
 
                 // User settings
-                options.User.RequireUniqueEmail = false; // changing to true will cause issues for legacy data
+                options.User.RequireUniqueEmail = false;
                 options.User.AllowedUserNameCharacters = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789-._@+";
             });
 
diff --git a/Oqtane.Server/Managers/UserManager.cs b/Oqtane.Server/Managers/UserManager.cs
index 5e1e6e64..7a60e785 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Server/Managers/UserManager.cs
+++ b/Oqtane.Server/Managers/UserManager.cs
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ namespace Oqtane.Managers
             if (User != null)
             {
                 string siteName = _sites.GetSite(user.SiteId).Name;
-                if (!user.EmailConfirmed)
+                if (!user.EmailConfirmed && bool.Parse(_settings.GetSettingValue(EntityNames.Site, alias.SiteId, "LoginOptions:RequireValidEmail", "true")))
                 {
                     string token = await _identityUserManager.GenerateEmailConfirmationTokenAsync(identityuser);
                     string url = alias.Protocol + alias.Name + "/login?name=" + user.Username + "&token=" + WebUtility.UrlEncode(token);
@@ -252,29 +252,32 @@ namespace Oqtane.Managers
                     await _identityUserManager.UpdateAsync(identityuser); // security stamp not updated
                 }
 
-                if (user.EmailConfirmed)
+                if (bool.Parse(_settings.GetSettingValue(EntityNames.Site, alias.SiteId, "LoginOptions:RequireValidEmail", "true")))
                 {
-                    if (!identityuser.EmailConfirmed)
+                    if (user.EmailConfirmed)
                     {
-                        var emailConfirmationToken = await _identityUserManager.GenerateEmailConfirmationTokenAsync(identityuser);
-                        await _identityUserManager.ConfirmEmailAsync(identityuser, emailConfirmationToken);
+                        if (!identityuser.EmailConfirmed)
+                        {
+                            var emailConfirmationToken = await _identityUserManager.GenerateEmailConfirmationTokenAsync(identityuser);
+                            await _identityUserManager.ConfirmEmailAsync(identityuser, emailConfirmationToken);
 
-                        string body = "Dear " + user.DisplayName + ",\n\nThe Email Address For Your User Account Has Been Verified. You Can Now Login With Your Username And Password.";
+                            string body = "Dear " + user.DisplayName + ",\n\nThe Email Address For Your User Account Has Been Verified. You Can Now Login With Your Username And Password.";
+                            var notification = new Notification(user.SiteId, user, "User Account Verification", body);
+                            _notifications.AddNotification(notification);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        identityuser.EmailConfirmed = false;
+                        await _identityUserManager.UpdateAsync(identityuser); // security stamp not updated
+
+                        string token = await _identityUserManager.GenerateEmailConfirmationTokenAsync(identityuser);
+                        string url = alias.Protocol + alias.Name + "/login?name=" + user.Username + "&token=" + WebUtility.UrlEncode(token);
+                        string body = "Dear " + user.DisplayName + ",\n\nIn Order To Verify The Email Address Associated To Your User Account Please Click The Link Displayed Below:\n\n" + url + "\n\nThank You!";
                         var notification = new Notification(user.SiteId, user, "User Account Verification", body);
                         _notifications.AddNotification(notification);
                     }
                 }
-                else
-                {
-                    identityuser.EmailConfirmed = false;
-                    await _identityUserManager.UpdateAsync(identityuser); // security stamp not updated
-
-                    string token = await _identityUserManager.GenerateEmailConfirmationTokenAsync(identityuser);
-                    string url = alias.Protocol + alias.Name + "/login?name=" + user.Username + "&token=" + WebUtility.UrlEncode(token);
-                    string body = "Dear " + user.DisplayName + ",\n\nIn Order To Verify The Email Address Associated To Your User Account Please Click The Link Displayed Below:\n\n" + url + "\n\nThank You!";
-                    var notification = new Notification(user.SiteId, user, "User Account Verification", body);
-                    _notifications.AddNotification(notification);
-                }
 
                 user = _users.UpdateUser(user);
                 _syncManager.AddSyncEvent(_tenantManager.GetAlias(), EntityNames.User, user.UserId, SyncEventActions.Update);
@@ -354,15 +357,14 @@ namespace Oqtane.Managers
                     if (!user.IsDeleted)
                     {
                         var alias = _tenantManager.GetAlias();
-                        var twoFactorSetting = _settings.GetSetting(EntityNames.Site, alias.SiteId, "LoginOptions:TwoFactor")?.SettingValue ?? "false";
-                        var twoFactorRequired = twoFactorSetting == "required" || user.TwoFactorRequired;
+                        string siteName = _sites.GetSite(alias.SiteId).Name;
+                        var twoFactorRequired = _settings.GetSettingValue(EntityNames.Site, alias.SiteId, "LoginOptions:TwoFactor", "false") == "required" || user.TwoFactorRequired;
                         if (twoFactorRequired)
                         {
                             var token = await _identityUserManager.GenerateTwoFactorTokenAsync(identityuser, "Email");
                             user.TwoFactorCode = token;
                             user.TwoFactorExpiry = DateTime.UtcNow.AddMinutes(10);
                             _users.UpdateUser(user);
-                            string siteName = _sites.GetSite(alias.SiteId).Name;
                             string subject = _localizer["TwoFactorEmailSubject"];
                             subject = subject.Replace("[SiteName]", siteName);
                             string body = _localizer["TwoFactorEmailBody"].Value;
@@ -377,7 +379,7 @@ namespace Oqtane.Managers
                         }
                         else
                         {
-                            if (await _identityUserManager.IsEmailConfirmedAsync(identityuser))
+                            if (!bool.Parse(_settings.GetSettingValue(EntityNames.Site, alias.SiteId, "LoginOptions:RequireValidEmail", "true")) || await _identityUserManager.IsEmailConfirmedAsync(identityuser))
                             {
                                 user = GetUser(identityuser.UserName, alias.SiteId);
                                 if (user != null)
@@ -400,13 +402,25 @@ namespace Oqtane.Managers
                                     }
                                     else
                                     {
-                                        _logger.Log(LogLevel.Information, this, LogFunction.Security, "User {Username} Is Not An Active Member Of Site {SiteId}", user.Username, alias.SiteId);
+                                        _logger.Log(LogLevel.Information, this, LogFunction.Security, "User Login Denied - User {Username} Is Not An Active Member Of Site {SiteId}", user.Username, alias.SiteId);
                                     }
                                 }
                             }
                             else
                             {
-                                _logger.Log(LogLevel.Information, this, LogFunction.Security, "User Email Address Not Verified {Username}", user.Username);
+                                _logger.Log(LogLevel.Information, this, LogFunction.Security, "User Login Denied - User Email Address Not Verified For {Username}", user.Username);
+
+                                // send verification email again
+                                string token = await _identityUserManager.GenerateEmailConfirmationTokenAsync(identityuser);
+                                string url = alias.Protocol + alias.Name + "/login?name=" + user.Username + "&token=" + WebUtility.UrlEncode(token);
+                                string subject = _localizer["VerificationEmailSubject"];
+                                subject = subject.Replace("[SiteName]", siteName);
+                                string body = _localizer["VerificationEmailBody"].Value;
+                                body = body.Replace("[UserDisplayName]", user.DisplayName);
+                                body = body.Replace("[URL]", url);
+                                body = body.Replace("[SiteName]", siteName);
+                                var notification = new Notification(alias.SiteId, user, subject, body);
+                                _notifications.AddNotification(notification);
                             }
                         }
                     }
@@ -538,8 +552,7 @@ namespace Oqtane.Managers
             if (user != null)
             {
                 var alias = _tenantManager.GetAlias();
-                var twoFactorSetting = _settings.GetSetting(EntityNames.Site, alias.SiteId, "LoginOptions:TwoFactor")?.SettingValue ?? "false";
-                var twoFactorRequired = twoFactorSetting == "required" || user.TwoFactorRequired;
+                var twoFactorRequired = _settings.GetSettingValue(EntityNames.Site, alias.SiteId, "LoginOptions:TwoFactor", "false") == "required" || user.TwoFactorRequired;
                 if (twoFactorRequired && user.TwoFactorCode == token && DateTime.UtcNow < user.TwoFactorExpiry)
                 {
                     user.IsAuthenticated = true;
diff --git a/Oqtane.Server/Repository/Interfaces/ISettingRepository.cs b/Oqtane.Server/Repository/Interfaces/ISettingRepository.cs
index e74e8eda..7315f633 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Server/Repository/Interfaces/ISettingRepository.cs
+++ b/Oqtane.Server/Repository/Interfaces/ISettingRepository.cs
@@ -16,5 +16,6 @@ namespace Oqtane.Repository
         void DeleteSetting(string entityName, int settingId);
         void DeleteSettings(string entityName, int entityId);
         string GetSettingValue(IEnumerable<Setting> settings, string settingName, string defaultValue);
+        string GetSettingValue(string entityName, int entityId, string settingName, string defaultValue);
     }
 }
diff --git a/Oqtane.Server/Repository/SettingRepository.cs b/Oqtane.Server/Repository/SettingRepository.cs
index 735ec981..0b25634a 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Server/Repository/SettingRepository.cs
+++ b/Oqtane.Server/Repository/SettingRepository.cs
@@ -180,6 +180,19 @@ namespace Oqtane.Repository
             }
         }
 
+        public string GetSettingValue(string entityName, int entityId, string settingName, string defaultValue)
+        {
+            var setting = GetSetting(entityName, entityId, settingName);
+            if (setting != null)
+            {
+                return setting.SettingValue;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                return defaultValue;
+            }
+        }
+
         private bool IsMaster(string EntityName)
         {
             return (EntityName == EntityNames.ModuleDefinition || EntityName == EntityNames.Host);