02-20-2017, 03:20 PM
It is a component. It's not enabled by default because that would break everything if your email was not setup properly. Go to the admin dashboard. Click the panel in the upper right. Get your email setup properly. Test it. I strongly suggest using gmail for system emails.
Once you are getting test messages, at the bottom, there is a radio button to require users to verify their email.
Once you are getting test messages, at the bottom, there is a radio button to require users to verify their email.