The way to use both Email verification and Admin review in Ultimate Member. This custom code works if the user role setting "Registration Status" is "Require Email Activation". This code snippet removes the default function, which handles email confirmation, and adds a new instead. Add this code to the end of the functions.php file in the active…

Manual approve a new member after email verification

/**
 * Set status 'awaiting_admin_review' after the Email verification
 */
function my_activate_account_via_email_link() {
	if ( isset( $_REQUEST['act'] ) && $_REQUEST['act'] == 'activate_via_email' && isset( $_REQUEST['hash'] ) && is_string( $_REQUEST['hash'] ) && strlen( $_REQUEST['hash'] ) == 40 &&
			isset( $_REQUEST['user_id'] ) && is_numeric( $_REQUEST['user_id'] ) ) { // valid token
		$user_id = absint( $_REQUEST['user_id'] );
		delete_option( "um_cache_userdata_{$user_id}" );

		um_fetch_user( $user_id );

		if ( strtolower( $_REQUEST['hash'] ) !== strtolower( um_user( 'account_secret_hash' ) ) ) {
			wp_die( __( 'This activation link is expired or have already been used.', 'ultimate-member' ) );
		}

		UM()->user()->pending(); // UM()->user()->approve();
		$redirect = ( um_user( 'url_email_activate' ) ) ? um_user( 'url_email_activate' ) : um_get_core_page( 'login', 'pending_message' );

		um_reset_user();

		do_action( 'um_after_email_confirmation', $user_id );

		exit( wp_redirect( $redirect ) );
	}
}
add_action( 'init', 'my_activate_account_via_email_link', 1 );

/**
 * Disable default handler 'activate_account_via_email_link'
 */
function my_disable_activate_account_via_email_link() {
	remove_action( 'init', array( UM()->permalinks(), 'activate_account_via_email_link' ), 1 );
}
add_action( 'after_setup_theme', 'my_disable_activate_account_via_email_link' );

/**
 * Add a message
 * @param  string $success
 * @param  string $updated
 * @return string
 */
function my_um_custom_pending_message( $success, $updated ) {
	if ( 'pending_message' === $updated ) {
		$success = __( 'Thank you for applying for membership to our site. We will review your details and send you an email letting you know whether your account has been approved or not.', 'ultimate-member' );
	}
	return $success;
}
add_filter( 'um_custom_success_message_handler', 'my_um_custom_pending_message', 10, 2 );

Thank you, it works perfectly. Is there a possibility to show somewhere in the plugin or via a tick next to the name that the email has been verified correctly?