diff --git a/admin/configuration.php b/admin/configuration.php
index 50c001820..1f15b7a1d 100644
--- a/admin/configuration.php
+++ b/admin/configuration.php
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ $general_checkboxes = array(
     'history_admin',
     'history_guest',
     'login_history',
-    'email_admin_on_new_user'
+    'email_admin_on_new_user',
+    'allow_user_registration',
    );
 
 $comments_checkboxes = array(
diff --git a/identification.php b/identification.php
index 7a444dd51..86a5ba5a6 100644
--- a/identification.php
+++ b/identification.php
@@ -57,8 +57,7 @@ SELECT '.$conf['user_fields']['id'].' AS id,
   if ($row['password'] == $conf['pass_convert']($_POST['password']))
   {
     $remember_me = false;
-    if ($conf['authorize_remembering']
-        and isset($_POST['remember_me'])
+    if (isset($_POST['remember_me'])
         and $_POST['remember_me'] == 1)
     {
       $remember_me = true;
@@ -85,7 +84,6 @@ $template->set_filenames( array('identification'=>'identification.tpl') );
 
 $template->assign_vars(
   array(
-
     'U_REGISTER' => PHPWG_ROOT_PATH.'register.php',
     'U_LOST_PASSWORD' => PHPWG_ROOT_PATH.'password.php',
     'U_HOME' => make_index_url(),
@@ -98,6 +96,11 @@ if ($conf['authorize_remembering'])
 {
   $template->assign_block_vars('remember_me',array());
 }
+if ($conf['allow_user_registration'])
+{
+  $template->assign_block_vars('register',array());
+}
+
 //-------------------------------------------------------------- errors display
 if ( sizeof( $errors ) != 0 )
 {
diff --git a/include/functions_html.inc.php b/include/functions_html.inc.php
index f3ad7f700..39f738f3f 100644
--- a/include/functions_html.inc.php
+++ b/include/functions_html.inc.php
@@ -613,6 +613,23 @@ function access_denied()
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * exits the current script with 403 code
+ * @param string msg a message to display
+ * @param string alternate_url redirect to this url
+ */
+function page_forbidden($msg, $alternate_url=null)
+{
+  set_status_header(403);
+  if ($alternate_url==null)
+    $alternate_url = make_index_url();
+  redirect_html( $alternate_url,
+    '<div style="text-align:left; margin-left:5em;margin-bottom:5em;">
+<h1 style="text-align:left; font-size:36px;">Forbidden</h1><br/>'
+.$msg.'</div>',
+    5 );
+}
+
 /**
  * exits the current script with 404 code when a page cannot be found
  * @param string msg a message to display
diff --git a/include/menubar.inc.php b/include/menubar.inc.php
index c360b2600..c149b3553 100755
--- a/include/menubar.inc.php
+++ b/include/menubar.inc.php
@@ -206,7 +206,6 @@ $template->assign_block_vars(
 
 if ($user['is_the_guest'])
 {
-  $template->assign_block_vars('register', array());
   $template->assign_block_vars('login', array());
 
   $template->assign_block_vars('quickconnect', array());
@@ -214,6 +213,11 @@ if ($user['is_the_guest'])
   {
     $template->assign_block_vars('quickconnect.remember_me', array());
   }
+  if ($conf['allow_user_registration'])
+  {
+    $template->assign_block_vars('register', array());
+    $template->assign_block_vars('quickconnect.register', array());
+  }
 }
 else
 {
diff --git a/install/config.sql b/install/config.sql
index e68887ac9..150acb124 100644
--- a/install/config.sql
+++ b/install/config.sql
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ INSERT INTO phpwebgallery_config (param,value,comment) VALUES ('page_banner','<h
 INSERT INTO phpwebgallery_config (param,value,comment) VALUES ('history_admin','false','keep a history of administrator visits on your website');
 INSERT INTO phpwebgallery_config (param,value,comment) VALUES ('history_guest','true','keep a history of guest visits on your website');
 INSERT INTO phpwebgallery_config (param,value,comment) VALUES ('login_history','true','keep a history of user logins on your website');
+INSERT INTO phpwebgallery_config (param,value,comment) VALUES ('allow_user_registration','true','allow visitors to register?');
 -- Notification by mail
 INSERT INTO phpwebgallery_config (param,value,comment) VALUES ('nbm_send_mail_as','','Send mail as param value for notification by mail');
 INSERT INTO phpwebgallery_config (param,value,comment) VALUES ('nbm_send_detailed_content','true','Send detailed content for notification by mail');
diff --git a/language/en_UK.iso-8859-1/admin.lang.php b/language/en_UK.iso-8859-1/admin.lang.php
index d439cbe51..55c99117b 100644
--- a/language/en_UK.iso-8859-1/admin.lang.php
+++ b/language/en_UK.iso-8859-1/admin.lang.php
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ $lang['Add a user'] = 'Add a user';
 $lang['Add group'] = 'Add group';
 $lang['Add selected elements to caddie'] = 'Add selected elements to caddie';
 $lang['Add'] = 'Add';
+$lang['Allow user registration'] = 'Allow user registration';
 $lang['Apply to subcategories'] = 'Apply to subcategories';
 $lang['Are you sure?'] = 'Are you sure?';
 $lang['Associated'] = 'Associated';
@@ -152,7 +153,6 @@ $lang['Rate date'] = 'Rate date';
 $lang['Rating by guests'] = 'Rating by guests';
 $lang['Rating'] = 'Rating';
 $lang['Recent period'] = 'Recent period';
-$lang['Registration date'] = 'Registration date';
 $lang['Reject All'] = 'Reject All';
 $lang['Reject'] = 'Reject';
 $lang['Representant'] = 'Representant';
diff --git a/language/fr_FR.iso-8859-1/admin.lang.php b/language/fr_FR.iso-8859-1/admin.lang.php
index 98dd8d3d6..30a02c841 100644
--- a/language/fr_FR.iso-8859-1/admin.lang.php
+++ b/language/fr_FR.iso-8859-1/admin.lang.php
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ $lang['Add a user'] = 'Ajouter un utilisateur';
 $lang['Add group'] = 'Ajouter un groupe';
 $lang['Add selected elements to caddie'] = 'Ajouter les éléments sélectionnés au panier';
 $lang['Add'] = 'Ajouter';
+$lang['Allow user registration'] = 'Permettre l\'enregistrement des utilisateurs';
 $lang['Apply to subcategories'] = 'Appliquer au sous-catégories';
 $lang['Are you sure?'] = 'Etes-vous sur?';
 $lang['Associated'] = 'Associée à';
@@ -152,7 +153,6 @@ $lang['Rate date'] = 'Date de notation';
 $lang['Rating by guests'] = 'Notation par les visiteurs';
 $lang['Rating'] = 'Notation';
 $lang['Recent period'] = 'Période récente';
-$lang['Registration date'] = 'Date d\'enregistrement';
 $lang['Reject All'] = 'Tout rejeter';
 $lang['Reject'] = 'Rejeter';
 $lang['Representant'] = 'Représentant';
diff --git a/register.php b/register.php
index ceca0150c..55d0b226c 100644
--- a/register.php
+++ b/register.php
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@
 define('PHPWG_ROOT_PATH','./');
 include_once( PHPWG_ROOT_PATH.'include/common.inc.php' );
 //----------------------------------------------------------- user registration
+
+if (!$conf['allow_user_registration'])
+{
+  page_forbidden('User registration closed');
+}
+
 $errors = array();
 if (isset($_POST['submit']))
 {
diff --git a/template/yoga/admin/configuration.tpl b/template/yoga/admin/configuration.tpl
index 7f86f6e1b..387bb5b47 100644
--- a/template/yoga/admin/configuration.tpl
+++ b/template/yoga/admin/configuration.tpl
@@ -59,6 +59,13 @@
       </label>
     </li>
 
+    <li>
+      <label for="allow_user_registration">
+        <span class="property">{lang:Allow user registration}</span>
+        <input type="checkbox" name="allow_user_registration" id="allow_user_registration" {general.ALLOW_USER_REGISTRATION} />
+      </label>
+    </li>
+
     <br/>
     <li>
       <fieldset>
diff --git a/template/yoga/admin/picture_modify.tpl b/template/yoga/admin/picture_modify.tpl
index c10e7744e..28981589f 100644
--- a/template/yoga/admin/picture_modify.tpl
+++ b/template/yoga/admin/picture_modify.tpl
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
       </tr>
 
       <tr>
-        <td><strong>{lang:Registration date}</strong></td>
+        <td><strong>{lang:Post date}</strong></td>
         <td>{REGISTRATION_DATE}</td>
       </tr>
 
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
         <td>{TAG_SELECTION}</td>
       </tr>
 
-      
+
       <tr>
         <td><strong>{lang:Description}</strong></td>
         <td><textarea name="description" class="description">{DESCRIPTION}</textarea></td>
diff --git a/template/yoga/default-layout.css b/template/yoga/default-layout.css
index afe4cf525..d246e32b8 100644
--- a/template/yoga/default-layout.css
+++ b/template/yoga/default-layout.css
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ FORM.properties LI, FORM#update UL  {
   margin-bottom: 0.5em;
   padding: 0;
   line-height: 1.8em;
+  clear: left;
 }
 
 FORM.properties SPAN.property {
diff --git a/template/yoga/identification.tpl b/template/yoga/identification.tpl
index 7c8f6e0c3..6f364da23 100644
--- a/template/yoga/identification.tpl
+++ b/template/yoga/identification.tpl
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
   <div class="titrePage">
     <ul class="categoryActions">
       <li><a href="{U_LOST_PASSWORD}" title="{lang:Forgot your password?}"><img src="{themeconf:icon_dir}/lost_password.png" class="button" alt="{lang:Forgot your password?}"></a></li>
+<!-- BEGIN register -->
       <li><a href="{U_REGISTER}" title="{lang:Create a new account}"><img src="{themeconf:icon_dir}/register.png" class="button" alt="{lang:register}"/></a></li>
+<!-- END register -->
       <li><a href="{U_HOME}" title="{lang:Go through the gallery as a visitor}"><img src="{themeconf:icon_dir}/home.png" class="button" alt="{lang:home}"/></a></li>
     </ul>
     <h2>{lang:Identification}</h2>
@@ -60,8 +62,10 @@ document.login_form.username.focus();
 //--></script>
 
   <p>
-    <a href="{U_REGISTER}"><img src="{themeconf:icon_dir}/register.png" class="button" alt=""> {lang:Register}</a>
-    <a href="{U_LOST_PASSWORD}"><img src="{themeconf:icon_dir}/lost_password.png" class="button" alt=""> {lang:Forgot your password?}</a>
+<!-- BEGIN register -->
+    <a href="{U_REGISTER}" title="{lang:Create a new account}"><img src="{themeconf:icon_dir}/register.png" class="button" alt=""> {lang:Register}</a>
+<!-- END register -->
+    <a href="{U_LOST_PASSWORD}" title="{lang:Forgot your password?}"><img src="{themeconf:icon_dir}/lost_password.png" class="button" alt=""> {lang:Forgot your password?}</a>
   </p>
 
 </div> <!-- content -->
diff --git a/template/yoga/menubar.tpl b/template/yoga/menubar.tpl
index dd3b72390..eafec20a6 100644
--- a/template/yoga/menubar.tpl
+++ b/template/yoga/menubar.tpl
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
     <!-- END hello -->
     <ul>
       <!-- BEGIN register -->
-      <li><a href="{U_REGISTER}" rel="nofollow">{lang:Register}</a></li>
+      <li><a href="{U_REGISTER}" title="{lang:Create a new account}" rel="nofollow">{lang:Register}</a></li>
       <!-- END register -->
       <!-- BEGIN login -->
       <li><a href="{F_IDENTIFY}" rel="nofollow">{lang:Connection}</a></li>
@@ -121,7 +121,9 @@
         </p>
     <ul class="actions">
       <li><a href="{U_LOST_PASSWORD}" title="{lang:Forgot your password?}" rel="nofollow"><img src="{pwg_root}{themeconf:icon_dir}/lost_password.png" class="button" alt="{lang:Forgot your password?}"></a></li>
+      <!-- BEGIN register -->
       <li><a href="{U_REGISTER}" title="{lang:Create a new account}" rel="nofollow"><img src="{pwg_root}{themeconf:icon_dir}/register.png" class="button" alt="{lang:register}"/></a></li>
+      <!-- END register -->
     </ul>
 
       </fieldset>