How can i make my Users to be AUTHORS upon registration
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- Written by Super User
Ever wanted that your users become authors rightafter registering , whithout needing that you make them manually?
There's a neat and simple Corepatch that you can do.
here is how :
*CAUTION* this is Joomla Corehack! This is tested with Joomla 1.0.0 -1.0.9, but upon update you must redo this procedure. (In future versions this could not work - this is a Corehack golden rule)
1. Locate the following file: SERVER_ROOT/components/com_registration/registration.php
2. open it in your favorite editor (mine is definetly notepad2)
3. Search for the string : 'Registered',
4. Replace it with: 'Author',
5. Take a short breath in and save 
6. all new users will be authors!
PS: the whole line looks like this:
Before: $row->gid = $acl->get_group_id( 'Registered', 'ARO' );
After: $row->gid = $acl->get_group_id( 'Author', 'ARO' );