Elementor Form to register as new User with customer role with Approval Feature

// Handle Elementor registration form submission
add_action('elementor_pro/forms/new_record', function ($record, $handler) {
    $form_name = $record->get_form_settings('form_name');
    if ('registration_form' !== $form_name) {
        return;
    }

    // Get form data
    $raw_fields = $record->get('fields');
    $fields = [];
    foreach ($raw_fields as $id => $field) {
        $fields[$id] = sanitize_text_field($field['value']);
    }

    $first_name = $fields['name'] ?? '';
    $email      = sanitize_email($fields['email'] ?? '');
    $phone      = $fields['phone'] ?? '';

    if (empty($email)) {
        return;
    }

    $username = sanitize_user(current(explode('@', $email)));
    $password = wp_generate_password();

    $user_id = wp_create_user($username, $password, $email);

    if (!is_wp_error($user_id)) {
        wp_update_user([
            'ID'         => $user_id,
            'first_name' => $first_name,
            'role'       => 'customer'
        ]);

        // Store approval status
        update_user_meta($user_id, 'customer_approved', 0);

        // Save phone in billing & shipping details
        update_user_meta($user_id, 'billing_phone', $phone);
        update_user_meta($user_id, 'shipping_phone', $phone);

        // Notify admin
        wp_mail(
            get_option('admin_email'),
            'New Customer User Pending Approval',
            "A new Customer user has registered and is pending approval:\n\nName: $first_name\nEmail: $email\nPhone: $phone\n\nApprove Now: " . admin_url('users.php')
        );
    }
}, 10, 2);


// Add approval column
add_filter('manage_users_columns', function ($columns) {
    $columns['customer_approved'] = 'Customer Approved';
    return $columns;
});

// Column content + Approve button
add_filter('manage_users_custom_column', function ($output, $column_name, $user_id) {
    if ($column_name === 'customer_approved') {
        $approved = get_user_meta($user_id, 'customer_approved', true);
        if ($approved == 1) {
            return '<span style="color:green;font-weight:bold;">Approved</span>';
        } else {
            $approve_url = wp_nonce_url(add_query_arg([
                'action'  => 'approve_customer_user',
                'user_id' => $user_id,
            ]), 'approve_customer_user_' . $user_id);
            return '<a href="' . esc_url($approve_url) . '" class="button">Approve</a>';
        }
    }
    return $output;
}, 10, 3);


// Approval action
add_action('admin_init', function () {
    if (isset($_GET['action'], $_GET['user_id']) && $_GET['action'] === 'approve_customer_user') {
        $user_id = intval($_GET['user_id']);
        if (wp_verify_nonce($_GET['_wpnonce'], 'approve_customer_user_' . $user_id)) {
            update_user_meta($user_id, 'customer_approved', 1);

            // Send approval email with reset password link
            $user_info = get_userdata($user_id);
            $reset_link = wp_lostpassword_url();
            wp_mail(
                $user_info->user_email,
                'Your Account Has Been Approved',
                "Hi {$user_info->first_name},\n\nYour account has been approved.\nYou can set your password here: $reset_link\n\nThank you!"
            );

            wp_redirect(remove_query_arg(['action', 'user_id', '_wpnonce']));
            exit;
        }
    }
});


// Prevent login until approved
add_filter('authenticate', function ($user, $username, $password) {
    if ($user instanceof WP_User) {
        $approved = get_user_meta($user->ID, 'customer_approved', true);
        if ($approved != 1) {
            return new WP_Error(
                'approval_pending',
                __('Your account is pending approval. Please wait for admin approval.', 'textdomain')
            );
        }
    }
    return $user;
}, 30, 3);


// Block password reset for unapproved users
add_action('validate_password_reset', function ($errors, $user) {
    if ($user && !is_wp_error($user)) {
        $approved = get_user_meta($user->ID, 'customer_approved', true);
        if ($approved != 1) {
            $errors->add('approval_pending', __('Your account is pending approval. You cannot reset your password yet.', 'textdomain'));
        }
    }
}, 10, 2);


// Also block the 'Set New Password' screen
add_action('login_form_rp', 'block_unapproved_password_reset');
add_action('login_form_resetpass', 'block_unapproved_password_reset');
function block_unapproved_password_reset() {
    $user = check_password_reset_key($_REQUEST['key'] ?? '', $_REQUEST['login'] ?? '');
    if ($user instanceof WP_User) {
        $approved = get_user_meta($user->ID, 'customer_approved', true);
        if ($approved != 1) {
            wp_die(__('Your account is pending approval. You cannot set a new password yet.', 'textdomain'));
        }
    }
}

registration_form is the form name