diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/translations.json b/client/coral-admin/src/translations.json
index a4256848e..6dffeae42 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/translations.json
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/translations.json
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     "configure": {
       "enable-pre-moderation": "Enable pre-moderation",
       "enable-pre-moderation-text": "Moderators must approve any comment before it is published.",
-      "require-email-verification": "Require Email Confirmation",
+      "require-email-verification": "Require Email Verification",
       "require-email-verification-text": "New Users must verify their email before commenting",
       "include-comment-stream": "Include Comment Stream Description for Readers.",
       "include-comment-stream-desc": "Write a message to be added to the top of your comment stream. Pose a topic, include community guidelines, etc.",
diff --git a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/Embed.js b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/Embed.js
index fce2f14fa..a853efead 100644
--- a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/Embed.js
+++ b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/Embed.js
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class Embed extends Component {
                  </div>
                : <p>{asset.settings.closedMessage}</p>
             }
-            {!loggedIn && <SignInContainer offset={signInOffset}/>}
+            {!loggedIn && <SignInContainer requireEmailConfirmation={asset.settings.requireEmailConfirmation} offset={signInOffset}/>}
             {loggedIn &&  user && <ChangeDisplayNameContainer loggedIn={loggedIn} offset={signInOffset} user={user} />}
             <Stream
               refetch={refetch}
diff --git a/client/coral-framework/actions/auth.js b/client/coral-framework/actions/auth.js
index 9c6d81f81..bda46ae42 100644
--- a/client/coral-framework/actions/auth.js
+++ b/client/coral-framework/actions/auth.js
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ export const cleanState = () => ({type: actions.CLEAN_STATE});
 const signInRequest = () => ({type: actions.FETCH_SIGNIN_REQUEST});
 const signInSuccess = (user, isAdmin) => ({type: actions.FETCH_SIGNIN_SUCCESS, user, isAdmin});
 const signInFailure = error => ({type: actions.FETCH_SIGNIN_FAILURE, error});
-const emailConfirmError = () => ({type: actions.EMAIL_CONFIRM_ERROR});
 
 export const fetchSignIn = (formData) => (dispatch) => {
   dispatch(signInRequest());
@@ -58,7 +57,6 @@ export const fetchSignIn = (formData) => (dispatch) => {
 
         // the user might not have a valid email. prompt the user user re-request the confirmation email
         dispatch(signInFailure(lang.t('error.emailNotVerified', error.metadata)));
-        dispatch(emailConfirmError());
       } else {
 
         // invalid credentials
@@ -117,15 +115,12 @@ const signUpRequest = () => ({type: actions.FETCH_SIGNUP_REQUEST});
 const signUpSuccess = user => ({type: actions.FETCH_SIGNUP_SUCCESS, user});
 const signUpFailure = error => ({type: actions.FETCH_SIGNUP_FAILURE, error});
 
-export const fetchSignUp = formData => (dispatch) => {
+export const fetchSignUp = (formData, redirectUri) => (dispatch) => {
   dispatch(signUpRequest());
 
-  coralApi('/users', {method: 'POST', body: formData})
+  coralApi('/users', {method: 'POST', body: formData, headers: {'X-Pym-Url': redirectUri}})
     .then(({user}) => {
       dispatch(signUpSuccess(user));
-      setTimeout(() =>{
-        dispatch(changeView('SIGNIN'));
-      }, 3000);
     })
     .catch(error => {
       dispatch(signUpFailure(lang.t(`error.${error.message}`)));
@@ -186,20 +181,20 @@ export const checkLogin = () => dispatch => {
     });
 };
 
-const confirmEmailRequest = () => ({type: actions.CONFIRM_EMAIL_REQUEST});
-const confirmEmailSuccess = () => ({type: actions.CONFIRM_EMAIL_SUCCESS});
-const confirmEmailFailure = () => ({type: actions.CONFIRM_EMAIL_FAILURE});
+const verifyEmailRequest = () => ({type: actions.VERIFY_EMAIL_REQUEST});
+const verifyEmailSuccess = () => ({type: actions.VERIFY_EMAIL_SUCCESS});
+const verifyEmailFailure = () => ({type: actions.VERIFY_EMAIL_FAILURE});
 
-export const requestConfirmEmail = email => dispatch => {
-  dispatch(confirmEmailRequest());
-  return coralApi('/users/resend-confirm', {method: 'POST', body: {email}})
+export const requestConfirmEmail = (email, redirectUri) => dispatch => {
+  dispatch(verifyEmailRequest());
+  return coralApi('/users/resend-verify', {method: 'POST', body: {email}, headers: {'X-Pym-Url': redirectUri}})
     .then(() => {
-      dispatch(confirmEmailSuccess());
+      dispatch(verifyEmailSuccess());
     })
     .catch(err => {
-      console.log('failed to send email confirmation', err);
+      console.log('failed to send email verification', err);
 
-      // email might have already been confirmed
-      dispatch(confirmEmailFailure());
+      // email might have already been verifyed
+      dispatch(verifyEmailFailure());
     });
 };
diff --git a/client/coral-framework/constants/auth.js b/client/coral-framework/constants/auth.js
index 2b5f762c1..b6ad3d3a1 100644
--- a/client/coral-framework/constants/auth.js
+++ b/client/coral-framework/constants/auth.js
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ export const CHECK_LOGIN_FAILURE = 'CHECK_LOGIN_FAILURE';
 
 export const CHECK_CSRF_TOKEN = 'CHECK_CSRF_TOKEN';
 
+export const VERIFY_EMAIL_REQUEST = 'VERIFY_EMAIL_REQUEST';
+export const VERIFY_EMAIL_SUCCESS = 'VERIFY_EMAIL_SUCCESS';
+export const VERIFY_EMAIL_FAILURE = 'VERIFY_EMAIL_FAILURE';
 export const UPDATE_DISPLAYNAME = 'UPDATE_DISPLAYNAME';
-export const EMAIL_CONFIRM_ERROR = 'EMAIL_CONFIRM_ERROR';
-export const CONFIRM_EMAIL_REQUEST = 'CONFIRM_EMAIL_REQUEST';
-export const CONFIRM_EMAIL_SUCCESS = 'CONFIRM_EMAIL_SUCCESS';
-export const CONFIRM_EMAIL_FAILURE = 'CONFIRM_EMAIL_FAILURE';
diff --git a/client/coral-framework/helpers/response.js b/client/coral-framework/helpers/response.js
index d95773c04..64803faef 100644
--- a/client/coral-framework/helpers/response.js
+++ b/client/coral-framework/helpers/response.js
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ const buildOptions = (inputOptions = {}) => {
     _csrf: csurfDOM ? csurfDOM.content : false
   };
 
-  const options = Object.assign({}, defaultOptions, inputOptions);
+  let options = Object.assign({}, defaultOptions, inputOptions);
+  options.headers = Object.assign({}, defaultOptions.headers, inputOptions.headers);
 
   if (options._csrf) {
     switch (options.method.toLowerCase()) {
diff --git a/client/coral-framework/reducers/auth.js b/client/coral-framework/reducers/auth.js
index a8606c0cc..c894ecde4 100644
--- a/client/coral-framework/reducers/auth.js
+++ b/client/coral-framework/reducers/auth.js
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ const initialState = Map({
   error: '',
   passwordRequestSuccess: null,
   passwordRequestFailure: null,
-  emailConfirmationFailure: false,
-  emailConfirmationLoading: false,
-  emailConfirmationSuccess: false,
+  emailVerificationFailure: false,
+  emailVerificationLoading: false,
+  emailVerificationSuccess: false,
   successSignUp: false,
   fromSignUp: false
 });
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ export default function auth (state = initialState, action) {
       error: '',
       passwordRequestFailure: null,
       passwordRequestSuccess: null,
-      emailConfirmationFailure: false,
-      emailConfirmationSuccess: false,
-      emailConfirmationLoading: false,
+      emailVerificationFailure: false,
+      emailVerificationSuccess: false,
+      emailVerificationLoading: false,
       successSignUp: false
     }));
   case actions.SHOW_CREATEDISPLAYNAME_DIALOG :
@@ -134,16 +134,16 @@ export default function auth (state = initialState, action) {
     console.log('Action', action);
     return state
       .setIn(['user', 'displayName'], action.displayName);
-  case actions.EMAIL_CONFIRM_ERROR:
+  case actions.VERIFY_EMAIL_FAILURE:
     return state
-      .set('emailConfirmationFailure', true)
-      .set('emailConfirmationLoading', false);
-  case actions.CONFIRM_EMAIL_REQUEST:
-    return state.set('emailConfirmationLoading', true);
-  case actions.CONFIRM_EMAIL_SUCCESS:
+      .set('emailVerificationFailure', true)
+      .set('emailVerificationLoading', false);
+  case actions.VERIFY_EMAIL_REQUEST:
+    return state.set('emailVerificationLoading', true);
+  case actions.VERIFY_EMAIL_SUCCESS:
     return state
-      .set('emailConfirmationSuccess', true)
-      .set('emailConfirmationLoading', false);
+      .set('emailVerificationSuccess', true)
+      .set('emailVerificationLoading', false);
   default :
     return state;
   }
diff --git a/client/coral-sign-in/components/SignDialog.js b/client/coral-sign-in/components/SignDialog.js
index 0645f110f..6243472b4 100644
--- a/client/coral-sign-in/components/SignDialog.js
+++ b/client/coral-sign-in/components/SignDialog.js
@@ -17,12 +17,7 @@ const SignDialog = ({open, view, handleClose, offset, ...props}) => (
     }}>
     <span className={styles.close} onClick={handleClose}>×</span>
     {view === 'SIGNIN' && <SignInContent {...props} />}
-    {
-      view === 'SIGNUP' && <SignUpContent
-        emailConfirmationLoading={props.emailConfirmationLoading}
-        emailConfirmationSuccess={props.emailConfirmationSuccess}
-        {...props} />
-    }
+    {view === 'SIGNUP' && <SignUpContent {...props} />}
     {view === 'FORGOT' && <ForgotContent {...props} />}
   </Dialog>
 );
diff --git a/client/coral-sign-in/components/SignInContent.js b/client/coral-sign-in/components/SignInContent.js
index e27185b52..c7a5dc80d 100644
--- a/client/coral-sign-in/components/SignInContent.js
+++ b/client/coral-sign-in/components/SignInContent.js
@@ -10,35 +10,28 @@ const SignInContent = ({
   handleChange,
   handleChangeEmail,
   emailToBeResent,
-  handleResendConfirmation,
-  emailConfirmationLoading,
-  emailConfirmationSuccess,
+  handleResendVerification,
+  emailVerificationLoading,
+  emailVerificationSuccess,
   formData,
-  ...props
+  changeView,
+  handleSignIn,
+  auth,
+  fetchSignInFacebook
 }) => {
 
   return (
     <div>
       <div className={styles.header}>
         <h1>
-          {props.auth.emailConfirmationFailure ? lang.t('signIn.emailConfirmCTA') : lang.t('signIn.signIn')}
+          {auth.emailVerificationFailure ? lang.t('signIn.emailVerifyCTA') : lang.t('signIn.signIn')}
         </h1>
       </div>
-      <div className={styles.socialConnections}>
-        <Button cStyle="facebook" onClick={props.fetchSignInFacebook} full>
-          {lang.t('signIn.facebookSignIn')}
-        </Button>
-      </div>
-      <div className={styles.separator}>
-        <h1>
-          {lang.t('signIn.or')}
-        </h1>
-      </div>
-      { props.auth.error && <Alert>{props.auth.error}</Alert> }
+      { auth.error && <Alert>{auth.error}</Alert> }
       {
-        props.auth.emailConfirmationFailure
-        ? <form onSubmit={handleResendConfirmation}>
-          <p>{lang.t('signIn.requestNewConfirmEmail')}</p>
+        auth.emailVerificationFailure
+        ? <form onSubmit={handleResendVerification}>
+            <p>{lang.t('signIn.requestNewVerifyEmail')}</p>
             <FormField
               id="confirm-email"
               type="email"
@@ -46,41 +39,53 @@ const SignInContent = ({
               value={emailToBeResent}
               onChange={handleChangeEmail} />
             <Button id='resendConfirmEmail' type='submit' cStyle='black' full>Send Email</Button>
-            {emailConfirmationLoading && <Spinner />}
-            {emailConfirmationSuccess && <Success />}
+            {emailVerificationLoading && <Spinner />}
+            {emailVerificationSuccess && <Success />}
           </form>
-        : <form onSubmit={props.handleSignIn}>
-            <FormField
-              id="email"
-              type="email"
-              label={lang.t('signIn.email')}
-              value={formData.email}
-              onChange={handleChange}
-            />
-            <FormField
-              id="password"
-              type="password"
-              label={lang.t('signIn.password')}
-              value={formData.password}
-              onChange={handleChange}
-            />
-            <div className={styles.action}>
-              {
-                !props.auth.isLoading ?
-                <Button id='coralLogInButton' type="submit" cStyle="black" className={styles.signInButton} full>
-                  {lang.t('signIn.signIn')}
-                </Button>
-                :
-                <Spinner />
-              }
+        : <div>
+            <div className={styles.socialConnections}>
+              <Button cStyle="facebook" onClick={fetchSignInFacebook} full>
+                {lang.t('signIn.facebookSignIn')}
+              </Button>
             </div>
-          </form>
+            <div className={styles.separator}>
+              <h1>
+                {lang.t('signIn.or')}
+              </h1>
+            </div>
+            <form onSubmit={handleSignIn}>
+              <FormField
+                id="email"
+                type="email"
+                label={lang.t('signIn.email')}
+                value={formData.email}
+                onChange={handleChange}
+              />
+              <FormField
+                id="password"
+                type="password"
+                label={lang.t('signIn.password')}
+                value={formData.password}
+                onChange={handleChange}
+              />
+              <div className={styles.action}>
+                {
+                  !auth.isLoading ?
+                  <Button id='coralLogInButton' type="submit" cStyle="black" className={styles.signInButton} full>
+                    {lang.t('signIn.signIn')}
+                  </Button>
+                  :
+                  <Spinner />
+                }
+              </div>
+            </form>
+          </div>
       }
       <div className={styles.footer}>
-        <span><a onClick={() => props.changeView('FORGOT')}>{lang.t('signIn.forgotYourPass')}</a></span>
+        <span><a onClick={() => changeView('FORGOT')}>{lang.t('signIn.forgotYourPass')}</a></span>
         <span>
           {lang.t('signIn.needAnAccount')}
-          <a onClick={() => props.changeView('SIGNUP')} id='coralRegister'>
+          <a onClick={() => changeView('SIGNUP')} id='coralRegister'>
             {lang.t('signIn.register')}
           </a>
         </span>
@@ -90,9 +95,17 @@ const SignInContent = ({
 };
 
 SignInContent.propTypes = {
-  emailConfirmationLoading: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
-  emailConfirmationSuccess: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
-  handleResendConfirmation: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+  auth: PropTypes.shape({
+    isLoading: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
+    error: PropTypes.object,
+    emailVerificationFailure: PropTypes.bool
+  }).isRequired,
+  fetchSignInFacebook: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+  handleSignIn: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+  changeView: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+  emailVerificationLoading: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
+  emailVerificationSuccess: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
+  handleResendVerification: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   handleChangeEmail: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   emailToBeResent: PropTypes.string.isRequired
 };
diff --git a/client/coral-sign-in/components/SignUpContent.js b/client/coral-sign-in/components/SignUpContent.js
index 80a6fcde4..03c083070 100644
--- a/client/coral-sign-in/components/SignUpContent.js
+++ b/client/coral-sign-in/components/SignUpContent.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React from 'react';
+import React, {PropTypes} from 'react';
 import Alert from './Alert';
 import {Button, FormField, Spinner, Success} from 'coral-ui';
 import styles from './styles.css';
@@ -6,83 +6,148 @@ import I18n from 'coral-framework/modules/i18n/i18n';
 import translations from '../translations';
 const lang = new I18n(translations);
 
-const SignUpContent = ({handleChange, formData, ...props}) => (
-  <div>
-    <div className={styles.header}>
-      <h1>
-        {lang.t('signIn.signUp')}
-      </h1>
-    </div>
-    <div className={styles.socialConnections}>
-      <Button cStyle="facebook" onClick={props.fetchSignUpFacebook} full>
-        {lang.t('signIn.facebookSignUp')}
-      </Button>
-    </div>
-    <div className={styles.separator}>
-      <h1>
-        {lang.t('signIn.or')}
-      </h1>
-    </div>
-    { props.auth.error && <Alert>{props.auth.error}</Alert> }
-    <form onSubmit={props.handleSignUp}>
-      <FormField
-        id="email"
-        type="email"
-        label={lang.t('signIn.email')}
-        value={formData.email}
-        showErrors={props.showErrors}
-        errorMsg={props.errors.email}
-        onChange={handleChange}
-      />
-      <FormField
-        id="displayName"
-        type="text"
-        label={lang.t('signIn.displayName')}
-        value={formData.displayName}
-        showErrors={props.showErrors}
-        errorMsg={props.errors.displayName}
-        onChange={handleChange}
-      />
-      <FormField
-        id="password"
-        type="password"
-        label={lang.t('signIn.password')}
-        value={formData.password}
-        showErrors={props.showErrors}
-        errorMsg={props.errors.password}
-        onChange={handleChange}
-        minLength="8"
-      />
-      { props.errors.password && <span className={styles.hint}> Password must be at least 8 characters. </span> }
-      <FormField
-        id="confirmPassword"
-        type="password"
-        label={lang.t('signIn.confirmPassword')}
-        value={formData.confirmPassword}
-        showErrors={props.showErrors}
-        errorMsg={props.errors.confirmPassword}
-        onChange={handleChange}
-        minLength="8"
-      />
-      <div className={styles.action}>
-        { !props.auth.isLoading && !props.auth.successSignUp && (
-          <Button type="submit" cStyle="black" id='coralSignUpButton' className={styles.signInButton} full>
+class SignUpContent extends React.Component {
+
+  constructor (props) {
+    super(props);
+    this.successfulSignup = false;
+  }
+
+  static propTypes = {
+    emailVerificationEnabled: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
+    fetchSignUpFacebook: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+    changeView: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+    handleSignUp: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+    showErrors: PropTypes.bool,
+    errors: PropTypes.shape({
+      email: PropTypes.string,
+      displayName: PropTypes.string,
+      password: PropTypes.string,
+      confirmPassword: PropTypes.string,
+    }),
+    formData: PropTypes.shape({
+      email: PropTypes.string,
+      displayName: PropTypes.string,
+      password: PropTypes.string,
+      confirmPassword: PropTypes.string
+    })
+  }
+
+  render () {
+
+    const {
+      handleChange,
+      formData,
+      emailVerificationEnabled,
+      auth,
+      errors,
+      showErrors,
+      changeView,
+      handleSignUp,
+      fetchSignUpFacebook} = this.props;
+
+    const beforeSignup = !auth.isLoading && !auth.successSignUp;
+    const successfulSignup = !auth.isLoading && auth.successSignUp;
+
+    // the first time we render a successfulSignup, trigger a timer
+    if ((this.successfulSignup ^ successfulSignup) && !emailVerificationEnabled) {
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        changeView('SIGNIN');
+      }, 1000);
+      this.successfulSignup = true;
+    }
+
+    return (
+      <div>
+        <div className={styles.header}>
+          <h1>
             {lang.t('signIn.signUp')}
-          </Button>
-        )}
-        { props.auth.isLoading && <Spinner /> }
-        { !props.auth.isLoading && props.auth.successSignUp && <Success /> }
+          </h1>
+        </div>
+
+        { auth.error && <Alert>{auth.error}</Alert> }
+        { beforeSignup &&
+          <div>
+            <div className={styles.socialConnections}>
+              <Button cStyle="facebook" onClick={fetchSignUpFacebook} full>
+                {lang.t('signIn.facebookSignUp')}
+              </Button>
+            </div>
+            <div className={styles.separator}>
+              <h1>
+                {lang.t('signIn.or')}
+              </h1>
+            </div>
+            <form onSubmit={handleSignUp}>
+              <FormField
+                id="email"
+                type="email"
+                label={lang.t('signIn.email')}
+                value={formData.email}
+                showErrors={showErrors}
+                errorMsg={errors.email}
+                onChange={handleChange}
+              />
+              <FormField
+                id="displayName"
+                type="text"
+                label={lang.t('signIn.displayName')}
+                value={formData.displayName}
+                showErrors={showErrors}
+                errorMsg={errors.displayName}
+                onChange={handleChange}
+              />
+              <FormField
+                id="password"
+                type="password"
+                label={lang.t('signIn.password')}
+                value={formData.password}
+                showErrors={showErrors}
+                errorMsg={errors.password}
+                onChange={handleChange}
+                minLength="8"
+              />
+              { errors.password && <span className={styles.hint}> Password must be at least 8 characters. </span> }
+              <FormField
+                id="confirmPassword"
+                type="password"
+                label={lang.t('signIn.confirmPassword')}
+                value={formData.confirmPassword}
+                showErrors={showErrors}
+                errorMsg={errors.confirmPassword}
+                onChange={handleChange}
+                minLength="8"
+              />
+              <div className={styles.action}>
+                <Button type="submit" cStyle="black" id='coralSignUpButton' className={styles.signInButton} full>
+                  {lang.t('signIn.signUp')}
+                </Button>
+                { auth.isLoading && <Spinner /> }
+              </div>
+            </form>
+          </div>
+        }
+        {
+          successfulSignup &&
+          <div>
+            <Success />
+            {
+              emailVerificationEnabled &&
+              <p>{lang.t('signIn.verifyEmail')}<br /><br />{lang.t('signIn.verifyEmail2')}</p>
+            }
+          </div>
+        }
+        <div className={styles.footer}>
+          <span>
+            {lang.t('signIn.alreadyHaveAnAccount')}
+            <a id="coralSignInViewTrigger" onClick={() => changeView('SIGNIN')}>
+              {lang.t('signIn.signIn')}
+            </a>
+          </span>
+        </div>
       </div>
-    </form>
-    <div className={styles.footer}>
-      <span>
-        {lang.t('signIn.alreadyHaveAnAccount')}
-        <a onClick={() => props.changeView('SIGNIN')}>
-          {lang.t('signIn.signIn')}
-        </a>
-      </span>
-    </div>
-  </div>
-);
+    );
+  }
+}
 
 export default SignUpContent;
diff --git a/client/coral-sign-in/containers/SignInContainer.js b/client/coral-sign-in/containers/SignInContainer.js
index 937c830c9..c92fe024d 100644
--- a/client/coral-sign-in/containers/SignInContainer.js
+++ b/client/coral-sign-in/containers/SignInContainer.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, {Component} from 'react';
+import React, {Component, PropTypes} from 'react';
 import {connect} from 'react-redux';
 import SignDialog from '../components/SignDialog';
 import Button from 'coral-ui/components/Button';
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import validate from 'coral-framework/helpers/validate';
 import errorMsj from 'coral-framework/helpers/error';
 import I18n from 'coral-framework/modules/i18n/i18n';
 import translations from '../translations';
+import {pym} from 'coral-framework';
 const lang = new I18n(translations);
 
 import {
@@ -42,12 +43,16 @@ class SignInContainer extends Component {
     this.state = this.initialState;
     this.handleChange = this.handleChange.bind(this);
     this.handleChangeEmail = this.handleChangeEmail.bind(this);
-    this.handleResendConfirmation = this.handleResendConfirmation.bind(this);
+    this.handleResendVerification = this.handleResendVerification.bind(this);
     this.handleSignUp = this.handleSignUp.bind(this);
     this.handleSignIn = this.handleSignIn.bind(this);
     this.addError = this.addError.bind(this);
   }
 
+  static propTypes = {
+    requireEmailConfirmation: PropTypes.bool.isRequired
+  }
+
   componentWillMount () {
     this.props.checkLogin();
   }
@@ -80,9 +85,9 @@ class SignInContainer extends Component {
     this.setState({emailToBeResent: value});
   }
 
-  handleResendConfirmation(e) {
+  handleResendVerification(e) {
     e.preventDefault();
-    this.props.requestConfirmEmail(this.state.emailToBeResent)
+    this.props.requestConfirmEmail(this.state.emailToBeResent, pym.parentUrl || location.href)
       .then(() => {
         setTimeout(() => {
 
@@ -133,7 +138,7 @@ class SignInContainer extends Component {
     const {fetchSignUp, validForm, invalidForm} = this.props;
     this.displayErrors();
     if (this.isCompleted() && !Object.keys(errors).length) {
-      fetchSignUp(this.state.formData);
+      fetchSignUp(this.state.formData, pym.parentUrl || location.href);
       validForm();
     } else {
       invalidForm(lang.t('signIn.checkTheForm'));
@@ -146,8 +151,9 @@ class SignInContainer extends Component {
   }
 
   render() {
-    const {auth, showSignInDialog, noButton, offset} = this.props;
-    const {emailConfirmationLoading, emailConfirmationSuccess} = auth;
+    const {auth, showSignInDialog, noButton, offset, requireEmailConfirmation} = this.props;
+    const {emailVerificationLoading, emailVerificationSuccess} = auth;
+
     return (
       <div>
         {!noButton && <Button id='coralSignInButton' onClick={showSignInDialog} full>
@@ -157,8 +163,9 @@ class SignInContainer extends Component {
           open={auth.showSignInDialog}
           view={auth.view}
           offset={offset}
-          emailConfirmationLoading={emailConfirmationLoading}
-          emailConfirmationSuccess={emailConfirmationSuccess}
+          emailVerificationEnabled={requireEmailConfirmation}
+          emailVerificationLoading={emailVerificationLoading}
+          emailVerificationSuccess={emailVerificationSuccess}
           {...this}
           {...this.state}
           {...this.props}
@@ -175,12 +182,12 @@ const mapStateToProps = state => ({
 const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => ({
   checkLogin: () => dispatch(checkLogin()),
   facebookCallback: (err, data) => dispatch(facebookCallback(err, data)),
-  fetchSignUp: formData => dispatch(fetchSignUp(formData)),
+  fetchSignUp: (formData, url) => dispatch(fetchSignUp(formData, url)),
   fetchSignIn: formData => dispatch(fetchSignIn(formData)),
   fetchSignInFacebook: () => dispatch(fetchSignInFacebook()),
   fetchSignUpFacebook: () => dispatch(fetchSignUpFacebook()),
   fetchForgotPassword: formData => dispatch(fetchForgotPassword(formData)),
-  requestConfirmEmail: email => dispatch(requestConfirmEmail(email)),
+  requestConfirmEmail: (email, url) => dispatch(requestConfirmEmail(email, url)),
   showSignInDialog: () => dispatch(showSignInDialog()),
   changeView: view => dispatch(changeView(view)),
   handleClose: () => dispatch(hideSignInDialog()),
diff --git a/client/coral-sign-in/translations.js b/client/coral-sign-in/translations.js
index 5751370a6..e8014014c 100644
--- a/client/coral-sign-in/translations.js
+++ b/client/coral-sign-in/translations.js
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 export default {
   en: {
     'signIn': {
-      emailConfirmCTA: 'Please verify your email address.',
-      requestNewConfirmEmail: 'Request another email:',
+      emailVerifyCTA: 'Please verify your email address.',
+      requestNewVerifyEmail: 'Request another email:',
+      verifyEmail: 'Thank you for creating an account! We sent an email to the address you provided to verify your account.',
+      verifyEmail2: 'You must verify your account before engaging with the community.',
       notYou: 'Not you?',
       loggedInAs: 'Logged in as',
       facebookSignIn: 'Sign in with Facebook',
@@ -40,8 +42,10 @@ export default {
   },
   es: {
     'signIn': {
-      emailConfirmCTA: 'Por favor verifique su correo electronico.',
-      requestNewConfirmEmail: 'Enviar otro correo:',
+      emailVerifyCTA: 'Por favor verifique su correo electronico.',
+      requestNewVerifyEmail: 'Enviar otro correo:',
+      verifyEmail: '¡Gracias por crear una cuenta! Le enviamos un correo a la dirección que dio para verificar su cuenta.',
+      verifyEmail2: 'Debe verificarla antes de poder involucrarse en la comunidad.',
       notYou: 'No eres tu?',
       loggedInAs: 'Entraste como',
       facebookSignIn: 'Entrar con Facebook',
diff --git a/routes/api/account/index.js b/routes/api/account/index.js
index 1cfc22544..d383e9f36 100644
--- a/routes/api/account/index.js
+++ b/routes/api/account/index.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ router.get('/', authorization.needed(), (req, res, next) => {
 // POST /email/confirm takes the password confirmation token available as a
 // payload parameter and if it verifies, it updates the confirmed_at date on the
 // local profile.
-router.post('/email/confirm', (req, res, next) => {
+router.post('/email/verify', (req, res, next) => {
 
   const {
     token
diff --git a/routes/api/users/index.js b/routes/api/users/index.js
index 6f40e5fb5..5d9386d14 100644
--- a/routes/api/users/index.js
+++ b/routes/api/users/index.js
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ const SendEmailConfirmation = (app, userID, email, referer) => UsersService
 // create a local user.
 router.post('/', (req, res, next) => {
   const {email, password, displayName} = req.body;
-  const redirectUri = req.header('Referer');
+  const redirectUri = req.header('X-Pym-Url') || req.header('Referer');
 
   UsersService
     .createLocalUser(email, password, displayName)
@@ -187,9 +187,9 @@ router.post('/:user_id/actions', authorization.needed(), (req, res, next) => {
 });
 
 // trigger an email confirmation re-send by a new user
-router.post('/resend-confirm', (req, res, next) => {
+router.post('/resend-verify', (req, res, next) => {
   const {email} = req.body;
-  const redirectUri = req.header('Referer');
+  const redirectUri = req.header('X-Pym-Url') || req.header('Referer');
 
   if (!email) {
     return next(errors.ErrMissingEmail);
diff --git a/test/e2e/pages/embedStreamPage.js b/test/e2e/pages/embedStreamPage.js
index 372b94b66..1dd467b10 100644
--- a/test/e2e/pages/embedStreamPage.js
+++ b/test/e2e/pages/embedStreamPage.js
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ const embedStreamCommands = {
       .setValue('@signUpDialogDisplayName', user.displayName)
       .waitForElementVisible('@signUpButton')
       .click('@signUpButton')
+      .waitForElementVisible('@signInViewTrigger')
+      .click('@signInViewTrigger')
       .waitForElementVisible('@logInButton')
       .click('@logInButton')
       .waitForElementVisible('@logoutButton', 5000);
@@ -102,6 +104,9 @@ module.exports = {
     signUpButton: {
       selector: '#coralSignUpButton'
     },
+    signInViewTrigger: {
+      selector: '#coralSignInViewTrigger'
+    },
     logoutButton: {
       selector: '.commentStream #logout'
     },
diff --git a/test/e2e/tests/EmbedStreamTests.js b/test/e2e/tests/EmbedStreamTests.js
index 1b1fb40ab..5591d6b8d 100644
--- a/test/e2e/tests/EmbedStreamTests.js
+++ b/test/e2e/tests/EmbedStreamTests.js
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ const mocks = require('../mocks');
 const mockComment = 'I read the comments';
 const mockReply = 'This is a test reply';
 const mockUser = {
-  email: `${new Date().getTime()}@test.com`,
-  name: 'testuser',
+  email: `${Date.now()}@test.com`,
+  name: `testuser${Math.random()
+    .toString()
+    .slice(-5)}`,
   pw: 'testtest'
 };
 
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@ module.exports = {
           .setValue('#password', mockUser.pw)
           .setValue('#confirmPassword', mockUser.pw)
           .click('#coralSignUpButton')
+          .pause(5000)
           .waitForElementVisible('#coralLogInButton', 10000)
           .click('#coralLogInButton')
           .waitForElementVisible('.coral-plugin-commentbox-button', 4000)
diff --git a/views/admin/confirm-email.ejs b/views/admin/confirm-email.ejs
index 7d0475325..6b4d456d8 100644
--- a/views/admin/confirm-email.ejs
+++ b/views/admin/confirm-email.ejs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <head>
     <meta charset="utf-8">
     <meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=1">
-    <title>Confirm Email</title>
+    <title>Email Verification</title>
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/icon?family=Material+Icons">
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://code.getmdl.io/1.2.1/material.indigo-pink.min.css">
 
@@ -43,14 +43,14 @@
     <div id="root">
       <div class="coral-card-wide mdl-card mdl-shadow--2dp">
         <div class="mdl-card__title">
-          <h2 class="mdl-card__title-text">Confirm Email Address</h2>
+          <h2 class="mdl-card__title-text">Verify Email Address</h2>
         </div>
         <div class="mdl-card__supporting-text">
-          Click the button below to confirm your new user account.
+          Click the button below to verify the email on your new user account.
         </div>
         <div class="mdl-card__actions mdl-card--border">
-          <a class="mdl-button mdl-button--colored mdl-js-button mdl-js-ripple-effect" id="confirm-email">
-            Confirm
+          <a class="mdl-button mdl-button--colored mdl-js-button mdl-js-ripple-effect" id="verify-email">
+            Verify
           </a>
           <div style="display: none" id="p2" class="mdl-progress mdl-js-progress mdl-progress__indeterminate"></div>
         </div>
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
           $('.error-console').removeClass('active');
 
           $.ajax({
-            url: '/api/v1/account/email/confirm',
+            url: '/api/v1/account/email/verify',
             contentType: 'application/json',
             method: 'POST',
             headers: {
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
           });
         }
 
-        $('#confirm-email').on('click', handleClick);
+        $('#verify-email').on('click', handleClick);
       });
     </script>
   </body>