Re: Requiring name on sign up
There is, but it requires a paid group.? You'd create an Extra Member Data field for it, then make those required when they apply.? It only works for those that apply online, not via
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Duane
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Re: Requiring name on sign up
Names is tricky thing. Many a family gathering had three generations of “David”. My father-in-law immediately simplified things by immediately adapting “Wally”. Thus we had “young David“,
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Dave Farrington
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Re: Image File Extensions
It seems to allow only those formats that are likely to be displayable in a native browser (i.e.: without add-ons).
Allowed: BMP, PNG, AVIF, WEBP, GIF, JPG, possibly others (I quit testing
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Bruce Bowman
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Re: Requiring name on sign up
Hi Bruce,
I tried this right away, and it works as you describe. I changed my display name in 1 group, by editing the subscription entry, and that change stuck (incl. subgroups, as expected). In
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Thomas Gruber
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Re: Requiring name on sign up
Thomas -- Yes, you can.
In my experience, Display Name gets auto-populated by an incoming email only if initially empty. If you manually change/clear it by editing a subscription record, it remains
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Bruce Bowman
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Re: What is a "locked" subgroup?
To the locked subgroups, no. They are locked and inaccessible.
You should still be able to invite new members to the main group, if you aren't already over the 100-member limit. (
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Bruce Bowman
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Re: Requiring name on sign up
Hi Bruce,
Is it possible for a person to have a user profile in groups.io that contains a display name, but clear the name (or change it to something different) just for a specific group to be
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Thomas Gruber
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Re: Requiring name on sign up
Hi Karen,
You can activate ?restricted membership“ for your group (admin - preferences - settings) - then any membership request will be moderated, and you can ask for a name if necessary before
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Thomas Gruber
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Re: Requiring name on sign up
Not at this time. It would be handy.
Display Name will usually be populated as soon as a subscriber sends an email to the group. If they never do - or never edit their subscription record to add one
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Bruce Bowman
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#49152
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Requiring name on sign up
Is there a way to require new people signing up to include their name?
I run an open group and some people only include their email address. No first or last name.
Thank you,
Karen
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Karen Yun-Lutz
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Re: What is a "locked" subgroup?
Hi Otto,
free groups can't have subgroups at all, except if they are legacy groups that had subgroups before 15. January 2020. So if your main group is younger than that, you lose visibility of the
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Thomas Gruber
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Re: link to subscribe
If the group is Restricted, the button will say "Apply for Membership..."
If you're already a member - and logged in - the button does not show up at all.
Regards,
Bruce
Check out the groups.io Help
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Bruce Bowman
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Re: link to subscribe
That's because you are already subscribed to the group. If you're logged off and unsubscribed, it works.
There is no way to set up a one-click link to join a group. At a minimum, the prospective
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Bruce Bowman
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Re: link to subscribe
I did not see that button "Join This Group" before. I looked and on none of my groups that are unlimited (anyone can join) their homepages does not have that button.
How can that button be added to
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James Counts, CPA, CTFA, Hemet, CA
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#49147
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Re: link to subscribe
I found this interesting so I tried the link and then the Join Here on the home page and both just sent me to the home page.
While personally not interested in joining the group? I wanted to see
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James Counts, CPA, CTFA, Hemet, CA
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Re: What is a "locked" subgroup?
It means there will be no access unless the group is upgraded.? In some cases, even the owner of the group won't be able to see the information.? See the FAQ (
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Duane
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What is a "locked" subgroup?
What does "locked" mean?
Does it mean that new members can no longer be invited?
Due to budget constraints I need to downgrade to free.
It says my subgroups will be locked.? Can I invite new
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Otto J. Arnoscht N4UZZ
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Re: Image File Extensions
heic is not supported but as far as I'm aware, all others are.
Regards
Andy
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Andy Wedge
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Re: link to subscribe
Linda,
I forgot to say, if you do change your Group to Restricted Membership,
Also change on your Home page:
To:
To Request Membership into the PeachheadNanny group, scroll down and click on the blue
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Michael Pavan
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Re: link to subscribe
Linda,
On your Home page
/g/PeachheadNanny
I suggest:
1) replacing
with
Scroll down and click on the blue "+ Join This Group" button.
(They will be instantly subscribed)
2)
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Michael Pavan
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