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We are about to migrate a longstanding group with about 4000 members to groups.io. The group is still growing and there is also some fluctuation. In our old group every member could post; there was no approval process. I see that here every members message has to be approved the first time around. Is there a way around it? I looked at invitations but there is no way to send them automated. We use a two-step registration process: First information is gathered via a form, then you join the group. Maybe there is a way we could send the invitation at the end of step one and have people join that way? It would need to be an automated process though; we do not have enough manpower to do that manually.

I would be grateful for any suggestions.

On Tue, Jul 2, 2019 at 06:49 AM, Sekretariat Strommarkttreffen wrote:

I see that here every members message has to be approved the first time around. Is there a way around it?

That's not required if joining the group requires approval (Restricted Membership).? Approval would still be a manual step, though relatively easy since you can do it via email from the notice of their application to join.

Another possible option would be available if you get a Premium group.? If you have a programmer among your members, they may be able to use the API to automate some things, possibly all.? I haven't done it, but it looks workable.

Duane
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On Tue, Jul 2, 2019 at 07:49 AM, Sekretariat Strommarkttreffen wrote:

We use a two-step registration process: First information is gathered via a form, then you join the group. Maybe there is a way we could send the invitation at the end of step one and have people join that way? It would need to be an automated process though; we do not have enough manpower to do that manually.

I suggest using the Restricted method (see Admin>Settings>Spam Control) and turn off New Users Moderated.

I assume you are getting this form from the applicant ahead of time. With that information in hand, you can then send the person an invitation to your group (Admin>Invite). Once that invitation is accepted (and the person confirms their email address with groups.io, if needed), he will be able to post immediately without any moderation. However, you still have to manually send the invitation.

If you have a Premium group ($110/year), you can Direct Add people to your group. Then the person will be added immediately without having to accept an invitation or be confirmed.?

Both the Invite and the Direct Add screens have the ability to upload a plain text file containing a list of email addresses to be invited/added, one per line. But a group Moderator still has to log into your group and upload the file. There is no way to allow someone to join your group and immediately post without any Moderator activity at all. See this recent [and lengthy] thread for more details.

Hope this helps,
Bruce
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Thanks for all your useful answers. I think API looks most promising for our needs.