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开云体育Is there a link I could put in an email /on a website that people could just click on to request to subscribe? |
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The link is on your group homepage.
It will look like this - [email protected]
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That is not a link! It is an email address.? -P.? On Wed, Mar 19, 2025, 5:20?PM Frances via <frances=[email protected]> wrote:
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On Wed, Mar 19, 2025 at 05:26 PM, Peter S. Shenkin wrote:
That is not a link! It is an email address. Actually, it is considered a link, but it pulls up your email program, not a web page, assuming you've got your computer/device set up that way.
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The OP was asking for a subscription link she could send out in an email that someone could click on to subscribe, not an email address someone could send? email to to subscribe.
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Frances showed an example, but it is not clear to me how it was implemented, or even whether it implemented within the framework or elsewhere.
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Ok, I answered both too generally and too specifically.
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Have you looked at Promote in Admin, Preferences??
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Here's the Help page mentioning Promote - /helpcenter/manual/ownersmanual/groupprocedures/group_promoting.htm
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Please check whether the signup form would work for you.?
I have not used it for my own groups, so no first hand experience.?
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Any feedback on this, group members?
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开云体育I haven’t but will. It looks promising.Thnx On Mar 19, 2025, at 9:17?PM, Frances <frances@...> wrote:
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On Wed, Mar 19, 2025 at 07:02 PM, Peter S. Shenkin wrote:
The OP was asking for a subscription link she could send out in an email that someone could click on to subscribe That's not the way I read it.? She wants something for someone to "click on to request to subscribe".? An email would do that as well as a web page.
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On Wed, Mar 19, 2025 at 06:18 PM, Leah Solat wrote:
Is there a link I could put in an email /on a website that people could just click on to request to subscribe? Not without providing their email address.
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Some folks use the "promote" code found at https: //groups.io/g/GROUPNAME/promote and put that on their web site. But they will have to type in their email address, either manually or by autofill. [Note: Typos when using this code are a significant source of bogus accounts that languish in "Not Confirmed" status.]
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A "mailto:" link to the +subscribe address automatically populates their email address, but also launches their email program. They don't have to type anything, but do have to send the message. Still, I have found this to be the easiest way.?
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You can also just provide a link to the group home page and ask them to click the join button when they get there. If already logged in to groups.io, they won't have to enter an email address. If not, they will be prompted for one.
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The only way to provide one-click signup is to send them an invitation.
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Thanks Frances. The way I would summarize your (helpful) answer is that every group comes with a URL named?/g/GROUPNAME/join. You can make this available in any website or email by simply creating a clickable link to that URL. On clicking the link the?user will be taken to a page that allows entry of an email address. For example, anyone could insert such a link on the home-page description for their group. An example can be found on the home page for this group. I do have a problem with this facility, though. You can enter an email address but there are no fields to add a screen name or first and last name. The text field does not accept a line of the form "Foo Bar <foo@...>" (without quotes, of course). I will submit an RFE for this to the beta group. -P. On Fri, Mar 21, 2025 at 11:06?AM ro-esp via <ro-esp=[email protected]> wrote: On Thu, Mar 20, 2025 at 03:03 PM, Bruce Bowman wrote: |
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On Sat, Mar 29, 2025 at 04:22 AM, Peter S. Shenkin wrote:
You can enter an email address but there are no fields to add a screen name or first and last name. Display names and User names are optional.? Some groups require one or both, while others prohibit them.? The site will try to fill in the Display name using email header information the first time a message is sent.? As long as adding one is still optional, it may be possible to ask for one or use the format you mentioned.
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开云体育Can the owner/administrator add/change display and/or user names? ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Duane via groups.io
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2025 6:50 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [GMF] link to subscribe ? On Sat, Mar 29, 2025 at 04:22 AM, Peter S. Shenkin wrote:
Display names and User names are optional.? Some groups require one or both, while others prohibit them.? The site will try to fill in the Display name using email header information the first time a message is sent.? As long as adding one is still optional, it may be possible to ask for one or use the format you mentioned. ? Duane -- Lots of detailed information can be found in the Owners Manual and Members Manual found in the Help Center. |
开云体育Thanks, Peter. Where do I find that URL? ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Peter S. Shenkin via groups.io
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2025 12:31 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [GMF] link to subscribe ? Thanks Frances. ? The way I would summarize your (helpful) answer is that every group comes with a URL named?/g/GROUPNAME/join. You can make this available in any website or email by simply creating a clickable link to that URL. On clicking the link the?user will be taken to a page that allows entry of an email address. ? -P. ? ? ? On Fri, Mar 21, 2025 at 11:06?AM ro-esp via <ro-esp=[email protected]> wrote:
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Hi, Leah,?
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The URL is already there, at "/g/GROUPNAME/join", where GROUPNAME is your group name.
If this isn't what you were trying to ask, please clarify. -P. ?
On Sat, Mar 29, 2025 at 11:04?AM Leah Solat via <lsolat=[email protected]> wrote:
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For me, the whole point?of using a link like this is that the owner doesn't have to do anything. The owner doesn't have have to send out an invitation or even do a direct add. So, for?me, the?facility would be more useful if the person who clicks the link could add a display name as part of the process.? -P. On Sat, Mar 29, 2025 at 11:06?AM Pete Cook via <peterscottcook=[email protected]> wrote:
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On Sat, Mar 29, 2025 at 05:22 AM, Peter S. Shenkin wrote:
The way I would summarize your (helpful) answer is that every group comes with a URL named?/g/GROUPNAME/join. You can make this available in any website or email by simply creating a clickable link to that URL. On clicking the link the?user will be taken to a page that allows entry of an email address. Not always.?
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If someone is already logged in to groups. io, the /join URL redirects to the group home page, at which point they will have to click the "Join This Group" button (or "Apply for Membership," if the group is Restricted).
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The reason? The entire purpose of the /join page is to prompt for an email address. If you're logged in then the system knows your email address and does not need you to enter it again.
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Leah Solat
Frances
Peter S. Shenkin
Duane
Bruce Bowman
Pete Cook