How to enable Moderated Access for Group?
You can enable this setting in two ways:
While creating a Group
- Toggle Membership Control → Enable Moderated Access.
For an existing Group
- Go to Group Setup → Group Details.
- Enable the toggle under Membership Control.
- Click Save Changes.
📊 Where to Review Join Requests?
To manage incoming membership applications:
- Go to Manage → Pending Requests.
- Here, you’ll see the list of people who have applied.
For each request, you can:
- ✅ Approve
- 👁️ View Details
- ❌ Decline
- ✏️ Edit
Bulk Approvals/Declines
- Use the checkboxes against each record.
- From the top-right menu, you can approve or decline multiple requests at once.
What Happens Next?
On Approval:
- If the membership is free → A confirmation email is sent immediately.
- If the membership is paid → The system sends an email with a payment link. Once the applicant pays, their status updates to Active.
On Decline:
- The applicant receives an email notifying them of the rejection.
✉️ Managing Email Templates
When Moderated Access is enabled, the system sends different emails based on the status of the request.
Available templates:
- Registration Request Received – Sent when someone applies to join your Group.
- Registration Request Rejected – Sent when the admin declines the request.
- Registration Request Approved – Sent when the admin approves the request.
- Registration Request Confirmed – Sent when membership is finalized.
To customize these templates:
- Go to Group Setup → Email Template.
- Select the respective email template.
- Edit the content and subject line.
- Click Save Changes.
✅ Tip: Moderated Access is best used for exclusive or professional communities where you want to carefully review new members before granting access.
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