Topic: Automatic Add to Groups – Including Private Ones

Automatic Add to Groups – Including Private Ones

techguy
Participant

@crashutah

3 years ago

Rather than just sending a request to have the person join the group that they’ve been invited to join, it would be better if they were just automatically a member of that group if they were invited to join by email.

Also, it seems like the group invite only works if the group is a public group. If they are either of the other 2 options, then the invite email doesn’t get sent (let alone joined).

P.S. I figured one feature per forum topic was better since then you could close topics and keep the discussion focused. Thus all the new topics.

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Boone Gorges
Keymaster

@boonebgorges

3 years ago

Thanks for the info about private groups. I’ll do some testing and figure out the bug.

As for automatic joins, I have mixed feelings about it. I will look into how hard it is (it’d probably involve circumventing some core bp functions) and if it’s not too hard I’ll make it a site wide admin option. In my community, at least, I wouldn’t want the joins to be automatic.

techguy
Participant

@crashutah

3 years ago

Yes, I think an option in the site wide admin would be best. If I get a chance I’ll see if I can look into it also.

Gert Steenkamp
Participant

@thatmatters

3 years ago

I would like this feature as well. Even if it is just the one group like an announcements group that needs to be set sitewide

techguy
Participant

@crashutah

3 years ago

Ok Boone, I think I’ve got this figured out.

Basically you need to replace line 232 and 233 in by-email.php with:
groups_join_group( $group_id, $user_id );

Of course, you’re more likely to put an option in the admin screen and then do an If () to see if people prefer to automatically add to the group or just invite them which is perfectly fine. You’re the pro at that part.

techguy
Participant

@crashutah

3 years ago

Ok, I just tested the change I listed above and it resolves the issue of private and hidden group invites not working. If you just change it to have them automatically join the group it goes really smooth.

Now to play with the friend invite. Although, I don’t mind that one sending the email as much. Interesting how we have such different needs based on the site we’re building.

smiranda
Member

@smiranda

2 years, 9 months ago

So, it techguy’s figuring going to be implemented? Or is this something we should do on our own?

smiranda
Member

@smiranda

2 years, 9 months ago

I tried your fix, techguy, and the invite does not send an email nor does it add the member to a hidden group.

techguy
Participant

@crashutah

2 years, 9 months ago

I’ve implemented this on a bunch of different sites and registered hundreds of users with no problems. You’re right that it doesn’t send a notification about them joining a group, but it definitely will add them to the group regardless of the status of the group.

hepdoll
Member

@hepdoll

8 months, 3 weeks ago

I am looking for a way to allow Group admins to skip the invitation and automatically add members to groups. @techguy, it sounds like this is exactly what your change does, which is so great. Can you tell me how to implement in the most recent version of InviteAnyone (1.0.15)? (What is written on the lines that I’m replacing?) Thank you so much!

rcpessoa
Member

@rcpessoa

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Right now non of the ways to add a user to a private or hidden group is working for me.

Invites dont work, and if a user requests to be added, the accept button is not accepting the request.

Version of buddypress 1.6.1, wordpress: 3.4.2; Buddypress theme: default.

Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,
Raul