How to Implement and Manage Membership Approval Questions

Effectively managing member approvals is essential for maintaining the integrity and engagement of your online community. By using customized approval questions, you can gather essential insights from potential members, helping you decide who gains access to your group. This guide outlines the steps for setting up and managing membership approval questions, from enabling the feature to reviewing and acting on responses.

Accessing the Member Approval Questions

Start by navigating to the Settings section of your Membership Group. From there, select Member Questions.

Adding Your Questions

Click on Add Questions to begin creating your approval questions.

Selecting the Type of Questions

Choose the question format that best suits your needs, whether it be a Text Box, Single Select, or Multi Select. This step is crucial for ensuring you collect the most relevant information. You can ask up to three questions, so make each one purposeful and aligned with your group's objectives.

Saving Your Questions

After finalizing your questions, click the Save button to add them to the Membership Questions section.

Activating Membership Approval Questions

Once you activate the Membership Approval Questions feature, any member requesting to join your group will be prompted to answer the questions you've set up. Make sure to save your changes.

Managing and Reviewing Member Responses

Accessing Responses

To monitor the answers from potential members, go to the Members tab and select the Requested option. This area will show you all the members who have applied to join. Click the three dots next to a member's name to view their responses.

Making Approval Decisions

Based on the answers provided, you can either Approve or Decline the membership request.

By implementing custom approval questions, you can ensure that new members align with your community's values and contribute to a vibrant, engaged group. Follow these steps to refine your member approval process and help your community flourish.