How to approve new members
Path: Community Topbar >> Apps Icon >> Community Settings >> Security >> Access Restrictions >> Approvals Required >> New Members Approval
This section is found in the Basic settings. When this setting is enabled, new members who join the community will need approval from a moderator before they can participate.
What non-approved members will see:
When the user logs in, they will not be able to participate in the community till the moderator approves his/her account. Users will see the message the below message.
Where can you find your pending approval members:
The Moderators will be able to see all pending members from Member Management >> Members
Then moderators need to filter all pending members by this command: Pending: {YES}
Then they can update the Member Status from “Pending” to “Member” or “Banned” by clicking on Member’s name from the Member Dashboard.
This action can be done in bulk for multiple pending members by selecting the pending members and from Action tab select Approve member or Reject member.
What happens when some Auto Approve Domains will be added in Email Based Access Control
If a member Joins or Registers in the Community with the Email Domain which is already added to the Auto-Approve List then he/she will be Automatically Approved.
What happens if New Member Approval is ON in SSO-enabled community:
In an SSO-enabled community, all members are uploaded by the Administrator. So there is no effect of New Member Approval.
But for the mixed SSO community where Email/Password login and Community Sign Up is enabled, the New Member Approval will work as usual for the members who will register in the community.