Auto group join based on profile fields.

1. I have mentioned this before but will again in hopes you could whip something up for us @sbrajesh .

   It would be so powerful to have a plugin that allows a group to be auto-joined based on certain profile fields.

   For example, say I'm a SINGLE, MALE, in CALIFORNIA. Based on those profile fields I would be auto-joined to the CALIFORNIA SINGLE
   MALE GROUP, or perhaps just the CALIFORNIA Group.

   Could you please consider doing something like this? It would supercharge the groups function. It should be able to work with current members and at registration.

   Posted 6 months ago #

   

   Reboot
   

2. Hi Jeremy,
   I had tried to do this plugin based on the previous forum threads.

   there are many things which were not so feasible and that's why I did not put it.

   I will put the decisions we need to take if we want to implement it.

   1. How do you map the field to group , 1-1 or one to many ?
   2. How about the multiple select box/drop down/checkbox/radiobox, how do you think we can manage the association of a value to a Group ?

   Can you please clarify from a site admin's perspective ?

   Posted 6 months ago #

   

   Brajesh Singh
   

3. It could be made to be very simple at first and then maybe expanded later.

   I would suggest to start that you just be able to select a profile field and then have a text box that you can enter data into that if detected would add the member to the group.

   This could be in the group admin page on the front end. A simple checkbox to enable the auto import and then a drop down allowing you to select the profile field you want to target, then a text box to enter the data that if detected would auto add the member to the group.

   Of course you should be able to add more than one field to be detected, so you could have things like:

   SINGLE, FEMALE, USA gets added to the SINGLE FEMALE USA group (just for example) based on it detecting those three fields.

   Posted 6 months ago #

   

   Reboot
   

4. Hi Jeremy,
   Thanks for the input. I like the idea of attaching it to group admin settings page and allow selecting there.

   One more thing which puzzled me was if a group is to be selected based on multiple profile fields, what relation should be considered, 'AND/OR', I mean if the Gender is Male and Location is New delhi or 'Gender is Male or Location is New Delhi' how do you envisage to have the screen for the And/OR relation when more that 1 or 2 fields are selected.

   Posted 6 months ago #

   

   Brajesh Singh
   

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