Group assignment on registration

[Big Smoke]

I have a problem where any new members who sign up to my forums are instantly assigned to the group "member" once they're validated, as opposed to the group "applicant." Is there a way to fix this and change it to the applicant group and if so HOW! fix needed urgently. 

[BomAle]

you can change it on conf_global.php

$INFO ['member_group'] = 'X';

in addition if you are interested to assign custom group for users come from facebook and other social use:

 

[Big Smoke]

I'm not entirely sure how to get to conf_global.php, would you be able to give a screenshot or two? many thanks

[Adriano Faria]

You have to download this file via FTP and change the group ID. Save and reupload. 

[Big Smoke]

So i have to pay for that file just to change it? damn

 

[BomAle]

11 minutes ago, Big Smoke said:

So i have to pay for that file just to change it? damn

no, see what adriano say.

[Joel R]

16 hours ago, Big Smoke said:

So i have to pay for that file just to change it? damn

 

This is a default IPS file.  

If you're self-hosted, you just need to adjust the settings in your conf file.  

 

[Big Smoke]

Sorry for being a few days late, been busy, I've downloaded the file, but could someone instruct me on where and how to access this? I'm fairly new to all of this stuff lol.

[Nathan Explosion]

1. Download conf_global.php via FTP
2. Edit the file in a text editor
3. Locate 'member_group' and modify the number there to the ID number of the group you want as the default group
4. Save the file, upload it back to your server.

If you don't have FTP, or are cloud hosted by Invision, then contact your host directly via support and ask them for assistance.

[AlexWright]

I'm not sure why you have 2 topics on this. You essentially have 2 options currently, as explained in both topics.

Option 1: simply rename the current Members group to applicants, and change their permissions to be the permissions you want applicants to have access to. Then add a new members group and add their own permissions, and promote those who are already members into this group. This takes care of the on-register (as the default would be applicants this way as well). This is probably the easier method if you aren't sure of your ability to make the change required in...

Option 2: change the default member group as explained above. That can only be done on self-hosted licenses, unless you enlist IPS support. You will need a new group and that group's ID#.

Either one of these options would fix your issue.

[Reality Capture Experts]

where would someone be able to see group id's

[Adriano Faria]

ACP -> Members -> Groups: