Automatically assign newly created users to a specific user group.
Simplifies the process of adding new users, by skipping the step of manually assigning each user to a user group.
##Using the Plugin
Once you've installed the plugin, visit:
- Settings > Plugins > Auto-Assign User Group
There you will see a list of available user groups, under the heading "User Group(s) to be Auto-Assigned". Simply check each group that a new user should be automatically assigned to, and hit Save. From that point on, every new user created through the Control Panel will automatically belong to the specified group(s).
If no user groups have been created yet, you'll see a message that "No user groups exist" and a link to "Create one now..."
##Important Note
The user group(s) selected will be assigned to a new user when the new user is created through the Control Panel. If your website allows users to register through a front-end form, their group will be automatically assigned in a different way.
If you'd like to auto-assign a user group for anyone who registers via the front-end form, that can be specified on the Settings > Users page, below the "Allow public registration?" checkbox.
##The Hypothetical Dilemma
Imagine this scenario...
You are the super-admin of a website. On that site, you'll need a small group of business-level admins, and an unlimited amount of ordinary members.
- Super-admin (you)
- Admins
- Members
Members cannot register themselves... Their accounts must be created by Admins.
Admins can create new users, but should not be able to edit the individual permissions of each member. This is a bit of a problem, since Craft allows you to edit the individual permissions of a user from the exact same page as you would assign them to a specific user group.
##The Solution
This plugin will allow you (the Super-admin) to pre-determine which group a newly registered user will belong to. So in the case of our example, a newly registered user would be automatically assigned to the "Members" group. What's important about this, you can now prevent Admins from managing user permissions at all. They no longer need the ability to place a new user into the Members group, so they will no longer have access to any of the custom permissions options.