Application Forms for User Groups Automation

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The discussion revolves around creating custom application forms for user groups in Discourse, similar to the functionality of the Appy Discord bot. JamesTheClarke is looking for an official plugin or theme component that can automate access control to sensitive forum parts based on user applications.

Since no official plugin exists, Arkshine suggests creating a custom form template, but notes that customizations would be needed for validation and automatic group addition. They also mention the Custom Wizard Plugin, but its validation system is unclear. Another option is creating a group with a custom template, although it’s not ideal for creating forms.

JamesTheClarke has also requested that the topic be moved to the feature request category if no suitable solution is found.

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I run a medium-sized gaming community with several administrative positions that often get rotated. Previously we used enjin for a long time which featured the ability to create custom application forms for those various positions.

Community members could apply for a position and the admins could review/discuss the application directly and privately on the form. After a decision was made an admin could either accept or reject a form and then the user would be added/removed from certain user groups to automate access control to sensitive forum parts.

Basically what we are looking for is the functionality of the Appy Discord bot but for Discourse. Is there an official plugin which could fulfill this purpose or any tips on how we could achieve this?

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If there is no official plugin or theme component facilitating application forms would it be possible to move this topic into the feature request category?

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You could create a form template – However, customizations are likely needed to validate and automatically add a user to a group.

You have Custom Wizard Plugin 🧙, but it’s unclear to me whether there is a validation system.

You can create a group with a custom template. However, that’s not super convenient to create a form within it. (That would be nice if you could use a Form Template here). It’s probably the closest to what you want.

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