Hi I’m creating a topic post where I will talk about a user group and I want the users to be able to click on a button to join directly from this topic post. Exactly like the ‘Request’ button they’ll see when they click on the link to view this group. For example, in Discourse there’s the Discours…

AFAIK this isn’t possible the way you are thinking but it would be a neat idea :wink: At the moment you can just create a link that takes you to the group eg. Request Or an image like you did above. But the user would still have to request join from the group page. Or if you want something more…

Thanks! The customizations are great or even using an image, or theme component as @pfaffman suggested; however, I want the immediate action for the button to do what the ‘request’ button does in the group page. :slight_smile: Maybe the theme component could grab the exact button and insert it righ…

You’d use a (new) glimmer component. (Widgets are deprecated). I think you could target the topic ID that you want it to go in, but I’m not quite sure how to do that offhand.

To participate in category you need to <a href="/g/group/members">Apply</a> I use this for a closed group in a category that everyone can see but needs to join to participate. In my case above it activates a group message to owners to request to join. Imagine if group is free to join it might wor…

How to Include the Group 'Request' Button In a Topic Post?

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pfaffman (Jay Pfaffman) April 3, 2025, 11:24am 4

A theme component could create such a button, but I’m not sure how to trigger it where you want it.

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How to Include the Group 'Request' Button In a Topic Post?

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