That means we need to define a rather complex UX for workflows inside the admin section. Technically you can achieve this today with a plugin and we have some prior art with the way we define parts of workflows with webhooks.
I do see us having a “drag and drop” workflow kind of thing in the next say 5-10 years, but it is not in the immediate or medium plan.
When I say “workflow” I mean using admin interfaces in some theoretical world you could define.
- When a user is created
- Then apply group X to user
Being “workflowy” it could allow for crazy stuff like
- When a user is created
- Send a notification to User Y with the text user bob was created.
Or,
- When user bob posts a reply
- make group test watch the topic
These kind of systems are mega flexible and allow for tons of magic, but are a very big project we have not even sketched out or planned.
Your immediate solutions here are either to use trust level OR build a plugin which has all the hooks to make your workflow happen.