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Scripting New Members

Hi,

I'm considering using the Members app for a password restricted area. The restricted area will be used by a lot of users right off the bat. So I'd like to automate the creation of the accounts, either by sending out a temporary password to each new user, or at least a link to a password recovery process. Does the app provide an API to facilitate this? I've not seen anything in the documentation.

Thanks in advance,

Rich

Richard Kimber

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  • 5 years ago
Drew McLellan

Drew McLellan 2638 points
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It doesn't yet, but I think it would be a nice thing to add.

Cool, thanks for the response.

That would be a great addition indeed!

I would love to see this functionality as well. It would be very useful! Thank you!

Hi Richard,

I had a similar requirement so I created the users in Excel using a single member as the template for the fields and then bulk created all the users with a known password hash directly in the database table. This worked well and then allows me to send a bcc email to all members, providing them with the default password and a link for them to reset their password in the profile screen. Using this method, I can create hundreds of members in minutes.

Happy to advise if that would be something that would help you.