How to Approve Pending Members for a Private Group

Please keep in mind that only group admins can approve or reject a pending request. Click here for more information on how to change a user’s role from their current role to an administrative role.

There are two ways to approve or reject users for requesting to be part of a private group. They are different depending on if you only want to approve/reject users into a specific group or all groups you admin.

Approve/Reject Users for a Specific Group

1. From the top menu, click the Groups dropdown and select My Groups.
2. Click the Pending Members icon found to the right of the group name.
3. You’ll now see a list of all pending users for your group.
4. You can approve or reject a member by clicking the checkmark or x icon next to their name. To bulk approve or reject, check the boxes next to their names and use the Accept Selected Users button or the Reject Selected Users icon.

Approve/Reject Users for All Groups

1. From the top menu, click the Groups dropdown and select My Groups.
2. Click the Pending Group Membership button which also displays the number of pending members.
3. You’ll now see a list of all pending users for your groups.
4. You can approve or reject a member by clicking the checkmark or x icon next to their name. To bulk approve or reject, check the boxes next to their names and use the Accept Selected Users button or the Reject Selected Users icon.