The Community Settings tab lets you choose one of these membership settings:

Allow Membership Requests and Automatically Accept New Members

This setting allows visitors to request membership in the community. The PAF automatically accepts these requests without checking with the Community Leader. Visitors seeking membership apply by clicking the Become a member link on the community page. This setting allows the greatest public access to the portal page.

Allow Membership Requests and Notify Community Leaders

This membership setting allows visitors to request community membership, but withholds membership until the Community Leader has approved the request. Visitors seeking membership apply by clicking the Become a member link on the community page. When a visitor applies for membership, the visitor’s name and e-mail address appear on the Approve/Decline Membership Requests page in the Community Users tab. The Community Leader can then use that page to either approve or decline the membership request. This setting allows conditional public access to the portal page.

Do Not Allow Membership Requests

This membership setting prevents visitors from applying for membership at all. The Portal Administrator and Community Leaders can still grant community membership.