We want to help you find members who are the best fit for your group.
By default, anyone can join a public Meetup group. As an organizer, if you want to be more selective, you can enable settings to help you screen members before they join your community.
Desktop Web
- From your Meetup group’s homepage, click Manage Group
- Select Edit group settings from the drop-down menu
- On the Group Settings page, click New member settings
Mobile Web
- From your Meetup group’s homepage, select Manage Group
- Select Edit group settings from the drop-down menu
- On your Group Settings page, tap Members
Android & iOS App
- From your Meetup group, tap the three dots icon
- Tap Group Settings
- On the Group Settings page, tap New member settings
For all platforms, checking the box next to New member approval allows you to manually approve all new member requests. Meetup will always notify you about any new membership requests, and a members will remain Pending until their request is accepted or denied.
To make things personal, you can also require that your Meetup group members have a profile photo, meaning members cannot join until they upload a photo.
Profile questions
You can also ask new members to answer profile questions, so that you and others in the group can get to know them better. New members have to answer these questions before their membership request is submitted. You can review their answers from their group profile page. Once accepted into the group, all members have the option to edit these answers at any time from their group profile page.
Profile questions don’t have to be permanent. Group organizers can edit them, and add up to five profile questions for their Meetup group at any time.
Organizers should not ask for sensitive or private personal information in profile questions, and members should not provide sensitive or private personal information in their answers.