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Message: [QUOTE="Munyaradzi Mafaro, post: 31040, member: 636"] The XenForo Internet forum software package lets administrators move users into special groups automatically. The system calls these changes promotions. Administrators control everything about promotions from the Admin Control Panel. They go to Groups & Permissions and then User group promotions. These promotions help administrators organize members better. The computer adds people to groups based on rules the administrator creates. The computer also removes people from groups when they stop meeting those rules. Administrators use promotions for many different jobs. They can test new features with certain groups. They can give special badges to helpful members. The administrator creates a promotion by clicking the Add promotion button. The administrator gives the promotion a name and picks which groups will receive new members. Then, the administrator sets up rules for who belongs in these groups. The computer checks if people match all the rules before moving them. The system runs a special job every hour to check everyone. The job puts people in new groups if they match the rules. The job takes people out of groups if they no longer match. The XenForo Internet forum software package only changes groups for active users. People who have not visited the forum recently stay in their current groups until they come back. Administrators see all their promotions listed under User group promotions. They can turn promotions on or off whenever they want. When an administrator turns off a promotion, the system stops adding new people to those groups. The system does not remove people who have already joined through that promotion. Administrators can check which people received promotions by clicking Manage promoted users. They type a name or pick a promotion to see who it affected. The list shows when each person joined a group. The list also shows if the administrator added someone manually or if the computer added them automatically. The XenForo Internet forum software package remembers everyone who received promotions. Administrators can add people to groups manually, even if they do not meet the normal rules. The administrator types the username and selects which promotion to apply. Manual promotions stay forever unless the administrator removes them later. Administrators can also block specific people from receiving promotions. Sometimes, administrators need to undo promotions completely. They have several ways to fix mistakes. They can delete the entire user group if they only used it for that promotion. They can use batch updates to remove everyone from a group at once. They can change the promotion rules to make them impossible for anyone to match. The XenForo Internet forum software package gives administrators many options to control these powerful tools. [/QUOTE]

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