# Allow users to join groups from the registration forms

URL: https://wpusermanager.com/article/289-allow-users-to-join-groups-from-the-registration-forms/
Last updated: 2026-10-07

New users can join public groups as they register.

1. Go to **Users > Registration Forms**, edit the form, and open its **Settings**.
2. Turn on **Allow Users to Join User Groups** (the name follows your group name; see [Changing the name of the group object](https://wpusermanager.com/article/248-changing-the-name-of-the-group-object/)).
3. Save.

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The form then lists your public groups as checkboxes. The groups a new user ticks are joined straight away when they register.

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Mentioning the groups in emails
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The `{joined_groups}` tag lists the groups picked on the registration form, for example in the registration confirmation email.

For developers
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- `wpum_groups_registration_form_field_label` filters the field's label.
- `wpum_groups_registration_form_field_description` filters the text under it.

(Before Groups 1.3.0 the description filter also changed the label. If you used it for the label, move that to the label filter.)