Is it possible to add groups via programming / SQL feeds rather than having the users create them?  I'd like to create them and then allow users to sign up for them if possible.  Since active forums is included in the package can this be done with that module instead or as well?  Can the various pieces be added individually as modules to specific pages or is the total functionality a "take all and configure or take none" model?

Thanks in advance for any info and help!



- Bob

Bob, you can create groups as an Admin through the Active Social Control Panel (Groups).



You can display forums within groups. You can also display forums on their own. I would recommend looking at activesocial.com for a working example. Groups and forums are very different..but connected.



AS is very flexible from a setup and config perspective. Check out the setup and admin guide.

I guess I wasn't clear... What I'm looking to do is to have my system generate the 'groups' (top-level topics?) via a SQL table load or similar process.

In example, if my overall topic were 'hiking' I'd want to load an outing into the database, say, "15 July 2011 - Hawk Mountain" with the first topic giving the details of that hike (time, directions, leader, distance, etc.). It would then be automatically available for members to join and no-one would need to manually create it.

In my real-world example there may be dozens of these created each week (some peak days may have hundreds added). I'm looking to create these by loading data tables, not by an admin going through the screens to create them.

I've looked through the manuals but don't see anything on do it this way nor via API calls.

Any chance this can be done? Thanks again for any and all help.
- Bob