Per-Group Settings

Per-Group Settings is the primary way to configure automation in GroupHunter. Each Facebook Group you enable gets its own independent configuration — different auto-approve criteria, different messages, different Google Sheet.

Tip — Most users only need Per-Group Settings to get fully automated. Global Automation Rules (under the Automation menu) are an advanced feature for cross-group rule-making.

Accessing Group Settings

Go to Groups in the sidebar
Make sure the group is enabled (toggle is on)
Click the Settings button next to the group
The settings wizard opens with three tabs: Setup, Autoresponder, and Autoapprove

Setup Tab — Google Sheets Integration

Connect a Google Sheet to this group so approved members' data flows in automatically.

Google Sheet URL

Paste the sharing link to your Google Sheet
The sheet must have "Anyone with link can edit" permissions
Click Verify to test the connection — GroupHunter will check it can write to the sheet

What Gets Synced

When a member is approved in this group, the following data is written to a new row:

Column	Data
Name	Member's full name
Email	Extracted email address (if found)
Phone	Extracted phone number (if found)
Answers	All membership question answers
Lead Score	0–100 score based on data quality
Group	Group name
Approved At	Date and time of approval

Info — Data is written at the moment of approval. If you approve members manually before connecting Sheets, those members won't be retroactively added.

Autoresponder Tab — Messages

Configure automatic messages sent when members are processed.

Welcome Message

Sent automatically when a member is approved. Use these placeholders:

```
[first_name]
```
— member's first name
```
[group_name]
```
— name of the Facebook group
```
[last_name]
```
— member's last name (if available)

Example:

Hi [first_name]! 👋

Welcome to [group_name]! We're so excited to have you.

Feel free to introduce yourself and ask any questions.

Toggle Enable welcome message to activate it.

Pre-Approval Message

An optional message sent before final approval. Useful for sending next-step instructions to members who pass initial screening. Toggle to enable.

Decline Message

Sent automatically when a member is declined. Keep this respectful and informative about why they weren't approved.

Autoapprove Tab — Approval & Decline Criteria

This is where you define the rules that determine who gets automatically approved or declined for this specific group.

Auto-Approve Criteria

Members who meet all enabled criteria are automatically approved:

Setting	What It Does
Require email in answers	Member must have provided an email address in their answers
Require all questions answered	Every membership question must have a non-empty answer
Require keyword match	At least one answer must contain one of your specified keywords
Minimum answer length	Each answer must be at least N characters long

Enable the criteria you care about. Members who don't meet your criteria are left as pending for manual review.

Auto-Decline Criteria

Members who trigger any enabled decline rule are automatically declined:

Setting	What It Does
Decline if no email	Auto-decline anyone who didn't provide an email
Decline for keywords	Auto-decline if answers contain spam/blocked keywords
Decline if answers too short	Auto-decline bare-minimum answers

Warning — Decline rules are applied first. A member matching a decline rule will be declined even if they also meet approve criteria. Set decline rules carefully.

How Auto-Processing Works

When you open a Facebook Group's Membership Requests page with the extension running, GroupHunter:

Syncs new pending requests to your dashboard
Evaluates each request against the decline criteria — declining matches immediately
Evaluates remaining requests against the approve criteria — approving matches
Leaves non-matching members as pending for your manual review

Saving Settings

Click Save Settings at the bottom of any tab. Settings are saved per group — changing one group's settings does not affect others.

What Happens After Saving

Once saved, the group shows a "Configured" status on the Groups page. From this point, GroupHunter will automatically process members according to your settings each time the extension syncs the group.

Multiple Groups

You can have completely different settings per group:

Group A: strict criteria (email + all questions answered), welcome message
Group B: keyword-only matching, no messages
Group C: no auto-approve (use it just for data capture to Sheets)

Each group is fully independent.

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