jai.cheswick

Yes I discovered that anyone can sign in the hard way, creating a members area for survivors of assault to find that an abuser had become a member. 
So that was very quickly the end of that members area. 
In other words there is a safety issue fir other members if someone ‘off the street’ can simply join up. 

The Sqaurespace platform used to include a discussion forum, was it in V5 ? 
Can it not be brought back in ? Why was it shelved ?
Thanks jai
 
 

i could not agree more... there is so much friction in this process...
we have been encouraging clients to get the app, and be better able to manage their own schedules, but the process to do it is SO convoluted and many of our clients are in crisis, so this added level of stress and anxiety is not helpful.
Even if we could just create accounts within admin and send them a link to complete would be a vast improvement. 
it's totally non-intuitive to create an account AFTER you've already booked and paid for ... and attended... an appointment. 
Please put this on the wish list! 

Take a look at my video, for now there is support only for images but the process is pretty simple. 
Also the article: 
https://www.ui-workarounds.com/how-to-make-a-squarespace-accordion-image-friendly/

Gee that’s really pretty useless considering Squarespace is a multi billion dollar company ! This sort of thing just irritates users and that irritation builds up over time. 

Yes I discovered that anyone can sign in the hard way, creating a members area for survivors of assault to find that an abuser had become a member. 
So that was very quickly the end of that members area. 
In other words there is a safety issue fir other members if someone ‘off the street’ can simply join up. 

Yes I discovered that anyone can sign in the hard way, creating a members area for survivors of assault to find that an abuser had become a member. 
So that was very quickly the end of that members area. 
In other words there is a safety issue fir other members if someone ‘off the street’ can simply join up. 

Yes I discovered that anyone can sign in the hard way, creating a members area for survivors of assault to find that an abuser had become a member. 
So that was very quickly the end of that members area. 
In other words there is a safety issue fir other members if someone ‘off the street’ can simply join up. 

Yes I discovered that anyone can sign in the hard way, creating a members area for survivors of assault to find that an abuser had become a member. 
So that was very quickly the end of that members area. 
In other words there is a safety issue fir other members if someone ‘off the street’ can simply join up. 

It looks like this is now fixed and you can. Instructions here. But this would required that they'll subscribe (unless I'm mistaken)
Another method is using Zapier as shown in this video and then do a 20 second step to import emails from Google Sheets to Squarespace Email Campaigns once a week/month
 

I desperately need these features in place so anyone cannot sign up and get instant access to the hidden content. 

Yes I discovered that anyone can sign in the hard way, creating a members area for survivors of assault to find that an abuser had become a member. 
So that was very quickly the end of that members area. 
In other words there is a safety issue fir other members if someone ‘off the street’ can simply join up. 

Same here. Quite disappointed in limited features of Members area so far. They need to up their game to stay competitive.

Being able to manage, approve, and deny members to a site it is definitely paramount to provide a safe and secure area.

I manage a NGO website for SEN (Special Education Needs) parents in asia and Privacy is paramount for that community, in culture here there is still a big Taboo against families with children who require special needs. 

I was able to built a private sign up & approval process on Wix. They have a solid member management system that doesn't require the need to have coders. So @jai.cheswick it's a solid platform to look at, that is affordable (we had budget restriction), if you're still looking for a way to setup a safe portal for survivors.
Good luck with your build, and feel free to reach out should you have questions.

It honestly feels like Squarespace has abandoned their membership platform, and months after the release has not addressed the numerous issues and limitations.

The inability to approve memberships will make SquareSpace unsuitable for my website.

Agree with this 100% 👏

Same. We want to grow our new business platform on Members Area but giving up as there's no roadmap or signs of improvement. We want to see manual approval option, zapier triggers and a better community function. 

I second that. I made the mistake of creating my member area before checking on this. Now I have a member area that anyone can become a member of. I need some control over who can and cannot become a member as my payment structure is done outside of the SQSP environment. I don't think directly linking to the member area via email all the time is an acceptable option. 

Holy crap that's worrying. Really sorry to hear that!

It didn't seem appropriate to 'like' your post, but I do sympathise. It's a stark reminder, if one were needed. I hope that others realise this before they use any membership products. 

Yes I discovered that anyone can sign in the hard way, creating a members area for survivors of assault to find that an abuser had become a member. 
So that was very quickly the end of that members area. 
In other words there is a safety issue fir other members if someone ‘off the street’ can simply join up. 

Yes I discovered that anyone can sign in the hard way, creating a members area for survivors of assault to find that an abuser had become a member. 
So that was very quickly the end of that members area. 
In other words there is a safety issue fir other members if someone ‘off the street’ can simply join up. 

Yes I discovered that anyone can sign in the hard way, creating a members area for survivors of assault to find that an abuser had become a member. 
So that was very quickly the end of that members area. 
In other words there is a safety issue fir other members if someone ‘off the street’ can simply join up. 

Hi all! I have a solution! You can use Mixily Virtual Venue to embed a custom video chat in your Squarespace. It's a Zoom alternative with similar features. Really cool and it's free!
https://www.mixily.com/features/virtualvenue