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Follow Me Groups Module Support

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Apparently pepperoni rolls were nominated as one of Virginia's official state foods: https://www.today.com/food/pepperoni-rolls-could-become-state-food-west-virginia-t214381

For your GROUPS site. I still haven't found the module listed here or the price ( if it has one ) for non-premium versions of Jamroom. Or what I should be asking my hosting provider regarding the system I'm on and its compatibility. This is a slow process, but I appreciate all your answers.
updated by @pagemakers: 04/20/21 06:22:00PM

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Friends Of The Mountain Dulcimer! Now doesn't that just evoke imagery of dogwood and pepperoni rolls ( ). Thanks! I'll check it out. I play a little guitar and dabble in home recording myself.
updated by @pagemakers: 04/20/21 05:40:13PM

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Thanks you guys. The fog is starting to lift here in my brain. I'm going to set the features discussion aside for a moment and ask about :

System Requirements:

At present my hosting package includes unlimited space, but I don't know how many users at a time it can handle without being overloaded. What sort of questions should I be asking my hosting provider in order to determine if I can run the GROUPS software, without stability issues when the following numbers are online accessing it at the same time:

- 50 users
- 100 users
- 500 users
- 1000 users
- 5000 users

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Thanks, I get that. But to be clear let's try it this way ( and super thanks for your patience on this ). Let's use a model similar to the one you made above that looks like this ( these caps are not yelling! ).

PARENT SITE & PARENT SITE ADMIN ( PROFILE ) -> GROUPS & GROUP ADMINS ( PROFILES ) -> GROUP MEMBERS

- Is the Mailer module for the PARENT SITE & PARENT SITE ADMIN ( PROFILE ) only?
- Or can it also be used for multiple GROUPS & GROUP ADMINS ( PROFILES ) independent of each other within the PARENT SITE?
- IF it can be used for both, is a separate module install required for each GROUP ADMIN ( PROFILE )?
- IF it can be used with each GROUP ADMIN ( PROFILE ), can the PARENT SITE be setup to automatically create and install the module for each new GROUP ADMIN ( PROFILE ) as it is created without any additional assistance from the PARENT SITE ADMIN ( PROFILE ) or the GROUP ADMIN ( PROFILE )?

Essentially we're sort of talking about a bunch of child sites within a parent site, so sorting out these issues is really important if everything is to work as it is imagined, and what I'm imagining here is a random visitor to the PARENT SITE signing up, and in the process of creating a GROUP, then becomes a GROUP ADMIN ( PROFILE ) with exclusive access within that GROUP to an option for sending emails to that GROUP'S ( and only that group's ) MEMBERS who have chosen to be on the GROUP'S mailing list?
updated by @pagemakers: 04/19/21 11:24:38AM

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Hey thanks!

Again, I'm not clear if the group owners that it's referring to are those who operate individual groups within the Groups module or those who operate the Group module's overall site? Or both?

Follow Me Groups Module Support

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Hey thanks for the feedback. The modular element of JR could be a real plus if it would allow me to get started with something basic like Groups, and then if it attracts any users, scale it up. Do you happen to know if the Groups module facilitates the sending of group emails for each group?

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Thanks again. So the intent is to have a site that:

- Allows visitors to sign-up on their own
- Create a group of their own
- Manage their own group content
- Manage their own members

Pluses:

- Include per-group event calendars
- Include per group event notification and RSVPs
updated by @pagemakers: 04/18/21 10:08:17PM

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Thanks for the reply & suggestion.

It isn't clear if the Events module facilitates numerous groups. I need the software to allow for the creation of independent groups, each of which may have independent events. The events module looks more like it facilitates numerous events for numerous members of a single group, whereas the Groups module looks like it facilitates numerous groups, each with numerous members, but I didn't notice any per-group calendar or event management features.

Events need to be totally easy for those who create their own group to create. ( no coding involved ). It's even fine if they just have a place to announce them. An "I'm going" feature would be nice, but mainly it just needs to make it easy for different groups to create their own presence without any intervention from me. Maybe I'm asking for too much.
updated by @pagemakers: 04/18/21 09:55:57PM

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Forgive me for being a total newbie at JR, but if someone familiar with the Follow Me Groups Module could please join this discussion it would be much appreciated. I've been looking for an alternative to Meetup and the pickings are limited, so wondered how easy it would be to simply start one. I have some website development experience with basic HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, plus a little PERL and PHP, but but am certainly no expert, a hacker at best, and my experience with CMS platforms is extremely limited.

That being said, I'm pretty good at figuring this stuff out and already have server space, so when I ran across the JR Follow Me Groups product when browsing the Softalicious menu in my CPanel, I decided to take a closer look. It looks like something that might work out okay, but before I get all mired down in a download, and install, I'd like to get some further information about it, and have the following questions:

BASIC QUESTIONS ( correct me if I'm wrong on these - forgive my terminology if it's not precise )

The JR platform is a free download for those who want to install it themselves on their own server space, but it doesn't include any of the modules, and therefore cannot perform any functions until a module is installed. Right?

After installation the modules must be acquired through the JR interface and unless the JR package installed is premium or above, there will a charge for the module. Right?

- Is Groups available as its own module or does it require Follow Me ( $49 ) first?

http://demo.jamroom.net/jrFollowMe/groups

_ Please clarify what is required to get to this point in the link above.
- Can anyone point me to a site other than the demo site where it is being used?
- Is this module still actively maintained and supported?
- Can it be monetized without adding the Stores module?
- Or is the Forum, Bloggers, Stores, Groups, and Galleries, all included in the Follow Me package ( $49 )

That's all for now. Once I have the above in context, I'll probably need some more pointers, especially from anyone with experience using the Groups module ( or feature or whatever it is ). Hope someone can help. JR sales and support people are more than welcome to help out with this too.
updated by @pagemakers: 08/13/21 03:47:27AM