What Is Open Membership for a Group Type?
Last updated: November 10, 2026
Required permissions:
The Group Memberships: Edit: Can Join Open Groups permission is required for users to join Open Membership Groups themselves.
The Group Memberships: Edit: Can Leave Open Groups permission is required for users to be able to leave Open Membership Groups on their own.
Open Membership is a Group Type setting that lets users choose their own Group instead of waiting for an admin or manager to add them. For example, with a Team Group Type set to Open Membership, users can pick Team A, Team B, or Team C themselves.
When a Group Type's Open Membership setting is Yes, users can assign themselves to a Group in that Group Type from their user settings page. Both the setting and the permission above must be in place before users can join on their own.
Open Membership is set when a Group Type is created and can be changed later by editing the Group Type.