If you do not need to vet every applicant by hand, Buzzbassador's auto-approval features can accept new applicants automatically. There are two options, each suited to a different recruitment style. Both can be enabled in Settings > Preferences.
Option 1: Auto-approve all applicants
Use this when you want to accept anyone who fills out your application form, with no manual review. This is useful for open-door programs, customer-only referral programs, or any setup where the act of filling out the form is enough to qualify someone.
To turn it on:
1. Go to Settings (the gear icon in the bottom left).
2. Click Preferences.
3. Toggle Automatically Approve All Applicants on.
[ SCREENSHOT: Preferences page with Automatically Approve All Applicants toggle highlighted ]
Once enabled, every form submission is approved instantly. The applicant becomes a member, the "Your application was accepted" email sends (if active), and their referral code and affiliate link are generated based on the routed program's settings.
How auto-approval interacts with form routing
If you have multiple application forms, each form's Route To setting determines which program the auto-approved applicant lands in. For example:
A form configured to route to your Creator Program: applicants from that form are auto-approved into the Creator Program.
A form configured to route to your VIP Customer Tier: applicants from that form are auto-approved into the VIP Customer Tier.
A form without specific routing: applicants go to your default program.
This means you can use multiple forms to segment auto-approved applicants into different tiers automatically, without any manual review.
[ LINK: How To Create Multiple Application Forms and Route Them to Programs ]
Option 2: Auto-approve only applicants who have purchased
Use this when you want to accept applicants only after they have made a purchase from your store. This is a popular setup for brands who want their members to be customers first and creators second.
To turn it on:
1. Go to Settings (the gear icon in the bottom left).
2. Click Preferences.
3. Toggle Automatically Approve Customer Applicants on.
[ SCREENSHOT: Preferences page with Automatically Approve Customer Applicants toggle highlighted ]
How this option works
When enabled, an applicant who fills out a form is held in pending status until they place an order from your store using one of your default program's discount codes. At checkout, the applicant must use the same email they used on their application; this is how Buzzbassador cross-references the order with the applicant.
Once both conditions are met (form submitted + order placed with the right code and matching email), the applicant is auto-approved and added to your default program. They receive their welcome email and their member account is set up.
This option is currently in Beta and routes applicants to your default program regardless of the form they submitted.
Requirements for the Customer Applicants option
For this option to work correctly:
The default program must have a discount code with customer eligibility set to "Everyone." Applicants are not yet members at the time they purchase, so the code needs to be open for anyone to use.
The applicant must use the default program's discount code on their order. Other tier codes will not trigger auto-approval.
The applicant must use the same email at checkout that they used on their application form. Buzzbassador uses the email match to identify the applicant.
If any of these conditions are not met, the auto-approval will not trigger and the applicant will remain in your pending applicants list for manual review.
[ LINK: What if I want to require my members to purchase before joining? ]
Things to keep in mind with auto-approval
You will not have a chance to vet applicants. Make sure your application form's qualification questions, terms and conditions agreement, and any other gating mechanisms are tuned to the audience you want.
Applicants are added to programs based on form routing (Option 1) or default program (Option 2). Configure your forms and program settings before turning on auto-approval.
You can still move members between programs after they are approved if you decide they belong in a different tier.
[ LINK: How To Review and Approve or Decline Your Applicants ]
[ LINK: How To Configure Your Program Settings ]