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title: "How to bypass the Newly Registered Users group in phpBB"
description: "By default, new users are automatically part of a group named Newly Registered Users. This group typically requires that the posts they create be approved before they are posted on the forums. You..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/phpbb/bypass-new-user-group-phpbb/
date: 2013-03-27
modified: 2022-03-11
author: "Scott Mitchell"
categories: ["phpBB"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# How to bypass the Newly Registered Users group in phpBB

By default, new users are automatically part of a group named *Newly Registered Users*. This group typically requires that the posts they create be approved before they are posted on the forums. You may not want to make users have to graduate from the *Newly Registered Users* group after a certain number fo posts. Below is a quick guide to bypassing the *Newly Registered Users* group for phpBB.

## Bypassing the Newly Registered Users group in phpBB

1. [Log into your phpBB ACP (Administrative Control Panel)](/support/edu/phpbb/phpbb-login/)
2. Once inside the main Account Control Panel (ACP) click on the **General** tab found across the top of the page.
3. Using the left hand sidebar, click on the **User Registration Setttings** option under the *Board Settings* category.
4. Now that you are on the *User Administration* page, type in the username that you want to work with and click the **Submit** button.
5. From the *User registration settings* page, look for the **New member post limit** setting. To terminate the use of the Newly Registered Users group, set this field to 0.
6. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the **Submit** button to save the settings.