Adding or Removing the Member Portal Login Button from Your Website

If you've built your nonprofit's website on Springly, you may have set up a members-only area. To control who gets in, you can add or remove a login button from your site's menu.

Here's how to do it from your platform.

• Why a members-only area matters
• Add or remove the login button
• Manage sign-up requests

Why a members-only area matters

Giving your members a dedicated space comes with real benefits, including:

• Access to private resources that you don't want to share with the general public — team schedules, members-only articles, and more. It adds value to membership and makes targeted resource sharing effortless.
• The ability to update their own profile — a new address, a different phone number, and so on. Your member database stays current without you having to lift a finger!

Add or remove the login button

Now that you know the benefits, here's how to let your members log in to this area directly from your nonprofit's website.

From your platform, go to Website > Settings and theme, then click the area that manages your header.

This will take you to your website's Home page. Click on the banner associated with the menu.

You can then check or uncheck the "Login" checkbox.

• If you check it, the login button will appear in the menu.
• If you uncheck it, the button will simply be removed from the menu.

Manage sign-up requests

If you choose to display the login button, keep in mind that non-members who click it can create an account by default to access the members area.

You can configure this access by going to: Website > Settings and theme, then clicking the Sign-up Page & Profile button at the bottom of the page.

You'll have several options to choose from.

You can choose to:

• Disable sign-ups entirely — no third party will be able to create an account to access the members area.
• Allow open sign-ups — anyone who wants to can create an account and access the area.
• Require approval for sign-ups. In this case, account creation requests will appear on your Contacts page (Community > Contacts), and you can approve or reject them manually.

For more information, check out the article on login / sign-up pages.

As noted above, if you don't change anything, open sign-ups are selected by default.

You now have everything you need to manage access to your members area — making things easier for you and your community!

Go further:

• Create a login / sign-up page
• Manage the visibility of your site's menus and pages
• Edit, delete, or archive a contact