Groups
Overview: Managing Groups
Groups are a unique feature that allows communities to grow inside of the Hub. Groups are more commonly used to share information between specific individuals. The /administrator interface allows you to set up permissions for groups and manage active groups all from the backend of the Hub.
Creating a Group
- Navigate to /administrator interface
- Hover over Users and select Groups from the drop-down
- Click the New button
- Fill out the form then click Save & Close
- Details: General information about the Group
- Membership: Settings that determine how users can join the new Group
- Page Settings: General settings that determine Group page setup
- Email Settings: General email settings that related to emails sent from the Group
- Files: A new group must be saved first before you can upload files from the backend of the Hub and store the files into the Group
- Details: General information about the Group
Editing a Group
- Navigate to /administrator interface
- Hover over Users and select Groups from the drop-down
- Click the Title of the Group
- Change the Group's information then click Save & Close
Deleting a Group
- Navigate to /administrator interface
- Hover over Users and select Groups from the drop-down
- Check the box next to the Group's Title
- Click the Delete button
Publishing a Group
- Navigate to /administrator interface
- Hover over Users and select Groups from the drop-down
- Check the box next to the Group's Title
- Click on the Publish button
Unpublishing a Group
- Navigate to /administrator interface
- Hover over Users and select Groups from the drop-down
- Check the box next to the Group's Title
- Click on the Unpublish button
Configuring Groups
- Navigate to /administrator interface
- Hover over Users and select Groups from the drop-down
- Click on the Options button
- Make changes to the following sections:
- General: Determine if Groups can be auto-approved or manually approved by an administrator
- Info Page: Determine what Groups can show on the Information Page for Groups
- Membership & Access: Determine the default discoverability and join policy for new Groups
- Email: Enable emailing from the Group from discussion comments and forum digest
- Note: If you determine Groups can email out Forum digest you will need to set up the Cron plugin that sends out these emails
- Upload: Determine file upload path
- Pages: Determine if pages need to be approved and who can approve Group pages, determine other specifics related to Groups
- Super Groups: Determine if Super Groups can have components, the Super Group Group Owner and Repo Management options
- Permissions: Change the viewing and interactive permissions for Groups
- Click Save & Close to save the changes made