Creating Groups

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Every choice made during the group creation process can be modified after the group has been created.

Adding a New Group

Click on the floating action button to open the New Group dialog box.

New Group Dialog Box

Name
Enter the desired group name. (The name can be changed during the group creation process or at any time after the group has been created.)

Group Power Template
Power templates are a quick-start assignment of preselected commonly used powers. Regardless of the chosen template, powers can be customized during the group creation process or at any time after the group has been created.

No Power

No powers will be preselected to be assigned to the group.

Moderator

This will preselect some of the Content Moderation powers to be assigned to the group.

Global Mod

This will preselect some of the Content and Forum Moderation powers to be assigned to the group.

Admin

This will preselect some of the Content Moderation, Forum Moderation, and Administration powers to be assigned to the group.

New Group Settings Tab

Group Type
Select from one of four group types:

Private

The group is visible to everyone. Members must be added manually. Members have the option to leave the group anytime at will.

Petition

The group is visible to everyone. Members can request to join the group and must be approved manually. Members have the option to leave the group anytime at will.

Open

Group is visible to everyone. Members can join the group at will. Members have the option to leave the group anytime at will.

Hidden

Group is not visible to anyone except group leaders and staff. Members must be added manually. Members will not know they are part of this group. Members do not have the option to leave the group at will.

Group members are staff
Powers can be assigned to the group regardless if this setting is enabled or disabled.

Enabled
Members of this group are considered forum staff. They will be able to log in to the forum when it is in Maintenance Mode. They will have access to staff designated areas of the forum as defined by permissions. They will be identified as staff in the forum's members list.

Disabled (Default)
Members of this group are not considered forum staff.

Number of stars
Enter the numeric value for the number of stars associated with the group.

Color
Click the color box to define the color for group's name and stars.

New Group Powers Tab

Specific Boards

The group's powers are only active on specific boards where the group or member(s) of the group are assigned to moderate. Members of the same group can be assigned to different or same boards.

Click on Content Moderation to reveal and manage the available powers.

Everywhere

The powers enabled will be active across the entire forum. The group or member(s) of the group do not need to be assigned to moderate a board for their powers to be active.

Click on each power section to reveal and manage the available powers.

New Group Manage Members Tab

Blocked Members
Members added to the block list cannot freely join an Open group, nor can they request to join a Petition group. Blocked members may however be added to either group type by the group's leader, staff with appropriate power, or the Admin.

This option does not apply to group types Private or Hidden since members must be manually added to the group by the group's leader, staff with appropriate power, or the Admin.

Leaders
With each group you have the option to assign a Leader to manage the group's members. More than one leader may be assigned to a single group. When a member is added as a group leader, they are automatically added as a member of that group, if they were not already a member. (See Group Leaders)

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