With Wix Groups you can create an engaging and active community for your site members. Create a group around a common interest, a shared experience or as a way of categorizing the members of the classes or services you offer.
Step 1 | Add the Wix Groups app to your site
When you add Wix Groups to your ADI site it installs two separate pages: the main Groups List page as well as an individual Groups Page for each group you create.
- Click Add on the top bar inside ADI.
- Click Apps.
- Hover over Groups and click Add.
Step 2 | Create Your First Group
Head over to Groups in your site's dashboard to create your first group. We recommend creating a group before moving on to the Groups page settings so you can better visualize how the settings work.
- Go to Groups in your site's dashboard.
- Click + Create Group at the top right.
- Fill in your group's information.
- Click Create Group.
Step 3 | Set Up Your Groups List Page
The main Groups page is where site visitors and current group members see a list of all your groups. Choose a layout for the Groups List and manage the settings from the ADI builder.
- Click the Pages drop-down in the top bar inside ADI.
- Click Groups.
- Choose a layout for your Groups List:
- Hover over the Groups element in the ADI builder and click Design.
- Hover over a design and click Use this layout.
- Manage the settings of your Groups List:
- Hover over the Groups element in the ADI builder and click the Show more
icon. - Click Settings.
- Edit the title for your Groups List page.
- Choose what information to display. Select the checkboxes next to what you want to show:
- Title: The Groups List page title.
- Sort and search bar: A search bar that lets people search for a specific group in the list.
- Member count: The number of members in each group.
- Image: The cover image of each group.
- Admin badge: A badge that appears next to each group you manage.
Note: To create a new group or update the group's information click Manage Groups.
Step 4 | Set Up Your Group Page
Every group you create gets a page where site visitors can learn more about the group and existing group members can interact with one another. Customize the page and choose what information to display.
- Click the Pages drop-down in the top bar inside ADI.
- Click Group Page under Groups.
- Choose a layout for your Group page.
- Hover over the Groups element in the ADI builder and click Design.
- Hover over a design and click Use this layout.
- Manage the settings of your Group page:
- Hover over the Groups element in the ADI builder and click the Show more
icon. - Click Settings.
- Choose what information to display. Select the checkboxes next to the items you want to show:
- Reactions: Add reaction buttons to the bottom of each group post.
- Member count: Show the number of group members.
- Share button: Allow members to share posts.
- Member name on image: Display the member name over their profile image.
- Recent activity: Show recent activity on the group.
- Placeholder Text: Edit the text that appears in the text box where group members write posts (i.e. 'Share something').
