Manage your group effectively to enhance member engagement and clearly communicate your group's purpose. After selecting a group, you can adjust its privacy settings, create new posts, and assign topics.
Further customization options include setting member permissions and establishing group rules. You can also create membership questions to better understand prospective members.
Show me how to manage a group
- Go to Groups in your site's dashboard.
- Click the relevant group.
In this article, learn how to:
Editing your group's info
From the Info tab, you can edit your group's name, description, and cover image. Set the groups privacy to choose whether anyone can view the group or only specific member types.
To edit your group's info:
- Go to Groups in your site's dashboard.
- Click the relevant group.
- Edit the following details from the Info tab:
Edit the Group name and Description that appear on your live site. You can also hover over the cover image to update / remove it.
Choose who can view this group on your live site:
- Public: Anyone can view the group.
- Private: Only members can view the group's content. Click the Visibility drop-down and select an option:
- Visible: Anyone can find this group.
- Hidden: Only members can find this group.
- Only paying members: Members pay to view this group’s content.
- Connect a Pricing Plan: Click Connect a Pricing Plan to set up this option.
Tip: Learn more creating a Pricing Plan. - Edit a connected pricing plan: Click Manage Plans to edit the connected plan.
Managing your group's posts
You can manage your group's posts in several ways. By categorizing your own posts using topics, members can navigate through the content more efficiently. You can monetize your exclusive content for group members by connecting it to a pricing plan.
Moreover, you have the option to delete posts that are no longer relevant, including member posts.
To manage your group's posts:
- Go to Groups in your site's dashboard.
- Click the relevant group.
- Click the Post tab.
- Click the More Actions icon
next to the relevant post. - Choose from the following options:
Click View post to see what the selected post looks like live in your group.
Choose how you want to edit your post. You can categorize them by topic or share with group members who subscribe to see exclusive posts.
- Click Edit.
- Edit your post accordingly:
- Topics: Organize your posts by topics to make them more discoverable.
- Monetize: Share posts with members who purchase the connected plan.
- Click Save.
Connect to a pricing plan
Choose who has access to exclusive posts by connecting them to a pricing plan. This means that only those members who have purchased a specific pricing plan have access to them.
- Click Connect Pricing Plan.
- Choose the relevant options:
- Create a new pricing plan: Click + Create New Plan and set up your new plan.
- Connect an existing pricing plan: Enable the toggle next to the relevant plan.
- Click Done.
Tip: Once you connect a plan to your post, an
"Exclusive Post" notification appears for paid members to see.
Click Pin post to show this post at the top of the group. This is a great way to highlight important information you want your members to notice.
Group admins can delete any post from the group, while group members can delete their own posts.
- Click Delete.
- Click Delete Post to confirm.
Note: Once you delete a post, it is removed from your group with no option to restore it.
Managing your group's members
View all the members of your group in an organized list where you can add members, make them admins, view contact cards and more.
To manage your group's members:
- Go to Groups in your site's dashboard.
- Click the relevant group.
- Click the Members tab.
- Choose what you want to do:
View all members or only admins
Click the relevant option at the top of the list:
Tip: Click the Search field and enter a member's name to find them on the list.
- Click the More Actions icon
next to the relevant member. - Click View contact to see their contact info.
- Click the More Actions icon next to the relevant member.
- Click Make group admin to give them admin permissions.
- Click the More Actions icon next to the relevant member.
- Click Remove member to remove them from the group.
Organizing your group's content tabs
Your group page includes content tabs for your members to see, from an "About" section to a "Media" tab showcasing photos and videos.
You can always hide irrelevant tabs, rename them, or create custom ones with your own content. You can also rearrange the tabs to highlight new and exciting updates.
To organize your group's content tabs:
- Go to Groups in your site's dashboard.
- Click the relevant group.
- Click the Tabs tab.
- Choose what you want to do:
When the Edit option appears next to a tab, it means you can customize the content it displays.
Using Wix Events?
You can also edit the Events tab to choose which events are connected to the group.
Change the name of the tabs displayed at the top of your group page.
- Click Rename next to the relevant tab.
- Edit the name of the tab and click Save.
Choose whether you want to show or hide specific tabs on your group page.
Click the toggle next to the relevant tab to set its visibility:
- Visible: The tab appears at the top of your group page.
- Hidden: The tab does not appear on your group page.
Note: It is not possible to hide the Discussion and About tabs.
Create a custom tab with your own content for your group. You can add elements like text, galleries, files, and even buttons to this tab.
- Click Edit next to Custom.
- Add the text and elements you want to show on this tab.
Tip: Click More to see other elements you can add. - Click Save at the top right.
- Enable the toggle next to Custom to show the new tab in your group.
Reorder content tabs (from your live site)
Access your group on your live site to change the tab order and prioritize specific tabs to your liking.
- Go to your group on your live site.
- Click the More Actions icon
at the top, next to the name of your group. - Click Group Settings.
- Click the Content tab.
- Hold the Reorder icon
next to the relevant tab and drag it to the desired position. - Click Save.
Note: You can only reorder tabs from your live site and the
Wix Owner app.
Updating your group's settings
Access advanced customization options for your group from the Settings tab. These include setting group rules, creating membership questions and deciding who has permission to post.
To update your group's settings:
- Go to Groups in your site's dashboard.
- Click the relevant group.
- Click the Settings tab.
- Choose what you want to edit:
Member permissions and name
Choose who can post, invite or add members to this group.
- Click Edit Settings next to Member permissions.
- Select the relevant option for each type of member permission:
- Who can post in the group?: Decide who can post and publish in this group.
- Who can invite members to join?: Decide who can send out invitations to join this group.
- Who can add site members?: Decide who can add members of your site to this group, without an invite.
- (Optional) Click the What are group members called? drop-down and select the desired name or create a custom one.
- Click Save.
Tip: You can set members as group admins from the Members tab.
Additional info:
Add guidelines for your group to ensure members post responsibly and respectfully.
- Click Add Rule next to Group rules.
- Select a rule template or create one from scratch.
- Click Save.
Set posts to show automatically in the group in specific situations. For example, when new members join or when you change the group description.
- Click the toggle next to the relevant Autopost.
- Choose whether to automatically post or not in the group discussion when:
- New members join.
- The cover image or description is changed.
- A new event was connected.
- Click Save.
Find out more about members before they join this group.
- Click Edit next to Membership questions.
- Add, edit, remove, or mark questions as required.
- Click Save.
Organizing your group's topics
Improve the accessibility of your content by organizing your posts into topics. This makes it easier for users to find the information they are looking for.
To edit your topics:
- Go to Groups in your site's dashboard.
- Click the relevant group.
- Click the Topics tab.
- Choose what you want to do:
- Add a topic: Click + Add Topic and give it a name.
- Edit an existing topic: Hover over the relevant topic and click Edit. Then, make the desired changes.
