{"id":2520,"date":"2013-08-29T13:56:02","date_gmt":"2013-08-29T20:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/107.21.221.225\/ning3help\/?p=2520"},"modified":"2019-11-23T05:38:10","modified_gmt":"2019-11-23T13:38:10","slug":"create-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ning.com\/ning3help\/create-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"Create Groups"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Groups are a great way to organize members of your Ning Network around a topic, interest or region. To create a group, go to the Groups hub page, then click the \u201c+\u201d button.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ning.com\/ning3help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/75.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4824\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ning.com\/ning3help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/75.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"254\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll now be able to edit your group&#8217;s basic information as well as adjust a few privacy and permission settings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ning.com\/ning3help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/screencapture-worldaroundus-ning-com-groups-group-new-1574514105500.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4821\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ning.com\/ning3help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/screencapture-worldaroundus-ning-com-groups-group-new-1574514105500.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"689\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"box box_blue note_box\">To help respect privacy wishes within a group, whenever a group is created, and the &#8220;Who can join?&#8221; drop-down menu is set to &#8220;Only invited people,&#8221; by default\u00a0any pages created in the group will be visible to members only.<\/div>\n<p>Fill in information about your group:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Give your group a name<\/li>\n<li>Fill out a description for your group<\/li>\n<li>Edit the group URL<\/li>\n<li>Customize how you refer to group members<\/li>\n<li>Upload a group image (use one that&#8217;s roughly square in size to avoid it getting distorted)<\/li>\n<li>Add a cover photo<\/li>\n<li>If your group has another website, or a location, you can add it here!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you&#8217;re creating a group that&#8217;s a bit more exclusive, you can also set who can join the group as well as who can send invitations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ning.com\/ning3help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/74.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4823\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ning.com\/ning3help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/74.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"139\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are also group admin permissions settings, which you can use to really tailor how group administrators can manage a group. You can set whether admins can:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Add\/ Delete group pages<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ning.com\/ning3help\/send-messages-to-the-members-of-your-group\/\">Message group members<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Upload cover photos<\/li>\n<li>Edit the group&#8217;s layout<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When creating a Group, a Comment Wall is included. Comment Walls allow members of the Group to leave comments on the Group page rather than only on Blog posts. You can choose between Facebook comments or any of the native comment styles that we provide.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about native comment styles, see <a title=\"Types of Comments\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ning.com\/ning3help\/types-of-comments\/\">Types of Comments<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Click &#8220;Create&#8221; and your group will be added to the Ning Network!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Groups are a great way to organize members of your Ning Network around a topic, interest or region. To create a group, go to the Groups hub page, then click the \u201c+\u201d button.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ning.com\/ning3help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/75.png\"><\/a><br \/>\nYou&#8217;ll now be able to edit your group&#8217;s basic information as well as adjust a few privacy and permission settings.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ning.com\/ning3help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/screencapture-worldaroundus-ning-com-groups-group-new-1574514105500.png\"><\/a><br \/>\nFill in information about your group:<\/p>\n<p>Give your group a name<br \/>\nFill out a description for your group<br \/>\nEdit the group URL<br \/>\nCustomize how you refer to group members<br \/>\nUpload a group image (use one that&#8217;s roughly square in size to avoid it getting distorted)<br \/>\nAdd a cover photo<br \/>\nIf your group has another website, or a location, you can add it here!<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re creating a group that&#8217;s a bit more exclusive, you can also set who can join the group as well as who can send invitations.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ning.com\/ning3help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/74.png\"><\/a><br \/>\nThere are also group admin permissions settings, which you can use to really tailor how group administrators can manage a group. 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