What is a group?
Groups can be focused on one specific subject, project, department or team. Groups make users work together and to keep in touch with the right people within the organisation.
Creating a new group
- Click on your profile picture and after accessing the Settings, select Group Settings
- Click on the plus icon at the top of the left-side panel
- Fill in the group's name, give a description of the group and decide the location in the network
- Decide whether the group is Public, Restricted, Private or Secret. Need more context for what this means? Check out this in-depth article.
- Optional: Upload a profile picture. Note: Upload an image of at least 260 X 260 pixels.
- Click on create. The group is now officially in your network.
Managing a Group
Once a group has been created, you will see it in the left-side panel of Group Settings. Here, you'll be able to manage it.
- Check how many users are a member of your group on the tab 'Members'
- See pending invites in the 'Invitations' tab
- See membership requests in the 'Requests' tab. In all the tabs it is possible to invite (external) users.
- In the 'Widgets' tab you can change the order of the widgets and you can also delete them. Check out 'Configuring your widgets' to learn more about widgets.
- In the 'Preferences' tab you can choose if members are allowed to post in the group.
How do I delete a group?
After accessing the Group Settings and selecting the group you want to delete from the left-side panel, scroll to the bottom of the General tab.
Here you will see the option to Delete Group.
Remember: If you decide to delete a group, be aware that the whole group including updates and files will be deleted. This is irreversible!