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Groups
Groups in BuddyPress are gatherings of members, posts, and any other user-generated content. A member can create a group in BuddyPress (if enabled by Super/Site Admin) and thus becomes the group administrator. Every group includes a Status Update form for members and the latest group news which can be kept up to date by group admins. Group admins can also approve requests to join the private group, invite friends to congregate within a hidden group, establish communications among members, extend privileges to other members, and enable new features (Group Forums if enabled by Super Admin) within the group, among others.
Sections
Groups Directory
Single Group
Group Header
Activity (group home page)
Members
Send Invites
Admin
Groups Directory
Groups Directory Page. Click on image to enlarge.
Sections
Create a Group button/link – Shown beside the Groups page title to logged in member if the Site/Super Admin has enabled group creation by members.
Search Groups search form
All Groups – with total number of registered users who have logged in at least once after BuddyPress was activated in the installation.
Selectbox – Show: Last Active (default), Most Members, Newly Created, or Alphabetical
List of Groups created in the site including time active stamp, group description, number of members and group privacy setting. Only Public and Private Groups are seen in list by regular members. Super/Site Admin sees all groups including Hidden groups.
Action buttons – for logged in members only
Join Group button – for groups listed as Public, button visible to logged in members only.
Request Membership button – for groups listed as Private, button is visible to logged in members only.
( Membership in Hidden groups is by invitation only.)
My Groups – for logged in users only. This includes a counter of the total number of groups you have created and/or joined in
Options
Selectbox – Show: Last Active (default), Most Members, Newly Created, or Alphabetical
List of Groups you are a member of – Public, Private and Hidden (only by you and Super Admin)
Leave Group button – visible to logged in members of Public, Private and Hidden Groups. You cannot leave the group if you are the only Group Admin.
Single Group Header
Single Group Header. Click on image to enlarge.
Sections
Group Avatar or Site Default Avatar
Group Name
Group Description
Group Admin/s with avatar/s
Group Mod/s (if any) with avatar/s
Join Group button (for a Public group) or Request Membership button (for a Private Group) or Leave Group button (for Public, Private or Hidden Group)
Home Page
The Group』s Activity Stream is the default Home tab for any group.
Sections
RSS feed
Selectbox: Show: Everything (default), Updates, Group Memberships
Status Update – visible to all logged in group members only
Options
Text Area box
Post In – Selectbox: Member』s Profile Page or to one of Membes』s Groups
Post Update button
List of Group activities. Following buttons/links are visible to logged in group members only
Options
Comment button
Reply to Comment link
Favorite button or Remove Favorite button
Delete button – visible only to Group Admin, Group Moderator and Super/Site Admin.
Members
List of Group Members
Sections
Member Avatar
Member Nice Name
Member Active Since
Action buttons
Options
Add Friend (friendship request) button – visible to logged in group members
Cancel Friendship Request button – visible to the group member who made the friendship request
Cancel Friendship button – visible to the group member whose friendship request was accepted
Favorite button or Remove Favorite button
Send Invites
Visibility of Send Invites link to members or Group Mod/s is dependent on what option the Group Admin chose in Admin > Settings > Group Invitations: All group Members, Group Admins and Mods only, or Group admins only.
Options
Info: Select people to invite from your friends list.
List of your friends with checkbox beside each name is shown in panel.
Select friend and the friend is automatically listed in invite list.
Remove Invite button – click to remove friend/s from list prior to sending invitation
Send Invites button – click to send invitation/notification to one or group of friend/s
Admin
Tab/link is visible only to Group Admin and Super/Site Admin
Sections
Details
Options
Group Name (required) text area
Group Description (required) text area
Notify group members of changes via email – Yes or No option
Save Changes button
Settings
Group Admin Settings Panel. Click on image to enlarge
Privacy Options – Group Admin selects from among three options (About Group Privacy Options)
Options
This is a public group
Options
Any site member can join this group.
This group will be listed in the groups directory and in search results.
Group content and activity will be visible to any site member.
This is a private group
Options
Only users who request membership and are accepted can join the group.
This group will be listed in the groups directory and in search results.
Group content and activity will only be visible to members of the group.
This is a hidden group
Options
Only users who are invited can join the group.
This group will not be listed in the groups directory or search results.
Group content and activity will only be visible to members of the group.
Group Invitations – select which members of this group are allowed to invite others?
Options
All group members
Group admins and mods only
Group admins only
Save Changes button
Avatar
Options
Upload an image to use as an avatar for this group. The image will be shown on the main group page, and in search results.- .jpg, .gif or .png format
Choose File button (no file chosen)
Upload Image button
If you』d like to remove the existing avatar but not upload a new one, please use the delete avatar button.
Delete Avatar button
Members
Group Admin > Members (group roles). Click to enlarge.
List of members according to member』s role in group – visible to Group Admin and Super/Site Admin only. (About Group Roles).
Administrator/s – If there』s only one Group Admin, there will be no button to demote or remove the user as there must always be a group admin position.
Option
Demote to Member button – Shows up only if there』s more than one Group Admin
Moderator/s
Options
Promote to Admin button
Demote to Member button
Member/s
Options
Kick & Ban button
Promote to Mod button
Promote to Admin button
Remove from Group button
Delete
WARNING: Deleting this group will completely remove ALL content associated with it. There is no way back, please be careful with this option.
Checkbox: I understand the consequences of deleting this group.
Delete Group button
Groups Management Panels
Groups Dashboard Admin. Click on image to enlarge.
BuddyPress provides admin dashboard panels to help you manage the Groups created in your site, including membership and settings(added in BuddyPress 1.7).
Sections
General Type
Options
All
Public
Private
Hidden
Bulk Actions: Delete (Apply) Groups Network-Multisite Admin Dashboard. Click on image to enlarge.
Search All Groups form
Pagination
List of All Groups
Columns
Name: Avatar and Group Name
Options
Visit: Goes to Group』s home page in the front end of the site
Edit: Opens up a new Group Management panel in dashboard to edit the Group
SectionsEdit Group panel. Click on image to enlarge.
Name and Description
Inputs
Name of Group
Text area for Description of Group
Add New Members
Input
Start typing a username to add a member
Manage Members
Types
Administrators
Columns
ID: User ID Number
Name: Avatar and Username which link to the Member』s Activity > Personal page in frontend
Group Role
Selectbox
Administrator (default)
Moderator
Member
Banned
Remove from Group (Member cannot be removed if said member is the only Group Administrator)
Moderators: Either 「No members of this type」 if there is no Group Mod or
Columns
ID: User ID Number
Name: Avatar and Username which link to the Member』s Activity > Personal page in frontend
Group Role
Selectbox
Administrator
Moderator (default)
Member
Banned
Remove from Group
Members: Either 「No members of this type」 if there are no members yet or
Columns
ID: User ID Number
Name: Avatar and Username which link to the Member』s Activity > Personal page in frontend
Group Role
Selectbox
Administrator
Moderator
Member (default)
Banned
Remove from Group
Banned Users Either 「No members of this type」 if there is no banned user or
Columns
ID: User ID Number
Name: Avatar and Username which link to the Member』s Activity > Personal page in frontend
Group Role
Selectbox
Administrator
Moderator
Member
Banned (default)
Remove from Group
Save
Options
Delete Group link
Save Changes button
Settings
Elements
Checkbox: Enable discussion forum (if bbPress plugin is activated and Group Forums are enabled in bbPress Settings page)
Privacy
Options
Public (default)
Private
Hidden
Who can invite others to this group?
Options
All group members (default)
Group admins and mods only
Group admins only
Delete: Opens up the Delete Groups panel in dashboard
Elements Delete Group/s panel in dashboard.
You are about to delete the following groups:
List of Group/s to be deleted
This action cannot be undone. (warning)
Delete Permanently button or Cancel button
Description
Status: Private, Public or Hidden
#Members: Number of members and Sorting of groups by number of members
Last Active: Date and Time