Users in groups have defined roles. This article will go over group roles and the capabilities of each role, as well as how groups work as topic members.
Group roles
Two roles are assigned to users in a group: owners and members.
The user who creates the group will become the owner. All other teammates added to the group afterward will be members by default.
Group owners
Group owners have top permissions in a group. Group owners have the following abilities that regular members do not have:
Editing the group details (name, description, banner image)
Adding members
Promoting members to owners
Demoting owners
Removing members from the group
Adding group members
To add a member to a group:
Click Groups in the left sidebar.
Click the relevant group.
Click Add member.
Search and select the user or group you want to add.
✏️ Note: It's possible to add another group as a member. This allows a group hierarchy. Child group members are treated the same as the direct members of the parent group.
Promoting or demoting a member
To promote or demote a member:
Click Groups in the sidebar.
Click the relevant group.
Hover over the member and click the … menu.
Click Promote to owner or Demote to member.
Promoting yourself to an owner as an admin
Admins can promote themselves to be an owner of a group.
To promote yourself:
Click Groups in the sidebar.
Click the relevant group.
Hover over your name and click the … menu.
Click Become owner.
Group members
Requesting membership
See a group you're interested in joining? Teammates can request membership to join a group. The request is sent to the group owner for approval.
To request membership to a group:
Click Groups in the left sidebar.
Click the relevant group.
Click Request membership in the top-right corner.
Leaving a group
To leave a group:
Click Groups in the sidebar.
Click the relevant group.
Click the … menu in the top right corner.
Click Leave group.
Groups as topic members
Adding a group to a topic allows all the members in the group to view the topic's content. Depending on the permission setting of the topic, they may be able to edit it as well.
✏️ Note: Topic owners can promote a group to an owner, turning all the members in a group into topic owners. Click here to learn how to promote a member.
To add a group to a topic:
Go to the topic page.
Click the … menu in the top right corner.
Click Members.
Use the input at the bottom right corner to search and select the group.
