Welcome to the Groups.io Getting Started Guide for Group Owners

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Updated: January 10, 2023

Contents

• Conventions used in this guide
• Introduction
• Step 1: Sign up with Groups.io and create an account
• Step 2: Decide which plan you want
• Step 3: Create the group and set its email address, description, and visibility
• Step 4: Customize the group’s settings
  • Group settings
  • Default email delivery options and time/date settings for group members
• Step 5: Create a Group Guidelines notice and other member notices
• Step 6: Change the default group cover photo and icon
• Step 7: Set your moderator notification preferences
• Step 8: Create some hashtags
• Step 9: Try the group’s features
• Step 10: Invite or add members to your group
• Step 11: Designate a backup owner and some moderators
• Step 12: Manage the group
  • Understand the controls for moderating messages
  • Become familiar with the member list
  • Make use of the group’s activity log
  • Use Help Center resources when you have questions
• Acknowledgements
• Revision history