The settings of Groups can be found in WP Admin -> PeepSo -> Configuration -> Groups
General Panel
Enable Group Creation – Turning this option on would allow all members of the community to create Groups. Turning this option off only allows the admins to create Groups.
Enable post updates upon groups avatar change – Post updates on Activity Stream when user changes groups avatar.
Enable post updates upon groups cover change – Post updates on Activity Stream when user changes groups cover.
New Members Panel
Post to stream when joining – When enabled, automatically post on user’s stream when they join a group. These posts are deleted automatically when the user leaves or is removed/banned from the group.
Action text (on group stream) – Action text when joining a group, on group stream. For example “joined this group”. Leave empty for default. Applies to old posts too.
Action text (on other streams) – Action text when joining a group, on other stream. For example “joined a group:”. Leave empty for default. Applies to old posts too.
Notifications Section
Automatically subscribe new members to notifications – Enabled: new group members will automatically be subscribed to receive new posts notifications (on-site)
Automatically subscribe new members to e-mails – Enabled: new group members will automatically be subscribed to receive new posts e-mail notifications
Group Listings Panel
Show Group Owner and Creation Date – Show or hide the groups owner(s) in the groups listing
Show Creation Date – Show or hide the groups creation dates in the groups listing
Allow guest access – Show or hide the groups listing from visitors who are not logged in
Default sort – Dropdown with following options
Recently added (default)
Alphabetical
Members count
Default sort direction – Dropdown with following option
Descending (default)
Ascending
Default list style – Dropdown with following option
Grid
List
Categories Panel
Enable group categories – Users will be able to assign groups to categories. To create categories go to WP Admin -> PeepSo -> Manage -> Group categories
Set group categories as default view – When groups page is opened, categories tab will be active
Allowed categories per group – Set a limit on the number of categories that can be assigned to a group
Each ajax call loads – select how many categories will show in each ajax call in category listing.
Category Listing Section
Each category loads – Only this many groups will show in each category before offering a link to the full category listing..
Expand all categories – Disabled: only the first category shows a preview of the group listing.
Hide empty categories – Hide categories which don’t have any groups assigned to them.
Show group count – The count will not be accurate if a category contains unpublished or secret groups.
SEO Panel
Use slugs in group URLs
Enabled: /groups/my-amazing-group/
Disabled: /groups/1234/
Group slug changes
Never: group slug will stay the same as the original group name.
When group name is changed: new group slug will be generated upon group name change.
By the group owner: the group owner can change the slug manually.
Advanced Panel
Pin to top only inside groups – Enabled: pinned group posts will be pinned to top only in group views Disabled: pinned group posts will be also pinned to top on author profile and main activity
Force unique names – Enabled: PeepSo will disallow creating groups with the same names. Runs a risk of exposing the existence of secret groups to non-members.
Replace “invite” with “add” for Admins – Site and Community Administrators will add users to group without the need to confirm.
E-mail Admins when a new group is created – Users with Administrator role will receive an e-mail when a new group is created
Show membership summary for group names on stream – When enabled, hovering over group names on stream will display membership and following summary. This feature is likely to slow down stream performance.
Editing Group Posts and Comments Panel
By group owners
Enabled: group owners can edit posts and comments in respective groups
Disabled: only admin can edit posts and comments
By group managers
Enabled: group managers can edit posts and comments in respective groups
Disabled: only admin can edit posts and comments
By group moderators
Enabled: group moderators can edit posts and comments in respective groups
Disabled: only admin can edit posts and comments
The video tutorial that covers Groups:
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