5. Groups

• 5.1. My groups
• 5.2. Find groups
• 5.3. Set up a group
  • 5.3.1. Create a group as a user
  • 5.3.2. Create a group as staff member or institution administrator
  • 5.3.3. Create a group as a site administrator
  • 5.3.4. Edit general group settings
• 5.4. Inside a group
  • 5.4.1. Group homepage
  • 5.4.2. Members
    • 5.4.2.1. Members page
    • 5.4.2.2. New member invitation
    • 5.4.2.3. Group membership recommendation
  • 5.4.3. Forums
    • 5.4.3.1. Set up a new forum
    • 5.4.3.2. Add a forum topic
    • 5.4.3.3. Reply to a topic or subsequent post
    • 5.4.3.4. Delete a post, topic or forum
    • 5.4.3.5. Administrative forum bulk actions
    • 5.4.3.6. User forum bulk actions
  • 5.4.4. Pages
    • 5.4.4.1. Group homepage
    • 5.4.4.2. Regular group pages
  • 5.4.5. Collections
  • 5.4.6. Share
  • 5.4.7. Files
  • 5.4.8. Report
• 5.5. My friends
• 5.6. Find friends
  • 5.6.1. Send a friend request
  • 5.6.2. Accept a friend request
  • 5.6.3. Deny a friend request
• 5.7. Institution membership
• 5.8. Topics

Groups can be used for collaboration among users as they offer the possibilities to:

• discuss topics in forums
• create and edit pages and collections together
• share files
• share pages
• submit pages for assessment / feedback

Note

Groups can be created by every user, staff or administrators only. The site administrator decides that in Administration → Configure site → Group settings.

The Groups menu has a number of sub menus:

• My groups: Displays the groups that you administer or in which you are a member. You can create new groups from here if you have the appropriate rights.
• Find groups: Lists all groups in the system that you can view and allows you to join or request membership in them if groups allow that.
• My friends: Displays your friends and gives you easy access to their profile pages.
• Find friends: Search for users in Mahara that you may wish to add to your friends list.
• Shared pages: Lists the pages that you have permission to view.
• Topics: Shows the latest discussion topics in your groups.