List Groups

You can use the List Groups page to assign the same set of permissions to several users. All users who belong to a group automatically have the permissions associated with the group.

The List Groups page may be used to:

Create a new group

Edit a group

Delete an existing group

To create a new group

1.	Click the Settings & Security tab.

2.	From the Options list, click Content Access Controls.

3.	Click Manage Groups. The groups page opens.

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4.	In the Create Group section, enter a name in the Group textbox.

5.	Provide some information about the group in the Description textbox.

6.	Click the Create button at the bottom of the Create Group section.

To edit an existing group

1.	Click the Settings & Security tab.

2.	From the Options list, click Content Access Controls.

3.	Click Manage Groups. The groups page opens.

4.	From the Current Groups list, click the name of the group that you want to edit. The edit page for that group opens.

5.	Make any of the following changes:

To delete users from the group: from the Members Found section, click the checkbox in the Select column for each user you want to remove from the group. Click the Delete button.

Note: Deleting a member from an existing group only removes the member from that group, it does not delete the user.

To change the group's category permissions: in the Specific Category Permissions and Notifications section, check or clear the Read and Post checkboxes for each category to add to or remove from the group's access. Click the Save Changes button in the Specific Category Permissions and Notifications section.

To change the group's name or description: in the Edit Group Description section, check or clear the Read and Post checkboxes for each category to add to or remove from the group's access. Click the Save Changes button in the Edit Group Description section.

To add a user to the group: in the Add User to This Group section, choose the user from the Username drop-down list (users that you have granted access to your blog are included in this list). If the user that you want to add is not in the drop-down list, enter the username in the Username textbox. Define an expiry date for the user. Available options include: Never, One Day, One Week, One Month or on a specific date. Click the Add User button.

To delete an existing group

1.	Click the Settings & Security tab.

2.	From the Options list, click Content Access Controls.

3.	Click Manage Groups.

4.	In the Current Groups section, check the Select checkbox that corresponds to the group to be deleted.

5.	Click the Delete Selected button at the bottom of the Current Groups section.