Manage group settings in GroupMe

From Settings you can:

• Edit group (owner/admin only): You can Change your group's Avatar (profile picture), edit Group Name, edit Topic, or change the Emoji like option.

• Edit Profile (all members): You can Change your Avatar (profile picture) or edit your Nickname.

• Clone group (all members): If you choose to create a new group by cloning an existing one, the cloned group will be created as a normal GroupMe chat and will not show up in community search.

• Enable sharing (owner/admin only): You can enable the ability to share your group with a link.

  Important: Anyone with the link to your group will be able to join, even if they are not in the community.

• Personalization

  • Customize group (owner/admin only): Apply a theme to your group.

  • Emoji like (owner/admin only): Choose which Emoji members can use to like messages. It will default to a heart.

• Privacy

  • Who can join? (owner/admin only): Choose to allow Anyone to join or Approved members only which will require admin approval.

    • With Approved members enabled you can also have potential group members answer a question before joining the group. Select Add a join question and enter the question you want answered.

• Visibility (owner/admin only):

  • Hidden: Your group will be set to Hidden by default and will only be open to invited members.

  • Visible only to your school name: If you've joined Campus Connect, you can select to make this group Visible only to your school name.

  • Visible to everyone: Your group will be visible to everyone, and they can find it by name or location.

• Permission (owner/admin only):

  • Everyone: Select to allow Everyone so all members can add or remove members.

  • Admins only: Select to allow Admins only so only admins can add or remove members.

• Change owner (owner/admin only): Give ownership of this group to another member.

• Clear chat history (all members): Select to clear all messages for this group.

• Report a concern (all members): Report a concern regarding this group.

• Leave group (all members): Leave a group that you were invited to.

• End group (owner/admin only): Ending a group will also delete the group and cannot be undone.

From Settings you can:

• Set Group Avatar (owner/admin only): Add or update your group's avatar (profile picture).

• Group Name (owner/admin only): Edit your group's name,

• Topic (owner/admin only): Edit your group's topic.

• Mute (all members): Mute notifications from this group.

• Enable Group Sharing (owner/admin only): You can enable the ability to share your group with a link.

  Important: Anyone with a link to your group will be able to join, even if they are not in the community.

• Personalization

  • Customize Group (owner/admin only): Apply or Change theme for your group.

  • Like Icon (owner/admin only): Choose which Emoji members can use to like messages. It will default to a heart.

• Privacy

  • Who can join? (owner/admin only): Choose to allow Anyone to join or Approved members only which will require admin approval.

    • With Approved members enabled you can also have potential group members answer a question before joining the group. Select Add Join Question, then select Edit next to Custom Join Question to enter the question you want answered.

• Visibility (owner/admin only):

  • Hidden: Your group will be set to Hidden by default and will only be open to invited members.

  • Visible to everyone: Your group will be visible to everyone, and they can find it by name or location.

  • Visible only to your school name: If you've joined Campus Connect, you can select to make this group Visible only to your school name.

• Permission (owner/admin only):

  • Everyone can edit: Select to allow Everyone can edit so all members can add or remove members.

  • Only admins can edit: Select to allow Only admins can edit so only admins can add or remove members.

• Clone group (all members): If you choose to create a new group by cloning an existing one, the cloned group will be created as a normal GroupMe chat and will not show up in community search.

• Clear chat history (all members): Select to clear all messages for this group.

• Change owner (owner/admin only): Give ownership of this group to another member.

• Leave group (all members): Leave a group that you were invited to.

• End Group (owner/admin only): Ending a group will also delete the group and cannot be undone.