• What is the difference between public, restricted, and private groups?
• How do I make a public group private? And vice-versa?
• How are groups managed?
• Who can see resources/wiki pages/discussions in a group?
• How do I leave a group?
• How do I delete a group?

What is the difference between public, restricted, and private groups?

Public groups are listed around the site (for example, in searches) and viewable by anyone.

Restricted groups are discoverable around the site and viewable by registered users only.

There are three types of public groups: anyone can join and automatically is a member, restricted (anyone can request membership but must be approved by a manager), and invitation only. Group administrators can choose to show or hide resources, wiki pages, and discussion topics at any time.

Private groups are not listed anywhere on the site. You can join them only by invitation.

How do I make a public group private? And vice-versa?

If you are an administrator, go the "Groups" tab on your profile page and select the group. Hover over the "Group Manager" button and choose "Edit Group Settings". Scroll down to "Privacy Settings" toward the bottom. Click "Hidden" and then save your update.

Instructions are the same for making a private group public except click "Visible" under the privacy section.

How are groups managed?

When you create a group, you are automatically made its first manager. As manager, you can also promote members to help you run the group.

A group manager can:

• Create group participation rules
• Invite or remove other team members
• Promote/demote members and approve/deny membership requests
• Modify information about the group, including:
  • Create or change the group name
  • Create or change the group description
  • Associate the group with an external URL
  • Determine whether or not your group wiki pages, resources, and discussion topics can be viewed by non-members.
  • Moderate group discussions

There's no limit on the number of managers a group can have, but a group must have at least one manager at all times.

A collaborator can:

• Upload and manage project files
• Edit project publications
• Use available project tools, e.g. notes and to-do's

A reviewer can:

• View project files, publications, notes, to-do's, and team members (read only access to the project)

Who can see resources/wiki pages/discussions in a group?

Each group in nanoHUB has a set of wiki pages that is accessible to members of the group. The group managers can display or hide the wiki page functionality, and set the access for the wiki to be for group members only or for the public.

Adding a photo to a group pool allows any group member to view your photo and add notes, tags, and comments, regardless of the photo's privacy setting.

Your photo retains the privacy settings you set for anyone who isn't a group member. It also stays in your photostream, available to everyone who can view it. You (or a group administrator) can remove your photo from the pool at any time.

How do I leave a group?

Click the link for your profile at the upper right (under the 'Logged In' menu when you are logged in to nanoHUB) and then choose the 'Groups' tab. From here, you can see a list of all your group memberships. Select the 'X' icon on a particular group to cancel your membership.

How do I delete a group?

The only way to delete a group is to leave the group as the last remaining member. But you can quit the group (described above).

A group can't be deleted if it has more than one member.

Return to the main groups page.