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What is this?
This is a walk through of the new groups system. This covers the core features behind groups and how to use them.
Relevant Links
%makeagroup
%convertaclub
Groups Directory (+Groups )
%devBUG
#Adopt-a-Group
#OfficialGroups (the official groups chat channel)
Help & FAQ (The portion of the site's FAQ concerning groups)
Group Q&A with Development Staff (A series of questions that have been asked of site staff concerning groups)
saniakob.deviantart.com/art/Gr… to submit art or favs to a group)
Edits to be made
Define Hidden, Locked & Sticky comments.deviantart.com/1/1496… (there's a bug with the hidden feature, I'll add this to the walk through when that is resolved) Hide comments/spam Right side of comments is only visible to admins in Correspondence Items Conversion of notes to forum-like posts Delete artwork from gallery Edit group description and tag line How to Delete a Group: comments.deviantart.com/1/1496… Affiliates Swapping founders xshadow-designsx.deviantart.co… The founder of the group can create a chatroom with the same name as the group Group folders have a limit of 5,000 submissions - Super groups have this same limit, although they can create sub-folders Groups may have at most 200 folders Super Group features - polls, blog CSSQuick Reference
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Is it possible to update the description?
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Group Profile Page >> Second roll-over from the left (Group Info) >> Pencil Icon at top right of drop-down box >> Group Description
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Hey there. I've just re-upgraded a group to a super group, and I'm trying to figure out how to create new member classes. I've looked everywhere for information on how to do this, and I'm drawing a big blank. I thought it might be quicker to ask a knowledgeable deviant rather than contacting the helpdesk (though I will if I have to).
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I believe you should be able to do it through the
Admin Area >> Manage Members
section:
stamp-heaven.deviantart.com/ad…
there's a pencil icon that appears when you select a moderator class so you can rename it. Somewhere near there should be an option to add a moderator class, though I don't know the specifics since I don't have a group that I can test this on. But, as you said, the help desk may be a better resource if you get stuck, though it'll likely take a few days for a response.
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Yeah, I think I figured it out. For some reason, I was thinking it was possible to add classes, but as I've looked around, I realized that you can only add the Moderator class and rename classes. Thanks for the help!
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One question... how do you make a tagline for the group?
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Group Profile Page >> Second roll-over from the left ("Group Info") >> Pencil Icon at top right ("Edit") >> Enter Group Tag Line >> Save
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Nevermind I found it!! ^^ This tutorial is great, thanks!
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How can I add a chat room to my group?
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As far as I know a chat room can not be added to a group. You can create a chat room with a name that is similar to your group and then promote the chat room in your group.
+chat
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How can folders make to only a specific member can upload it's devitations? For example: We have an Alter Story named folder, by the requesting of 1 member of mine, and let him only submit his drawings, poetry, ect.
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The only way to do that would be to use an admin class, like promote that one user to become a Contributor and then allow only Contributors to submit to that folder.
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Thanks for the advice
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Hi,
What is the limit of folders you can have in a gallery?
For non-premium groups, i mean.
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I think it may be 1,000 folders, but I don't specifically know (please tell me if you find out). You can have 5,000 works of art in each folder. Folder limits are the same for premium and standard groups as far as I know.
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I remember while Googling it that I came across people who were complaining that they want more folders, and I recall someone saying something about the limit being 200...
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That sounds a bit low, and it's possible the limit may have been changed at some point. Best but would be to try it out.
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We will need a volunteer group...
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Thank for this it helps a lot.
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How can I close a group? I'm sorry if this was already answered. >.<
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FAQ #408: Can I delete my group?
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Yeah, I responded again saying NVM, because, idiot me found out how! lol
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Never mind! [I ish stupid] I just realized that you had a link to that in the description, lol.
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How can I edit my group's tagline? (the thing under the group name)
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Group's Profile Page >> Use your mouse and click the bar under the group's username/avatar (where you see your avatar) >> move your mouse to the right to roll over the "Group Info" section >> Edit the drop down using the pencil at the top right >> Edit the "Group Tag Line"
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For a reason I can't leave a comment on the log, to explain why deviation was declined, this message appears "Replies to the original deviant are not available for this type of message." :/ Any idea of what settings are wrong?
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Perhaps that user has blocked you or the group? I've never seen that error before
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WAIT, never mind the dumb question. Someone already pointed out the fail to it x'D
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How do you edit the process for joining? i.e. whether join requests can be made and whether they are accepted.
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Group >> Admin Area >> Manage Members >> Members >> Join Requests: >> Are Subject to Vote...
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Thank you... I can't see that setting, but that may be because I'm a contributor in the group?
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The founder can hide settings from lower admins in the group, so that is likely the case.
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Seems odd, I don't think either of the previous admins would have enabled that setting... maybe unintentionally? Thanks for the help anyway.
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I think Contributors by default can't see/edit the Member settings, though I am unsure
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I can see the "manage members" section and most of the member privileges, but...
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This might sound dumb, but how do you delete a deviation from the group? I can't really find out
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Go to the page of the gallery where the deviation is, hover over it, and use the pencil icon that appears at the top right of the thumbnail to delete it.
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FAQ #289: How do I create or delete a chatroom?
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Hello :3 Can I have a question about groups? If I (admin) invite a deviation made by another deviant into the group, is it possible to control the expiration date for that submission for the author of the picture? From what I know, changing the "expires after" option for admins will only affect how much time I have to approve it, and changing this option for non-members would, obviously, only allow all deviants to submit :/ I'm asking because the deviations I add fill our message box quite quickly, and after a deviant doesn't decide on the submission for a few weeks it's likely that they won't do it at all. Still, I feel that withdrawing the submissions, causing those deviants to see a notification about it in their inboxes would be rude.
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That's an excellent question, and I'm not entirely sure. I don't see a setting for how long invites can sit unresolved, so I don't think it can be changed, it's probably set at 1 month expiration (please correct me if you have observed otherwise). I think you will be stuck removing old correspondence items by hand.
Unrelated: Have you noticed a limit on how many gallery invites you can send?
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It would actually be just fine with me if they expired after a month, because that's the time limit we wanted anyway 
I haven't noticed a limit but whether there is one or not, there was no way I could've reached it. In my group we try to keep a maximum of 30 open invites and never had more than 35 at any given moment.
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Yes, please let me know if/when you reach an expiration date for the invites
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We've reached the expiration date! Turns out it was set to two weeks. Definitely a nice amount of time considering there is no way of changing it 
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Yep, that's for submission invites only. I haven't been able to check if member invites expire as well, but if I ever have a chance to test that, I'll be happy to let you know about the outcome
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