# Manage user groups

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## Create a user group

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    You can modify the group's name, description, and other settings after it
    has been created.

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## Change a user group's name or description

{start_tabs}

{tab|desktop-web}

{relative|group|all}

1. Select a user group.

1. Select the **General** tab on the right.

1. Click the **change group info** (<i class="zulip-icon zulip-icon-user-group-edit"></i>)
   icon to the right of the user group, and enter a new name or description.

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{end_tabs}

## Configure group permissions

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    Guests can never administer user groups, add anyone else to a group, or remove
    anyone else from a group, even if they belong to a group that has permissions
    to do so.

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    Users who can add members to a group can always join the group.

{start_tabs}

{tab|desktop-web}

{relative|group|all}

1. Select a user group.

1. Select the **General** tab on the right.

1. Under **Group permissions**, configure **Who can administer this group**, **Who
   can mention this group**, **Who can add members to this group**, **Who can remove
   members from this group**, **Who can join this group**, and **Who can leave this group**.

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{end_tabs}

## Add users to a group

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## Add user groups to a group

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{start_tabs}

{tab|desktop-web}

{relative|group|all}

1. Select a user group.

1. Select the **Members** tab on the right.

1. Under **Add members**, enter groups you want to add.

1. Click **Add**.

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    Click the <i class="zulip-icon zulip-icon-expand-both-diagonals"></i> icon
    on a user group pill to add all the members of the group, rather than the
    group itself.

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## Remove user or group from a group

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{tab|via-group-settings}

{relative|group|all}

1. Select a user group.

1. Select the **Members** tab on the right.

1. Under **Members**, find the user or group you would like to remove.

1. Click the **Remove** (<i class="zulip-icon zulip-icon-close"></i>) icon in that row. Zulip will notify everyone who is
   removed from the group.

{tab|via-user-profile}

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1. Select the **User groups** tab.

1. Find the group you would like to remove the user from.

1. Click the **Remove** (<i class="zulip-icon zulip-icon-close"></i>) icon in that row.

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## Review and remove permissions assigned to a group

You can review which permissions are assigned to a group, and remove permissions
as needed.

{start_tabs}

{tab|desktop-web}

{relative|group|all}

1. Select a user group.

1. Select the **Permissions** tab on the right.

1. Toggle the checkboxes next to any permissions you'd like to remove.

1. Click **Save changes**.

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## Configure who can create user groups

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You can configure who can create groups in your organization. Guests can never
create user groups, even if they belong to a group that has permissions to do
so.

{start_tabs}

{tab|desktop-web}

{settings_tab|organization-permissions}

1. Under **Group permissions**, configure **Who can create user groups**.

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{end_tabs}

## Configure who can administer all user groups

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You can configure who can administer all user groups in your
organization. Guests can never administer user groups, even if they
belong to a group that has permissions to do so.

In addition, you can [give users
permission](#configure-group-permissions) to administer a specific
group.

{start_tabs}

{tab|desktop-web}

{settings_tab|organization-permissions}

1. Under **Group permissions**, configure **Who can administer all user groups**.

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## Related articles

* [User groups](/help/user-groups)
* [View group members](/help/view-group-members)
* [Mention a user or group](/help/mention-a-user-or-group)
* [Create user groups](/help/create-user-groups)
* [Deactivate a user group](/help/deactivate-a-user-group)
* [Moving to Zulip](/help/moving-to-zulip)
* [User roles](/help/user-roles)