About subgroup categories

If your group has a number of subgroups, you can organize the subgroups in categories.

After subgroups are added to categories, the categories appear on the Subgroups page in these ways: 

• In the Subgroups You Belong To panel, which lists the subgroups of which you are a member, categories are enclosed in square brackets next to the subgroups’ names.
• Subgroups that members do not belong to and that parent group members are allowed to join are listed in the Subgroups You Can Join section of the Subgroups page, below the Subgroups You Belong To panel. Subgroups that are in categories are listed in that section of the page in panels that have the category names. (Any uncategorized subgroups are listed after the last category's panel.)

Subgroups that are in the same category are listed together, in alphabetical order by subgroup name.

Creating a subgroup category

To create a subgroup category:

1. Desktop browser: On the parent group’s website, in the left navigation menu, select Subgroups.
   Mobile device: At the bottom of a page in the parent group, tap the More icon, then select Subgroups on the More menu.
2. On the Subgroups page, click or tap the Categories button.
3. On the Subgroup Categories page, click or tap the Add Subgroup Category button.
4. Complete the resulting page:
   • In the Name field, enter a name for the category.
   • In the Description field, enter a description of the category. This description will appear in the category’s panel in the Subgroups You Can Join section of the Subgroups page.
   • If you want to limit the number of subgroups in this category that group members can belong to, enter that number in the Max Number of Subgroups field. (Leave the default value of 0 if you do not want to limit the number of subgroups in this category that members can belong to.)
5. Click or tap the Add button at the bottom of the page.
6. Repeat steps 2 through 5 for any more categories you want to add.

On the Subgroup Categories page, you can click or tap a down arrow or up arrow next to a category name to move that category down or up in the list.

Adding a subgroup to a category

1. Go to the subgroup and open the Settings page.
2. On the Settings page, scroll to the end of the General panel.
3. In the Subgroup Category list, select the category you want to assign to the subgroup.
4. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click or tap the Update Group button.

Modifying a subgroup category

1. Desktop browser: On the parent group’s website, in the left navigation menu, select Subgroups.
   Mobile device: At the bottom of a page in the parent group, tap the More icon, then select Subgroups on the More menu.
2. On the Subgroup Categories page, click or tap the name of the category you want to modify.
3. On the resulting page, change the category’s name or edit its description, as desired.
4. Click or tap the Update button at the bottom of the page.

Deleting a subgroup category

1. Desktop browser: On the parent group’s website, in the left navigation menu, select Subgroups.
   Mobile device: At the bottom of a page in the parent group, tap the More icon, then select Subgroups on the More menu.
2. On the Subgroup Categories page, click or tap the name of the category you want to delete.
3. Click or tap the Delete button at the bottom of the page.
4. In the Verify Delete confirmation popup, click or tap Yes.