Wiki source code of Group Management
Version 26.4 by JorisDirks on 2010/09/14
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| 1 | {{box cssClass="floatinginfobox" title="**Contents**"}}{{toc/}}{{/box}} | ||
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| 3 | {{info}} | ||
| 4 | These instructions assume you're using XWiki 1.2 or later with **[[Colibri, Albatross or Toucan skin>>AdminGuide.Skins]]** (screenshots for Colibri). | ||
| 5 | {{/info}} | ||
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| 7 | = Adding groups to your wiki = | ||
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| 9 | 1. Log in as an administrator. | ||
| 10 | 1. Click on the **##Administration##** link in the top right corner of the screen to go to the main Administration page. | ||
| 11 | 1. Click on the **##Groups##** icon to bring up an overview of all groups. | ||
| 12 | 1. Click on **##Add new group##** button to open the group creation lightbox as shown on the image below. | ||
| 13 | 1. Complete the group information and press the **##Create Group##** button. | ||
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| 15 | [[image:CreateGroup.png||style="border:1px solid black;]] | ||
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| 17 | = Editing an existing group = | ||
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| 19 | 1. Log in as an administrator. | ||
| 20 | 1. Click on the **##Administration##** link in the top right corner of the screen to go to the main Administration page. | ||
| 21 | 1. Click on the **##Groups##** icon to bring up an overview of all groups. | ||
| 22 | 1. You have two options: | ||
| 23 | 11. Click the group name for the group to edit. | ||
| 24 | 111. | ||
| 25 | 111*. On the group page click **##Edit##** in the top left corner. This will open a page editing view containing the members of the group (if any). | ||
| 26 | 11. Click on the pencil near the group you want to edit. This will open a lightbox with the members of that group. | ||
| 27 | 1. For both options, follow the instructions below. | ||
| 28 | 1. You can add a new user to the group by typing the user's name in the input near **##Add new user##**. After starting to type, if the user exists, a suggest feature will be displayed, containing a list of all the users whose names contain the typed letters, so you can select from them. | ||
| 29 | 1. You can also add an entire group into the current group. This can be done by typing the group name in the input near **##Add new group##** and then select one from the suggested list. | ||
| 30 | 1. You also can delete a user / group by clicking on the **##X##** button as shown below. | ||
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| 32 | [[image:EditGroup.png||style="border:1px solid black;]] | ||
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| 34 | = Deleting an existing group = | ||
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| 36 | 1. Log in as an administrator. | ||
| 37 | 1. Click on the **##Administration##** link in the top right corner of the screen to go to the main Administration page. | ||
| 38 | 1. Click on the **##Groups##** icon to bring up an overview of all groups. | ||
| 39 | 1. Delete the group by using the **##X##** button for the group to delete. | ||
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| 41 | [[image:DeleteGroup.png||style="border:1px solid black;]] | ||
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| 43 | {{info}} | ||
| 44 | Note that when you delete a group, the users or groups in that group are not deleted. If you also want to delete the members of the group, you will have to delete them manually from **##Users##** and the **##Groups##** pages. | ||
| 45 | {{/info}} |
