# Create and manage a group

> Create a group, choose its visibility, add members and roles, set event defaults and transfer or delete it.

Source: https://help.gathereasy.rsvp/groups/create-and-manage/

## Create a group

1. Open **Explore → Groups** and choose **Create**.
2. Add a **Cover** image (optional).
3. Enter a **Group Name** and a short description.
4. Choose a **Public group handle**, the short name in the group's web address, such as `amsterdam-runners`.
5. Choose a **Location**: a city, or **global** if your group isn't tied to one place.
6. Create the group.

You become the group's **owner**. Group names and handles must be unique. If one is taken, you'll be asked to choose another.

## Your Personal group

Every account has a **Personal** group. It holds the events you host on your own. A Personal group can't have members. If you try to add members to it, GatherEasy offers to **Make public**, which turns it into a normal group with a name of your choice.

## Group settings

Owners and admins see a **Manage** tab on the group page.

### Group settings

Change the **Group name**, **Public group handle**, **Location**, **Description** and **Visibility**, then choose **Save**. You can also change the group's avatar and cover image from the group page.

| Visibility      | Effect                                                           |
| --------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Public**      | Anyone can find the group in Explore and join it.                |
| **Unlisted**    | Not listed in Explore. Anyone with the link can see it and join. |
| **Invite Only** | People can only join with an invitation.                         |

### Event defaults

Defaults for new events created in the group:

- **Event Visibility**: **Public** or **Unlisted**.
- **Public Guest List**: allow guests to view the guest list.
- **Collect Feedback**: ask attendees for feedback after events.

Changing these defaults doesn't affect existing events.

### Tags

Create **Event tags** to label the group's events and **Member Tags** to label members (for example "volunteer" or "2025 cohort"). Choose **Create**, then give the tag a **Name** and a **Colour**.

### Embed events

Show a live list of the group's events on your own website. Choose a **Theme** (**Auto**, **Light** or **Dark**) and a **Layout** (**Card** or **List**), then choose **Copy** and paste the code into your site.

### Sending limits

Each group has a weekly quota for invitations and newsletters, which resets every Monday. **Sending limits** shows how much you've used and what's left this week.

## Members and roles

On the **Members** tab:

- **Add members**: search by profile name or username, pick a **Role in the group** and choose **Add to group**. They join straight away. There's no invitation to accept.
- **Change a role**: use the role menu next to a member to make them **Admin**, **Organiser** or **Member**. See [roles](https://help.gathereasy.rsvp/groups/join-groups.md#roles).

Removing members, approving join requests and inviting people to the group are available through an [AI assistant connected to GatherEasy](https://help.gathereasy.rsvp/ai-assistants/what-you-can-do.md#groups).

### Transfer ownership

Choose **Make owner** next to a member, then **Transfer ownership**. They become the owner and you stay on as an admin. Only the new owner can hand it back.

## Payments

The **Payment** tab connects Stripe and controls how the group sells tickets. See [Sell tickets and get paid](https://help.gathereasy.rsvp/hosting/sell-tickets.md).

## Insights

The **Insights** tab shows how the group is growing. See [Group insights](https://help.gathereasy.rsvp/groups/insights.md).

## Delete a group

On the **Manage** tab, choose **Delete group**, then **Delete permanently**. This removes the group and its membership. The group's events stay as standalone events.