{"id":206815,"date":"2023-03-21T20:34:14","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T00:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/publishpress.com\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=206815"},"modified":"2026-03-31T13:32:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T17:32:09","password":"","slug":"groups-start","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/publishpress.com\/knowledge-base\/groups-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Started with Permission Groups"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Permission Groups are one of the most flexible features in <a href=\"https:\/\/publishpress.com\/links\/permissions\" class=\"tinypress-autolink\" title=\"PublishPress Permissions\">PublishPress Permissions<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can use groups to set permissions for WordPress users. One advantage of this is that a user can be in multiple groups, which isn&#8217;t normally possible with the default user roles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you first install <a href=\"https:\/\/publishpress.com\/links\/permissions\" class=\"tinypress-autolink\" title=\"PublishPress Permissions\">PublishPress Permissions<\/a>, some roles will already be set up for you. These are four of the default WordPress user roles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Author<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contributor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Editor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Subscriber<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/publishpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/permissions-screen-1024x521.png\" alt=\"Permissions screen in WordPress\" class=\"wp-image-361945\" style=\"width:800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/publishpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/permissions-screen-1024x521.png 1024w, https:\/\/publishpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/permissions-screen-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/publishpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/permissions-screen-768x391.png 768w, https:\/\/publishpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/permissions-screen-1536x781.png 1536w, https:\/\/publishpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/permissions-screen-360x183.png 360w, https:\/\/publishpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/permissions-screen.png 1766w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-default\">\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-to-create-new-groups\">How to Create New Groups<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can also create new groups by clicking &#8220;Add New&#8221;. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/publishpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/New-Permissions-Group-1024x450.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-212434\" style=\"width:512px;height:225px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/publishpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/New-Permissions-Group-1024x450.png 1024w, https:\/\/publishpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/New-Permissions-Group-300x132.png 300w, https:\/\/publishpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/New-Permissions-Group-768x338.png 768w, https:\/\/publishpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/New-Permissions-Group-360x158.png 360w, https:\/\/publishpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/New-Permissions-Group.png 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can search for and add the users you want to include in this group. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1082\" height=\"784\" src=\"https:\/\/publishpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/add-group-members.png\" alt=\"Add users to a group\" class=\"wp-image-355294\" style=\"width:461px;height:338px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/publishpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/add-group-members.png 1082w, https:\/\/publishpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/add-group-members-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/publishpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/add-group-members-1024x742.png 1024w, https:\/\/publishpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/add-group-members-768x556.png 768w, https:\/\/publishpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/add-group-members-360x261.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1082px) 100vw, 1082px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The left side of the screen will show &#8220;Search Results&#8221;. If you see a user you want to include, click &#8220;Select&#8221; to add them to the right column. In the image below, &#8220;riza&#8221; will be part of my new group:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-default\">\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-can-you-do-with-groups\">What Can You Do With Groups?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There many powerful features you can add to groups. Here are some of the most common ways that people use PublishPress Permissions groups to manage their users:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/publishpress.com\/knowledge-base\/visibility-circles\/\">Visibility Circles<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/publishpress.com\/knowledge-base\/editorial-circles\/\">Editorial Circles<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/publishpress.com\/knowledge-base\/supplemental-roles\/\">Extra Roles<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/publishpress.com\/knowledge-base\/membership-date-limits\/\">Membership date limits<\/a><br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Permission Groups are one of the most flexible features in <a href=\"https:\/\/publishpress.com\/links\/permissions\" class=\"tinypress-autolink\" title=\"PublishPress Permissions\">PublishPress Permissions<\/a>. You can use groups to set permissions for WordPress users. 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