(unofficial) Help for members, would-be group members, and group managers

[Note: In various places in this Wiki you may see links that contain GroupName, YourGroup, or something similar.  This should always be replaced with the actual name of your group!]

GMF's wiki is a place where we can collect reference material about Groups.io, stuff that goes beyond what's available through Groups.io's help page.

It is an adjunct to the discussions in this group, and a place to collaborate. Hopefully this wiki will become a useful peer-to-peer collection of reference documents for group moderators and owners.

You can help by writing or correcting articles, or just by commenting in a message to the group.

And don't forget about the official Help page (see the Help link in the top and bottom bars on every page).

Quick-Start Guide for Members - joining, logging in, reading, replying

If you're new to Groups.io, or just thinking about joining a group on the Groups.io service, here's some info to help you get started.

1. Joining a group - whether you are new to Groups.io or already a member
2. How to Log In to your groups
3. Reading messages on the group's web pages
4. Reading messages by email - Your friend, the Footer
5. Replying to messages - by email or the group homepage
6. Replying privately (or off-group)
7. Starting a new thread or sending a message on a new topic

Advice to Group Members

How-to guides and other helpful pages for users of Groups.io groups.

a) Accounts

1. Logging In and Setting a Password
2. Customizing your account and your own subscription:  changing email address, password, adding an email alias, preferences; your subscription preferences.
3. Merging accounts

b) Managing Group Subscriptions

1. Email Subscription Options
   1. To choose subscription options, go to Subscriptions on your group site - go to GROUPNAME.groups.io/g/main/editsub (substitute your group name for GROUPNAME)
2. Email commands: Use email to join a group, change your subscription, contact the group owner. No need to visit the group homepage.  
3. Spam: Removed for Marking Messages as spam
4. Muting and Following to reduce Inbox overload.
   1. To manage you must click on the Groups.io icon (left side of the webpage). 
      See Managing muted and followed topics for screenshots.
5. Getting a "Help" email

c) Topics and Messages (members)

1. Search Engine
2. How To Stop Getting Two Copies Of Emails You Send
3. Message composition - tips and tricks
4. Message drafts and how they work
5. Topics and the threading algorithm 
6. Problems receiving group emails
7. Complaints About Messages
8. Edit Your Sent Message

d) Web Features

1. Help! I Can't Find Any Group Content!
2. Directory and Members list
3. How to make a photo album
4. Photo Search
5. Bulk File Upload
6. Setting up a Database
   1. Using your Database at Groups.io
7. How RSVPs Work
8. Chat Overview
9. Wikis - How to Create a Wiki: Guide for Users and Editors
10. Adding Calendar Events by Email
11. Locking a Group (or Subgroup)

e) Email providers - issues and tips

Best Practices for Group Management

Topics of interest to group owners and moderators.

a) Group Formation

1. Quick Start Group Formation
2. Transferring from a Yahoo Group
3. Direct Add member (Premium or Enterprise) - plus exporting email addresses from Yahoo
4. Inviting New Members -  for all plans
5. The 20-Invitation Limit
6. Renaming a Group
7. Why use a Subgroup
8. Subgroups

b) Member Management

1. Message Moderation - Setting it up for your group
2. Status Badges in the Members List
3. Group Rules, Guidelines, and Codes of Conduct
4. Member Notices
5. Screening New Members - Pending Subscription Notice
6. Member List Download
7. Dealing with Bouncing
8. Banned Domains
9. URL query parameters usage

c) Moderator Management

1. Making a moderator or owner: Promotion, Status or Permissions Change to Moderator or Owner
2. Owner Emails

d) Topics and Messages (group owners and moderators)

1. Pending Messages - using the Pending list and Message Approval Needed email notice to handle pending messages
2. How To Merge Threads
3. How to Split Threads
4. Creating and Using HashTags
5. Editing a message or topic
6. Moderating an Individual Subscriber

e) Web Features

1. Attachments, Files and Photos - Management     
2. Part 2: Settings for attachments and how they appear  (In Preparation)
3. Deleting attachments, files and photos
4. Donations (premium and enterprise groups only)
5. Polls
6. Wikis - creating a wiki
7. Promote your group

f) Calendars

1. Calendar repeating events
2. Sync with your Google and Other Calendars
3. Adding calendar events by email

g) Integrations

1. Sync with your Google and other Calendars