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Creating a group within ActiveRain

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This is the technical description of how to set up a group.  There is more to it than this please review this getting a group started post. (coming soon.)

To create a group, be sure you are logged in.

  1. Go to the Groups page.
  2. Edit GroupClick "Start New Group".   After clicking “Start New Group” you’ll get to the edit group screen. You’ll be able to come back to this screen and edit the group later if there’s something you want to change.
  • Group title: pick a name for your group and enter it here.
  • Group URL: create an address for your group. Your group name can not have spaces or numbers. You can use the underscore '_'.
  • Image/logo: upload a photo for your group. Upload a picture from your compute to represent your group.
  • Description: Write a description for people to see and be able to quickly  understand what your group is about.
  • Default member role: This sets the default role for when members sign up. You can either enable them to post by default or prevent them from posting to the group at the outset.
  • Create group: Your done with setting up the group and you’re ready to create it.

 

Please see also the following posts:

New group features a description of various features of ActiveRain Groups By Matt Heaton 

Groups 101 - Our First Definitive Guide on Groups. By Jason Price 

On Being A Groupie! -  Groups are a good thing.  By Rich Jacobson 

Group Types A description of some of the inner workings of groups.

Groups An introduction to groups.

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Shannon Sims
Judy Burkett Realtors - Baton Rouge, LA
I just started a group called Louisiana Real Estate but when I seach by name and put in Louisiana nothing comes up.  Am I doing something wrong?
Dec 31, 2006 09:27 AM
Watch My Listings
Watch My Listings - Beverly Hills, CA
Thank you for the info AR!
Apr 05, 2007 02:56 AM
Reece Mack
Simplicity Home Design, Thousand Oaks, CA - Thousand Oaks, CA
Owner

1 error prohibited this blogger group from being saved

There were problems with the following fields:

  • Name must be a-Z and/or 0-9, no spaces or any other characters

 

 I keep getting the above message when I try and complete my group set up.  I do not have any spaces or other characters, so I do not understand why this message keeps coming up.  I am assuming that this is referring to the url section which I have typed:

http://activerain.com/group/decoratorhaven

Any advice?

Aug 02, 2007 07:51 AM
George Koppel,
CASTLES UNLIMITED® - Newton, MA
The Lowenstern Team

Reece:

 I am having the same exact problem.  I have e-mailed Active Rain on this.  If you ever find out the answer, please let me know.  If I find out why I will let you know.

George 

Oct 21, 2007 12:30 PM
George Koppel,
CASTLES UNLIMITED® - Newton, MA
The Lowenstern Team

Reece:

 I am still having problems with creating a group -  I keep getting that error message. I have tried getting help from Active Rain to no avail.  Have you any clue yet as to how to solve the problem.

George 

Nov 06, 2007 12:36 PM
Karen Burket
Bank of Oregon a division of Willamette Valley Bank - Medford, OR
Valley Mortgage Grou, Conventional, FHA, VA, mortgages

Hello,

I know this is a very old post but I too am trying to start a group and getting that same error message. I have emailed AR but have not received a response.  George or Reece, do either of you know what the "fix" is?

Thanks

Karen

Jan 19, 2011 04:53 AM
Kerrie La Guardia
ActiveRain, Community Manager - Kirkland, WA
Let it Rain!

Karen - I just received your email from Steven and will look into this.  I need a bit more info so I'm calling you now.

Jan 19, 2011 04:58 AM
Jessica Cates
Jessica Cates Creative - Gilbert, AZ
Real Estate Marketing Expert + Blogger

I was having a challenge with this too. It seems like it's referring to the group name itself but it's actually referring to the URL. Don't copy / paste the full URL, just put your extension.

 

Example - I just created a group called Real Estate Marketer - Ask Me Anything and the URL is http://activerain.com/groups/askamarketer. I put askamarketer in the URL field and it worked with no errors.

 

Hope this helps!

Aug 06, 2014 08:24 AM