# Group Templates

### Overview

Templates allow for **consistent and efficient creation** of groups across the network. **Group Templates** can be created by any user with permission to create groups.

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Templates let creators **predefine tags, categories, permissions, admins, and modules**, ensuring standardization. Users can further modify these details when creating new items.

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#### Access the Template Creation Page

From the **Groups module** (User or Admin portal), select **Group Tools > Create Template**.

All users (except guest users) can create templates if they have group creation permissions.

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#### Enter Group Details

* **Name** (mandatory, 100 characters max).
* **Short Description** (optional, 2000 characters max).
* **Photo** (optional, recommended 250x250px).
* **Categories/Departments** (optional, select from group categories).
* **Permissions**: Public, Private, or Unlisted.
* **Time Zone**: Defaults to domain setting but can be changed.
* **Hashtags**: Optional.

Click **Save & Continue** to configure modules.

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#### Configure Modules

Enable or disable modules such as **Learn, News Feed, Members, Files, Posts, Trackers, Calendar, Wikis, Chats, Pages, Leaderboard, Media Center, Ideas, Ballots, Tasks, Reports**.

By default the following mods are enabled: News Feed, Members, Files, Posts, Trackers, Calendar, Wikis, Chats, Pages.

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Click **Save & Exit** to create the template.

Templates will now appear in the **All Group Templates** filter within the Groups module.


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