How to Make Groups Private in Sparkforge Communities

Private groups give you a controlled space inside Sparkforge Communities. Only approved members see content, and owners or admins manage who gets in.

Roles and Permissions

When to Use Private Groups

• Confidential discussions or sensitive projects.
• Focused team collaboration without outside noise.
• Approval-gated membership where you screen who joins.
• Paid or exclusive cohorts where access controls revenue.

Create a Group

1. Open Memberships, then the Communities tab.
2. Click + Create Group.
3. Name the group, set branding and appearance, and click Create Group.

Convert a Group to Private

1. Open the group and go to Settings.
2. Under Details, toggle Switch to Private.
3. Click Save.

Switching public to private restricts existing content to current members. Switching private to public auto-approves all pending requests.

Membership Workflow

Request to join

Prospective members visit the group URL and click Request to join. The button changes to Membership Pending.

Approve or reject

Owners and admins review pending requests under Members > Requested. Approved members get an email with a magic link for one-tap access.

Adjust roles

From the members list, assign admin or contributor roles. The owner role cannot be reassigned.

Visibility for Non-Members

Under group settings, the Accessible switcher controls whether users in your sub-account who belong to other groups can see this one in the group switcher. Turn it off to hide the group entirely from non-members.