# Managing group members

URL: https://wpusermanager.com/article/346-managing-group-members/
Last updated: 2026-10-07

Site admins manage members from the dashboard, and group admins from the group page.

In the dashboard: the group editor
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Go to **User Groups** and edit the group.

- **Add members:** pick users in **Add Members** (in the **Add New Members** box) and click **Update**. They're added as approved members straight away. On a hidden group you can invite them instead; see [Inviting members to a group](https://wpusermanager.com/article/345-inviting-members-to-a-group/).
- **Change a member's role:** the **Members** box lists everyone in the group with the date they joined, their role and status. Change the **Role** dropdown (Member, Moderator or Admin) and click **Update**.
- **Remove a member:** click **Remove** in their row.
- **Approve or reject** a pending member of a private group: click **Approve** or **Reject** in their row.

![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/helpscout.net/docs/assets/5d6cea4404286350aeeb5235/images/6ac634005d694b44a06b9ce4/05-members-box-232e34ba.png)

In the dashboard: the Users screen
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Under **Users**, a **Group** column shows the groups each user is in (up to five, then "& N more").

To add several users to a group at once:

1. Tick the users.
2. Choose the group in the **Add to Group…** dropdown above or below the table.
3. Click **Apply**.

They're added as approved members, and anyone already in the group is skipped. This needs permission to promote users (administrators have it). The dropdown lists public and private groups.

![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/helpscout.net/docs/assets/5d6cea4404286350aeeb5235/images/6ac634015d694b44a06b9ce5/04-users-screen-bulk-add-e98e91ce.png)

On the group page
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Group pages have tabs. Everyone sees **About** and **Members**. Moderators and admins also see **Moderation**, and admins see **Tools**.

- **Remove a member:** group admins see a **Remove** button next to each member on the **Members** tab.
- **Export the members:** on the **Tools** tab, **Export** downloads a CSV of the group's members with their email address, first name and last name.

![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/helpscout.net/docs/assets/5d6cea4404286350aeeb5235/images/6ac634025d694b44a06b9ce6/06-tools-export-6643468e.png)

The Members tab respects each member's profile privacy settings: members whose profiles the visitor isn't allowed to see aren't listed.

When a user is deleted
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Deleting a user removes them from all their groups.

For developers
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- `wpum_groups_add_user_to_group_cap` filters the capability for bulk adding (default `promote_users`).
- `wpum_groups_total_group_displayed` filters how many groups the Group column shows (default 5).
- `wpum_prepare_csv_header`, `wpum_prepare_member_data`, `wpum_group_prepare_csv_members` and `wpum_group_csv_filename` customize the export.

Related: [Moderating group members](https://wpusermanager.com/article/251-moderating-group-members/), [Editing a group](https://wpusermanager.com/article/252-editing-a-group/).