top of page

Managing your business

Building your community

Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts


With Wix Groups, you can establish a community on your site where members can interact, share content, and engage with one another. The groups feed keeps members informed and connected to the group's ongoing events.


A screenshot of what your Wix group looks like to members on your live site.


Creating a post in a group


Create posts to initiate conversations with your group members and encourage interaction. You and your members can add GIFs, videos, images, and other media to your group posts.


Before you begin:


Make sure to add group members before creating a group post.


Dashboard


  1. Go to Groups in your site's dashboard.

  2. Click the relevant group.

  3. Click the Posts tab.

  4. Click Create Post.

    Tip: Click Create with AI to let AI write your post.

  5. (Optional) Add a title to your post.

  6. Enter the text of your post.

  7. Customize your post:

    Note: The total size of a group post, including text and media, cannot exceed 200 KB.


  • Image icon

    Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

    to add an image.

  • Gallery icon

    Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

    to add an image gallery.

  • Video icon

    Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

    to add a video to a post. You can upload a video from your computer or paste a URL from YouTube, Vimeo, or Facebook.

  • GIF icon

    Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

    to add an animated GIF.

  • File icon

    Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

    to add a file from your desktop.

  • Emoji icon

    Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

    to add an emoji.

  • Divider icon

    Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

    to add a dividing line.

  • Poll icon

    Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

    to choose a poll type.


  • Events: Click the Wix Events icon

    Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

    , select an event from your list, then click Embed.

  • Bookings: Click the Wix Bookings icon

    Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

    , select a service from your list, then click Embed.

  • Stores: Click the Wix Stores icon

    Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

    , select a product from your list, then click Embed.


  • Instagram: Click the Instagram icon

    Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

    , paste a link to your post, then click Embed.

  • X: Click the X icon

    Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

    and paste a link to the tweet you want to share, then click Embed.

  • TikTok: Click the TikTok icon

    Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

    and paste a link to a TikTok Video, then click Embed.


  1. Click the Button icon

    Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

    .

  2. Click the newly added button in your post.

  3. Click the Settings icon

    Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

    .

  4. Enter the text you want to display.

  5. Paste the relevant link.

  6. (Optional) Customize more of the button's settings and designs.

  7. Click Save.


  1. Click the Add an Expandable List icon

    Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

    .

  2. Add a title to your list.

  3. Add items to your list.

  4. Add categories or items to your list:

    • Click the + icon to add a new category or item.

    • Use the text box to name each category or item (e.g., "Dogs," "Cats").

  5. Click Add another expandable item to add additional content or topics to your post if necessary.

  6. Click the Settings icon

    Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

    .

  7. Adjust the settings:

    • How many items are expanded by default?: Select between:

      • All: All items are expanded.

      • First item only: Only the first item in the list is expanded.

      • None: No items are expanded by default.

    • Expand one item at a time: Toggle this option to allow only one item to be expanded at a time (helpful for keeping the list compact).

  8. Choose the Display direction:

    • Left: Aligns the expandable items to the left.

    • Right: Aligns the expandable items to the right.

  9. Click outside the Settings panel to save your changes.


Click Topics on the left to add an existing topic or to create a new one.


Click Monetize on the left to connect Pricing Plans if you only want to share the post with members who have subscribed to the connected plan.


Click the More Actions icon

Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

next to to Post and choose what you want to do next:

  • Save as draft: Save your post so you can come back, edit it, and publish later.

  • Schedule post: Choose a date and time for your post to be published automatically.

  • Post: Publish your post immediately.


a screenshot of a group post in edit mode on a Wix site dashboard

Live site


  1. Go to your live site and log in.

  2. Go to the relevant group on your live site.

  3. Click Create a Post.

  4. (Optional) Select a group from the list.

  5. (Optional) Add a title to your post.

  6. Enter the text of your post.

  7. Customize your post:

    Note: The total size of a group post, including text and media, cannot exceed 200 KB.


Click an icon to add interactive content to your post:

  • Image icon

    Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

    to add an image.

  • Gallery icon

    Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

    to add an image gallery.

  • Video icon

    Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

    to add a video to a post. You can upload a video from your computer or paste a URL from YouTube, Vimeo, or Facebook.

  • GIF icon

    Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

    to add an animated GIF.

  • File icon

    Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

    to add a file from your desktop.

  • Emoji icon

    Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

    to add an emoji.

  • Divider icon

    Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

    to add a dividing line.

  • Poll icon

    Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

    to choose a poll type.


  • Events: Click the Wix Events icon

    Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

    , select an event from your list, then click Embed.

  • Bookings: Click the Wix Bookings icon

    Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

    , select a service from your list, then click Embed.

  • Stores: Click the Wix Stores icon

    Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

    , select a product from your list, then click Embed.


  1. Click the Button icon

    Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

    .

  2. Click the newly added button in your post.

  3. Click the Settings icon

    Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

    .

  4. Enter the text you want to display.

  5. Paste the relevant link.

  6. (Optional) Customize more of the button's settings and designs.

  7. Click Save.


  1. Click the Add an Expandable List icon

    Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

    .

  2. Add a title to your list.

  3. Add items to your list.

  4. Add categories or items to your list:

    • Click the + icon to add a new category or item.

    • Use the text box to name each category or item (e.g., "Dogs," "Cats").

  5. Click Add another expandable item to add additional content or topics to your post if necessary.

  6. Click the Settings icon

    Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

    .

  7. Adjust the settings:

    • How many items are expanded by default?: Select between:

      • All: All items are expanded.

      • First item only: Only the first item in the list is expanded.

      • None: No items are expanded by default.

    • Expand one item at a time: Toggle this option to allow only one item to be expanded at a time (helpful for keeping the list compact).

  8. Choose the Display direction:

    • Left: Aligns the expandable items to the left.

    • Right: Aligns the expandable items to the right.

  9. Click outside the Settings panel to save your changes.



8. When your post is ready, click Publish.


a screenshot of a group post in edit mode on a live Wix site

Wix app


  1. Go to your site in the Wix app.

  2. Tap Manage

    Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

    at the bottom.

  3. Tap Groups.

  4. Tap Manage Posts.

  5. Tap + Create a Post.

  6. Tap the relevant group.

  7. (Optional) Add a title to your post.

  8. Enter the text of your post.

  9. Customize your post:

    Note: The total size of a group post, including text and media, cannot exceed 200 KB.


Tap an icon to add interactive content to your post:

  • Image icon

    Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

    to add an image.

  • Gallery icon

    Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

    to add an image gallery.

  • Video icon

    Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

    to add a video to a post. You can upload a video from your computer or paste a URL from YouTube, Vimeo, or Facebook.

  • GIF icon

    Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

    to add an animated GIF.

  • File icon

    Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

    to add a file from your desktop.

  • Emoji icon

    Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

    to add an emoji.

  • Divider icon

    Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

    to add a dividing line.

  • Poll icon

    Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

    to choose a poll type.


  • Events: Tap the Wix Events icon

    Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

    , select an event from your list, then tap Embed.

  • Bookings: Tap the Wix Bookings icon

    Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

    , select a service from your list, then tap Embed.

  • Stores: Tap the Wix Stores icon

    Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

    , select a product from your list, then tap Embed.



Tap Post and choose what you want to do next:

  • Publish Post: Publish your post immediately.

  • Schedule post: Choose a date and time for your post to be published automatically.

  • Save as draft: Save your post so you can come back, edit it, and publish later.


A screenshot of the Wix app New Post in Groups


Managing group posts


Managing group posts helps you keep your community organized, so information is easily accessible. For example, if you run a book club, you can pin your monthly book selection, so members see it right away.


Dashboard


  1. Go to Groups in your site's dashboard.

  2. Click the relevant group.

  3. Click the Posts tab at the top.

  4. Click the Published, Scheduled or Drafts tab to find your post.

  5. Click the More Actions icon

    Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

    next to the relevant post in your group.

  6. Choose what you want to do:

    Tip: Available options vary depending on the tab you select.

    • Publish Now: Publish a draft or scheduled post.

    • Reschedule Post: Select a new time to publish your post.

    • Edit: When you edit a post, your updates take effect immediately for members to see. Edit your post accordingly and click Save.

    • Connect Pricing Plan: Select this post as exclusive content for paying members.

    • Add topics: Add this post to a topic.

    • Pin Post / Unpin Post: Pinning an important post to the top of your group feed makes it the first post your members see. A pinned post stays at the top of your group until you replace it or unpin it.

    • Delete: When deleting a post, it is removed from your group with no option to restore it. All group members can delete their own posts, but group admins can delete any post. Click Delete Post in the pop-up to confirm deletion.


a screenshot of a group posts in the dashbord on a Wix site

Live site


  1. Go to your live site and log in.

  2. Go to the relevant group on your live site.

  3. Select an option:


Sharing posts shows your appreciation and encourages others to check them out.

  1. Click the Share icon

    Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

    next to the relevant post in your group.

  2. Choose where you want to share the post:

    • Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

      : Your Facebook News Feed or Your Story.

    • Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

      : Your X profile.

    • Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

      : Your LinkedIn profile.

    • Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

      : Get a shareable link.

Note: Each group post has a unique link. Click on the post's date to open a specific post and see its URL.

Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

Following a post keeps you updated with comments, making it easy to join member conversations.

  1. Click the More Actions icon

    Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

    next to the relevant post in your group.

  2. Click Follow.

Note: When following a post, the term Follow changes to Following. You can click Following to unfollow a post.

Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

When you edit a post, your updates take effect immediately for members to see.

  1. Click the More Actions icon

    Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

    on the relevant post.

  2. Select Edit.

  3. Edit your post.

  4. Click Publish when ready.

Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

When deleting a post, it is removed from your group with no option to restore it. All group members can delete their own posts, but group admins can delete any post.

  1. Click the More Actions icon

    Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

    on the relevant post.

  2. Select Delete.

  3. Click Delete Post in the pop-up to confirm deletion.

Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

Wix app


  1. Go to your site in the Wix app.

  2. Tap Manage

    Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

    at the bottom.

  3. Tap Groups.

  4. Tap Manage posts.

  5. (Optional) Tap the My Groups drop-down to select a specific group.

  6. Tap the More Actions icon

    Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

    next to the relevant post in your group.

  7. Select an option:


You can change the topics relevant to your post.

Select topics from the list or tap New Topic and tap Save.

Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

Following a post keeps you updated with comments, making it easy to join member conversations.

Note: When following a post, the term Follow changes to Following. You can click Following to unfollow a post.


Edit your post and tap Update when done.

When you edit a post, your updates take effect immediately for members to see.

Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

Sharing posts shows your appreciation and encourages others to check them out.

Invite people to view your post on the Spaces by Wix app, social media, email, or another app of your choice.

Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

You can report a post so group admins will be notified that this post contains inappropriate content.

Tap Report in the pop-up to confirm.

Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

When deleting a post, it is removed from your group with no option to restore it. All group members can delete their own posts, but group admins can delete any post.

Tap Delete in the pop-up to confirm deletion.

Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

A screenshot of the Wix mobile app options for editing a post


Enabling auto-posted content


Set posts to show automatically in the group when events are connected, new members join and more. If you want to keep certain updates private, you can disable auto-posting for specific activities.


Dashboard


  1. Go to Groups in your site's dashboard.

  2. Click the relevant group.

  3. Click the Settings tab.

  4. Click the toggles under Auto posts to enable or disable auto-posting for:

    • When new members join

    • When the group description or cover image changes

    • When an event is connected


A screenshot of the Wix Groups settings page on the site dashboard

Wix app


  1. Go to your site in the Wix app.

  2. Tap Manage

    Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

    at the bottom.

  3. Tap Groups .

  4. Tap the relevant group.

  5. Tap Auto posts under Content.

  6. Tap the toggles to enable or disable auto-posting for:

    • New Members

    • Group Details

    • New Events


A screenshot of the Wix Groups settings page on the Wix app


Managing group comments


View and moderate comments from the dashboard. Use moderation rules to manage comments effectively, and easily review feedback attached to posts.


  1. Go to Groups in your site's dashboard.

  2. Click the relevant group.

  3. Click the Comments tab.

  4. Choose what you want to do next:


  1. Click Moderation Rules.

  2. Follow these steps to define the rule:

    • Rule name: Enter a name for the rule (e.g., "Media Moderation").

    • Whose comments are moderated?: Select the group for which this rule applies.

    • What types of comments are moderated?: Choose a trigger: With spam (Al moderated), With links and media, With attached files, With custom words, With RegEx match, Advanced algorithm moderation, All comments

    • What happens with these comments?: Select the action: Send to pending or Reject from publishing.

    • Exclude from rule: Choose specific members to exclude from moderation (if applicable).

  3. Click Save to apply the rule.

Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

  1. Choose the comment status you want to manage:

    • Published: Comments currently visible to members.

    • Pending: Comments awaiting moderation.

    • Reported: Comments flagged for review.

    • Trash: Comments moved to the trash.

  2. To manage a specific comment:

    1. Click the More Actions icon

      Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

      next to the relevant comment.

    2. Select from the following options:

      • View live: View the comment as it appears in the group.

      • View member: See the profile of the member who posted the comment.

      • Move to trash: Remove the comment and send it to the trash tab.

Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts


FAQs


Click a question below to learn more.


Yes. You can search for posts in your group by using the search feature. It lets you quickly find important discussions and keep track of ongoing conversations. This can help improve group engagement and make managing your group more efficient.

To search for a specific post, just go to your group page, click on the search icon, and enter keywords related to the post you're looking for.

Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

You can add media to a published post at any time from your live site. Click the More Actions icon

Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

on the relevant post and select Edit.


A group post can be up to 200 KB in total. This limit includes both the text in the post and any media you add.


You can manage your group's notifications on your live site. Click the More Actions icon

Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

next to the name of the group page and select Notifications Settings.


No, only members can engage with group posts (e.g. comment, react, add media).

Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

This happens when a member's account has been deleted or merged with another account. Their comment stays visible, but their name no longer appears.

Yes. You can monetize your group by creating exclusive content for members with active pricing plans.

For example, offer a series of post-based tutorials visible only to paying members. When people see one of these exclusive posts, they'll see an "Exclusive Post" label at the top. People who are members and have that specific pricing plan will be able to read it. If they're not members, they'll see a "Subscribe Now" button.

Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

To see how many people have looked at your posts, go to any of your posts and look for the view counter, which appears next to your post. You can check for the view count in your site dashboard under Posts, your live site, and on the Wix app.

This number shows you exactly how many times people have viewed that specific post. Each time someone opens your post, the view counter goes up by one. This helps you understand which of your posts are most popular with readers.

Wix Groups: Creating and Managing Your Groups Posts

Any media uploaded through a group is saved directly to your site's Media Manager. Groups don't have separate storage limits.


Need An AI Run Website?
Contact Us
 Today!

wix experts
Graphic2Traffic web design
©
bottom of page