---
title: "Group Types"
slug: "group-types"
description: "infoodle Group Types: categories organising groups and setting fields, Functions and Team Skills. Managed by admins in Administration → Group Types."
tags: ["Group Type", "Groups"]
updated: 2026-10-14T21:52:16Z
published: 2026-10-14T21:52:16Z
canonical: "help.infoodle.com/group-types"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.infoodle.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Group Types

## What is a Group Type?

A Group Type is a category that organises your groups. Every group in infoodle belongs to a Group Type, and groups are displayed together under their type heading throughout the system.

For example, your organisation might use Group Types like:

- Administration
- Volunteers
- Committees
- Small Groups
- Pastoral Care

Group Types do more than just organise - they also control which fields, Functions, and Team Skills are available to every group within that type. This lets you tailor what information is captured and displayed on a type-by-type basis.

              Permissions required

              

Only users with the System Administrator role can create, edit, or delete Group Types. [How to edit permissions?](/v1/docs/permissions)

## Viewing Group Types in the Groups list

When you navigate to **Groups > All Active Groups**, your groups are displayed in alphabetical order, grouped under their Group Type headings.

1. Click on a **group name** to collapse it and hide the groups underneath
2. Click it again to expand it and show the groups

![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/d198920d-a212-4177-85f9-e1abc92e7ab3/Images/Documentation/image-33T4B3WR.png)

You can also filter by Group Type using the dropdown at the top of the groups list. Selecting a type from the dropdown instantly shows only the groups belonging to that type.

![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/d198920d-a212-4177-85f9-e1abc92e7ab3/Images/Documentation/image-JGDNRQYZ.png)

## Where to find Group Types in Administration

1. Click the **Administration cog** in the top-right of your infoodle screen ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/d198920d-a212-4177-85f9-e1abc92e7ab3/Images/Documentation/image-6UGRK4H1.png)
2. Select **Group Types** from the list of administrative options

![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/d198920d-a212-4177-85f9-e1abc92e7ab3/Images/Documentation/image-U9BTX7F7.png)

This opens the Group Types management screen, showing a table of all existing Group Types with:

- **Group type** - The name of the Group Type
- **Number of groups** - How many groups currently use this type
- **Action** - Edit and Groups buttons for each row

              Next steps for Group Types

              

[Creating Group Types](/v1/docs/creating-group-types) [Editing Group Types](/v1/docs/editing-group-types) [Delete a Group Type](/v1/docs/deleting-a-group-type) [Managing Group Fields](/v1/docs/managing-group-fields)

## Related

- [Searching for a Group](/searching-for-a-group.md)
- [Managing Group Fields](/managing-group-fields.md)
- [Team Skills](/team-skills.md)
- [Group Functions](/group-function.md)