---
title: "User Groups"
url: "https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/article/user-groups/"
type: "article"
category: ["Admin settings", "Users, groups & permissions"]
tags: ["Admin users only", "Pro+ plans", "DAM"]
language: "en"
published: "2020-10-15T08:10:33+00:00"
updated: "2026-01-07T13:27:51+00:00"
summary: "We would recommend that you think of your users in groups rather than individual users. This makes it a lot easier to administrate permissions and accesses. Use cases vary a lot, but here are some exa…"
---

# User Groups

We would recommend that you think of your users in groups rather than individual users. This makes it a lot easier to administrate permissions and accesses.

Use cases vary a lot, but here are some examples of how customers typically group their users:

- Departments
- Regions/countries
- Stores vs. office
- External vs. internal access
- Press
- Dealers

User groups are an effective way to manage multiple users simultaneously. In the following sections, we will outline the basics of user group management in Kontainer.

## Create User groups

Go to **Access > Groups** and hit ‘new group’ in the upper right corner.

![user groups image 1](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/User-groups-image-1.png?v=1763368898)

Pick a name for your group and leave a note summarizing what members of this group have permission to do.

Moreover, you can manage the following:

- Set group as active/inactive
- Allow users to share content with direct links
- Display [**brand section**](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/article/add-a-brand-section/) for users

![user groups image 2](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/User-groups-image-2.png?v=1763368898)

Hit *create* to confirm.

## Set permissions for groups

You will be directed straight to the group settings, starting with the folder access settings.

![user groups image 3](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/User-groups-image-3.png?v=1763368898)

These are the permission settings you can manage for groups that its members inherit:

- Folder access
- Visibility of custom fields
- Visibility of download options
- Delegated admin settings

Read a lot more about the different permissions in our user guide [**here**](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/article/permissions/).

## Add users to a group

Go to **Access > Groups** and click on the group to which you want to add users.

Then, click on ‘add users’ in the upper right corner.

![user groups image 4](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/User-groups-image-4.png?v=1763368898)

Select the users that you want to be added to the group at hand and hit *add to group* to confirm.

![user groups image 5](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/User-groups-image-5.png?v=1763368898)

You can see which folder access settings have been inherited from a group membership on the individual user settings. You can also add permissions for individual users on top of their group membership.

![user groups image 6](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/User-groups-image-6.png?v=1763368898)

## Delete user groups

To delete a group, go to **Access > Groups > Group settings** and hit delete group in the upper right corner.

![user groups image 7](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/User-groups-image-7.png?v=1763368898)

This will naturally not delete users that are members of the group.

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That’s about it.

Let us know in case of questions.

## Other languages

- [Deutsch](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/de/article/nutzergruppen/index.md)

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