In the groups feature, We can set a group as someone’s primary group. What is the point in doing so?

One use I know is to assign group flair, if multiple groups have flairs configured, primary group takes precedence.

From trusty old ask.discourse: Its main purposes are: Apply group-based styling to their posts via a CSS class like group-yourgroup Use the group’s default title for the user Show that group’s avatar flair by default Help identify the user’s main affiliation when they belong to multiple cust…

Help identify the user’s main affiliation when they belong to multiple custom groups :+1: Exactly why it is leveraged in this plugin, to provide a tailored homepage: [image] Discourse Category Home house Plugin Summary: Give users each a specifi…

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HAWK (Hawk) June 7, 2026, 10:17pm 3

From trusty old ask.discourse:

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Setting a primary group for users Site Management groups , explanation	3	10846	January 25, 2025
Add option to set primary group if no current primary group Feature	10	3002	October 16, 2017
Forcing Primary Group and Account Flair suggestion Feature	0	364	January 12, 2023
Allow users to change primary group or disconnect flair from primary group Feature	2	877	September 26, 2019
Discourse Category Home :house: Plugin	3	2100	November 27, 2023

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