Can I add a group of users to a PM without inviting them?

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Have you seen and tried this guide for this?

How to create private categories using category security settings

This video explains how you can use group permissions to create private categories (or private “forums”). Scroll down for written instructions. [How to create a group and add permissions to a category] The Security tab on the category edit page is used to control both the visibility of categories and what users can do in a category. This is done by defining an access list of groups that associate a group name with an access level. The default permission for a new category is that t…

Private categories and groups may be better than PMs, and using groups makes adding members and bulk adding them easier.