# Difference Primary and Custom Group
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/difference-primary-and-custom-group/212950
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [December 23, 2021, 12:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/difference-primary-and-custom-group/212950 "2021-12-23T12:13:16Z")
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### Author:  [@warri0r](https://meta.discourse.org/u/warri0r)
#### Post date: [December 23, 2021, 12:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/difference-primary-and-custom-group/212950/1 "2021-12-23T12:13:16Z")
Hello everybody,
could someone explain to me the difference between a primary and a custom group, please? What do they do?
Thanks! 🙂
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### Author:  [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)
#### Post date: [December 23, 2021, 12:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/difference-primary-and-custom-group/212950/2 "2021-12-23T12:41:12Z")
This topic explains it better than me 😃
> [@Setting a primary group for users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-does-selecting-primary-group-for-a-user-do/25857):
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> bookmark This guide explains the concept of “Primary Group” in Discourse, detailing what it does and how to set it up. person_raising_hand Required user level: Administrator What is a primary group? A primary group is a custom group that can be assigned to a user as their main group affiliation. This assignment has several visual and functional implications within the Discourse platform. Setting a primary group To set a primary group for a user: Navigate to /admin/users Click on th…
Custom group is a group which you are a part of (excluding automatic groups). A primary group is a custom group but one which you wish to identify with