# Group Banner/Flair image upload, and Publicly Created Groups

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-banner-flair-image-upload-and-publicly-created-groups/84750>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [April 6, 2018, 7:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-banner-flair-image-upload-and-publicly-created-groups/84750 "2018-04-06T19:56:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![subtenko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/subtenko/32/119524_2.png) [@subtenko](https://meta.discourse.org/u/subtenko)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2018, 7:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-banner-flair-image-upload-and-publicly-created-groups/84750/1 "2018-04-06T19:56:20Z")

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So Ive been looking into groups for about a week and think Ive come to the realization its not what I thought it was for. It also seems from past post I searched that either the devs dont want to make groups into discussion hubs or either just not right now, not sure. ( I come from Buddypress, or a least trying to do away with it)

**Group Customization**

- Group Banner (like Profile Banner)  
That feature alone at least will allow me and anyone else to do CSS work on the backened to customize group page layouts a tad bit.

- Group Flair/image representation upload from group owner

**Publicly Created Groups**

- Allow groups to be created by anyone. (For those tight niches and group discussions ie “R/C boat racers”)

This is what I did in Inspect element with _sloppy_ CSS work:

 ![hard%20css%20groups](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/0/e/0ebd3f30166b0d23a2fe9f257d015c460a69c377.jpg)

Because Im trying to move from Buddypress: (these are inspect element tweaks too, my former changes didnt save and I’d be using two social systems instead of just one)

 ![buddypresstodiscourse](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/9/e/9ee76df855e27d9ec2cca5b89962c32cfc0aea24.jpg)

But like I kinda mentioned before, if this is not how Discourse is planning to use groups, thats fine Id just at least like to know. What do ya think community & devs?
