# How can I add users to an automatic groups?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-add-users-to-an-automatic-groups/283338
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [October 24, 2023, 10:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-add-users-to-an-automatic-groups/283338 "2023-10-24T22:43:54Z")
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### Author: ![Gavin\_Hudson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/gavin_hudson/32/328449_2.png) [@Gavin\_Hudson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Gavin_Hudson)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2023, 10:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-add-users-to-an-automatic-groups/283338/1 "2023-10-24T22:43:54Z")

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I can create groups in the trial company Discourse we have. I also see a number of automatic groups that came with the trial. How do I add members to the automatic groups?

When I create a group, I can add users manually one at a time:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/f/8/e/f8ea11a56c65501658180461140d8e16b609cd4e.png)

I can also add users automatically by their email domain:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/4/6/7/467618e9d5f9498eb5f61b88bb7af922e6094b1e.png)

However, some groups came automatically created with our company’s trial forum. I seem completely unable to edit the membership of these groups.

I cannot add users individually:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/2/c/e/2ce17409e8c66ff3ebf60e6d835080be44dc46e2.png)  
I also cannot add users automatically via email domain. I can’t even allow access to the group since there’s no **Membership** menu under **Manage** :  
 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/8/a/c/8ac1da1a9180e190e48937b5aec69df396c0e7f8.png)

I can’t even delete automatic groups. They seem completely useless. Is there a way to add users to them? Or is this just something that happens with trial Discourse accounts? Thanks in advance!

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### Author: ![not-ethan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/not-ethan/32/282617_2.png) [@not-ethan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/not-ethan)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2023, 10:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-add-users-to-an-automatic-groups/283338/2 "2023-10-24T22:48:08Z")

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`Automatic` groups are different than when people are auto added based on email.

The Automatic groups are

- `trust_level_0`
- `trust_level_1`
- `trust_level_2`
- `trust_level_3`
- `trust_level_4`
- `staff`
- `moderators`
- `admins`

Those you cant add users too directly. Instead you need to give them that specific trust level, moderator or admin. The staff group is admin or moderator. See [this post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-a-staff-user-on-hosted-discourse/112219) for more info on that.

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### Author: ![Gavin\_Hudson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/gavin_hudson/32/328449_2.png) [@Gavin\_Hudson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Gavin_Hudson)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2023, 10:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-add-users-to-an-automatic-groups/283338/3 "2023-10-24T22:49:14Z")

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Thank you very much! I’ve been searching and searching, trying to figure this out.

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### Author: ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2023, 10:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-add-users-to-an-automatic-groups/283338/4 "2023-11-23T22:49:19Z")

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