# Improving the Groups page for 1.7 **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/improving-the-groups-page-for-1-7/53347 **Category:** Feature **Tags:** feedback **Created:** [November 24, 2016, 5:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improving-the-groups-page-for-1-7/53347 "2016-11-24T17:12:45Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 3
### Author: ![scombs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/scombs/32/48616_2.png) [@scombs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/scombs) #### Post date: [November 24, 2016, 7:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improving-the-groups-page-for-1-7/53347/3 "2016-11-24T19:38:44Z")
That description sounds great. I had originally proposed a [mockup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-related-enhancements/44357) for the group page but am not wed to that design specifically. > [@codinghorror](#): > > if the group allows it, let people apply for membership to the group, probably the easiest way to implement this is for 1.7 is a PM button that group PMs the group owners with a pre-filled title and body (we already support this). A PM seems fine, but recall that new users can’t send PMs immediately so it could limit the use case of asking new users to “please sign up for our group.” I used groups for an event and had to move the PM setting down to TL0. No need to start the “PM settings” debate again, (although I would be in favor of letting TL0 users PM admins as a setting). **Seems like TL0 users would need to be able to PM group owners for this feature.** If an admin or moderator is going to ask for invites, they should be willing to manage the PMs. From a design standpoint, it would be nice to remove the left rail (or manage via CSS) since those items seem to cover posts based on users not the group? Adding a groups page would be ideal if you can fit it in to 1.7 Thanks very much. --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improving-the-groups-page-for-1-7/53347)._