# Member groups

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/member-groups/355752
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 5, 2025, 3:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/member-groups/355752 "2025-03-05T03:22:19Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![Harry\_Peng](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/harry_peng/32/454841_2.png) [@Harry\_Peng](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Harry_Peng)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2025, 3:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/member-groups/355752/1 "2025-03-05T03:22:19Z")

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Discourse does not support adding an existing group as a member of another group, with configuration options outlined in the guide on groups and category permission settings.

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### Author: ![NateDhaliwal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/natedhaliwal/32/313494_2.png) [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2025, 7:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/member-groups/355752/3 "2025-03-05T07:25:48Z")

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Is this a feature request?

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### Author: ![ondrej](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ondrej/32/198804_2.png) [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2025, 5:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/member-groups/355752/4 "2025-03-05T17:50:55Z")

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Welcome to Meta Harry :discourse:

No it doesn’t support this at the moment.

> [@Group as Group member?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-as-group-member/350612/3):
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> Discourse currently does not support adding an existing group as a member of another group. For a complete explanation of allowed group and category permission configuration options, please see the following guide: [Understanding groups and category permission settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-groups-and-category-permissions-security-settings/87678).

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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: [April 4, 2025, 5:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/member-groups/355752/5 "2025-04-04T17:51:22Z")

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