# Structure and Functionality for Public and Private Forums

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**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [20.Март.2017 17:55:41 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/structure-and-functionality-for-public-and-private-forums/59566 "2017-03-20T17:55:41Z")\
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Yes. You can have the software on your site use API calls to add/delete people to groups. That’s not too hard. If you want your site to be able to create those groups and then manage them, that’s possible too, but a bit more tricky.

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