# Using type: group in plugins
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/type-group/405492
**Category:** Feature
**Tags:** completed
**Created:** [June 17, 2026, 8:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/type-group/405492 "2026-06-17T08:56:13Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@singi2016cn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/singi2016cn)
#### Post date: [June 17, 2026, 8:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/type-group/405492/1 "2026-06-17T08:56:14Z")
Based on the discussion in this thread: [Is using `type: group` in plugins no longer working? - Support - Discourse Meta](https://meta.discourse.org/t/type-group/405487/4)
Let’s confirm whether `type: group` was never implemented or if it was removed.
1. If it was never implemented, can it be implemented in the future, similar to `type: category`?
2. If it was removed, what was the reason?
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### Author:  [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)
#### Post date: [June 17, 2026, 1:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/type-group/405492/2 "2026-06-17T13:08:43Z")
> [@singi2016cn](#):
>
> 1. If it was never implemented, could it be added in the future, similar to `type: category`?
This was indeed the case, I’ve just merged the addition in:
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> Allows the use of \`type:group\` in plugins to select only 1 group in the UI:
> \`\`\`…
> some\_group:
> default: ""
> type: "group"
> \`\`\`
>
> \
Let me know if this works as expected for you.
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### Author:  [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2026, 6:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/type-group/405492/3 "2026-06-26T18:43:21Z")