# You can't create a new automatic group, but it looks like you can

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-cant-create-a-new-automatic-group-but-it-looks-like-you-can/41996>\
**Category:** UX\
**Created:** [04.Апрель.2016 09:13:26 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-cant-create-a-new-automatic-group-but-it-looks-like-you-can/41996 "2016-04-04T09:13:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sander78](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sander78/32/296615_2.png) [@Sander78](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sander78)\
**Post date:** [04.Апрель.2016 09:13:26 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-cant-create-a-new-automatic-group-but-it-looks-like-you-can/41996/1 "2016-04-04T09:13:26Z")

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You can press the `NEW` button under the `Custom` and under the `Automatic` tab (in group settings). They each have their own url, but it’s actually the same form.

If you add a new group from the automatic tab, the new group will even show in the automatic list, only to be moved to the custom list after a refresh.

This is confusing. For a while I thought I could make automatic groups (which still is a cool idea I think). An automatic group would be like a badge, only then people will join that group as well.

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**Author:** ![zogstrip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/zogstrip/32/512781_2.png) [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)\
**Post date:** [04.Апрель.2016 09:27:31 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-cant-create-a-new-automatic-group-but-it-looks-like-you-can/41996/2 "2016-04-04T09:27:31Z")

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It’s now properly hidden 🍕

[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/4ab61dfdad4b2cce1eff949b387312b76b351caa](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/4ab61dfdad4b2cce1eff949b387312b76b351caa)

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**Author:** ![zogstrip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/zogstrip/32/512781_2.png) [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)\
**Post date:** [04.Апрель.2016 09:27:34 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-cant-create-a-new-automatic-group-but-it-looks-like-you-can/41996/3 "2016-04-04T09:27:34Z")

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