How do I close a group in a contact?

In social networks, groups are popular - communities,uniting people by interests, as well as dedicated to a certain topic or events. Such a group can be open or closed. In the first case, any user can enter into it. To become a member of a closed group, you must apply for membership, which will be reviewed by the leaders (creators, administrators, moderators) of this community.

Let's look at how to close a group in a contact to restrict access to unwanted users.

Create a private group

1. We go to the site under your login and password or create a new account.
2. From the personal menu on the left side of the screen, select "My groups" and click on this link.
3. We find the button (white inscription on a blue background) "Create community" and create a group. For more information, see How to create a group in a contact.
4. After adjusting all the settings of the created community, we go down to the most recent menu item settings.
5. Here we choose the group type - open or closed. Set the type to "closed".
6. We press the button "save".

All - we created a closed group.

Close the open community

To close an existing public group, do the following:

1. We go to the group.
2. In the group menu on the right side of the screen, select "Community Management".
3. In the settings menu we find the item "group type"
4. Set the type - private or private. In the first case, you can join this group only by pre-submitted application, in the second - only at the invitation of the team leaders.
5. We press the button "Save".

Note that changing the group type and making itOnce again you can open at any time convenient for you. You can also change other settings of the community created or administered by you at your discretion.