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May 23, 2025

• NEW: Added a new Invite Only mode for groups, which when toggled, prevents people from applying or joining the group. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/39305
• INTERNAL: We are now storing data needed for our upcoming group analytics dashboard.
• DOCS: Updates from Nina. https://groups.io/helpcenter/single/revisionhistory

May 20, 2025

• BUGFIX: On the /static/pricing page, the link to group sponsorship information was outdated. (Thanks Nina!)

May 19, 2025

• BUGFIX: The Help Center mistakenly required being logged in to access.
• CHANGE: Added permalinks to individual Help Center FAQ entries.

May 16, 2025

• CHANGE: The Member and Owner FAQs in the Help Center now show all entries and answers on one page, instead of having to click through each FAQ.
• CHANGE: Increased the maximum email size for premium and enterprise groups to 200MB from 100MB.

May 15, 2025

• NEW: Apple Pay and Google Pay are now supported for paying group hosting fees.
• CHANGE: When sponsoring a group, you now have the option of using the card on file instead of always having to re-enter it.
• BUGFIX: If a group has an overdue invoice but has enough sponsorship reserves to pay it, the invoice can be paid without a valid credit card needed.
• CHANGE: Removed the i=1 parameter when starting a new Ask chat. https://beta.groups.io/g/ai/message/85

May 9, 2025

• NEW: We will now send out emails to group owners when their free groups approach 100 members, alerting them to this and the fact that free groups are capped at 100 members.
• CHANGE: Updated the Move button icon on the group photo page to match the move icon in the Files section.
• DOCS: Updates from Nina. https://groups.io/helpcenter/single/revisionhistory
• CHANGE: Merged in French language translation fixes. Thank you seranpion for your help!

May 8, 2025

• CHANGE: Changed some of the canonical links on message pages and added DiscussionForumPosting structured data headers to improve SEO and archive appearance on search engine result pages.

May 7, 2025

• CHANGE: The trial length for new premium group trials is now 30 days. This change does not apply to existing premium trial groups.
• NEW: New intergration, Bluesky Cross-Posting. You can automatically share the first message in a new topic to your linked Bluesky account - if it includes one of your selected hashtags. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/39296

May 2, 2025

• CHANGE: Change the Files section move icon. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/39275