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Admin Essentials Add-on

The Admin Essentials add-on helps to change social group URLs and bulk-add users to social groups (by username, ID, or email address). This add-on allows group administrators to add users to the group while skipping the general invitation/accept/approval process for group membership.

Features of Admin Essentials Add-on​

With the Admin Essentials add-on, users gain access to the following features:

  • Add members (in bulk) – Available to all social group administrators and owners.
  • Add members (single) – Available only to users from specifically configured user groups.
  • Rename social group URL – Available only to users from specifically configured user groups.

A screenshot of how the options look like

Installing Admin Essentials Add-on​

To install the Admin Essentials add-on, follow these steps:

Open a Support Ticket​

Open a support ticket with the Support to install the add-on. A user must have at least Manage System permissions to install add-ons.

Installing from the Add-ons Page​

To install the Admin Essentials Add-on from the Add-on Registry:

  1. In the user interface, click on your avatar in the upper-right corner, and then select Add-ons to open the Add-ons page.
  2. On the Add-ons tab, select All Add-ons on the right, and then click Available at the center of the page to see all available add-ons.
  3. Find Admin Essentials Add-on in the list and click Install next to it.
  4. In the Confirm Install box, select if the add-on should be visible to all users:
    • Clicking Install now makes it available for all community users immediately.
    • Clicking Preview makes it available only to you. After verifying the setup, you will need to make the add-on available to other community users.
  5. To verify that the add-on is installed, go to the Add-ons tab, then select All Add-ons > Installed, and find the add-on in the list.

Installing from a Package​

To install the Admin Essentials Add-on from a zipped package:

  1. Download the latest version of the add-on.
  2. In the user interface, click on your avatar in the upper-right corner, and then select Add-ons.
  3. On the Add-ons tab, select All Add-ons on the right, and then click Upload Package.
  4. On the Upload Package page, choose the package file you have been provided.
  5. Select if the add-on should be visible to all users:
    • Clicking Install now makes it available for all community users immediately.
    • Clicking Preview makes it available only to you. After verifying the setup, you will need to make the add-on available to other community users.
  6. To verify that the add-on is installed, go to the Add-ons tab, then select All Add-ons > Installed, and find the add-on in the list.

The Admin Essentials Add-on is installed.

Using the Admin Essentials Add-on​

To access the Admin Essentials actions:

  1. Go to the landing page of the concerned social group, where the add-on is to be configured. Select Manage > Settings.
  2. Click the gear icon to change the advanced social group settings. This opens the Enabled Features and Content Types settings with the add-on actions.

Actions Available​

Changing Social Group URL with the Admin Essentials Add-on​

To access the Rename Group URL feature:

  1. Go to the landing page of the concerned social group, where the add-on is to be configured. Select Manage > Settings.
  2. Click Enable Features and Activity > gear icon to change the advanced social group settings.
    • Note: Social Group Administrators who are NOT members of the predefined user groups will not be able to access the Rename Group URL feature of the Admin Essentials add-on.
  3. Click Rename Group URL.
  4. Select Unlock Rename Form.
  5. Provide the new group URL as indicated.
  6. Click Rename Group to save the settings.
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