How to Configure Your Personal Membership Settings for a Google Group

Quick and easy-to-follow guide for Google Workspace administrators

Group membership settings

There are a few general membership settings you can update for each group you are a member of:

  • Your display name – the name that people see next to your posts.
  • Whether or not there is a link to your Google account profile page at https://myaccount.google.com/profile or not.
  • The email address used for your group membership.
  • Your email delivery preferences – do you receive posts to the group as emails or not, and how.
  • Whether you want to subscribe to email updates when you post to a Group conversation or not.

How to update your membership settings for a group step-by-step with images

Step 1

How To Configure Your Personal Membership Settings For A Google Group - Step 1

Go to Groups at https://groups.google.com and find the group you’re looking for in one of the Groups directories listed on the left: My groups, Recent groups, All groups, or Favorite groups. Then click the name of the group.

Step 2

How To Configure Your Personal Membership Settings For A Google Group - Step 2

In the group’s menu on the left, select My membership settings.

Step 3

How To Configure Your Personal Membership Settings For A Google Group - Step 3

After updating your settings, make sure to click Save changes at the bottom.

  • Your display name – the name that people see next to your posts.
  • Whether or not there is a link to your Google account profile page at https://myaccount.google.com/profile or not.
  • The email address used for your group membership.
  • Your email delivery preferences – do you receive posts to the group as emails or not, and how.
  • Whether you want to subscribe to email updates when you post to a Group conversation or not.

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Configure Your Group Membership Settings

Update membership settings related to a particular group, such as display name, link to your account profile, email address used for your membership, and subscription.

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