Logging In
Groups.io is both an email list service, and a web site that stores the list messages and where list managers and members can store additional content (files, photos, wiki pages, databases, etc.).
If you receive list messages by email, and only need to reply by email, then you may never need to visit or log in to the Groups.io site. Refer to this help page for ways to control your subscription by email.
When you visit the Groups.io site it does not initially know who you are or what groups you subscribe to. The log in page is how you associate your web session with your account and subscriptions at Groups.io, until you log in you only have access to pages and content which is available to the general public.
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In Groups.io, your email address is your account ID.
You're a group member but haven't logged in yet, or you forget your password:
- Click on Log In (at the top right). NOT Sign Up.
- Click on Email me a link to log in.
- When the email from Groups.io arrives, open the email and click on the link that was sent to you. Follow the instructions.
Note: If you don't see the email from Groups.io, check your spam or junk mail folder.
You stay logged for 30 days. Logins expire after 30 days of inactivity.?It auto-renews if you visit Groups.io.
However if you delete cookies, ?or if your browser or device does not store cookies, you will be logged out and have to do it again.
?The cookie is created by logging in.
-- It expires in 30 days if you haven't visited Groups.io on this device, or if you delete your browser cookies.
-- If you are using a shared or public computer, you might want to use a private window if available AND set your own password (see below).
-- If you want to reset the cookie, you have to log in again.
-- Group emails will be delivered to you whether you are logged in or not.
See?Can't Find Any Group Content??for more info on logging in if your 30-day login expires.
If you wish, you can create your own password
Note: The login page also contains options for logging in with Facebook or Google.
Setting Your Own Password
Maybe you've been using the Email me a link to log in feature to log in without a password.
Or clicked through a link in an Invitation, which also logged you in without a password.
Or perhaps you were transferred from a Yahoo Group or Google group, accepted an?invitation by email, or joined by email, and you have just been getting the messages by email.
Now you want to read older messages or use tools on your group's website, such as files or the calendar. You can (continue to) use the Email me a link to log in feature or you can set a password to log in to Groups.io.
If you are not logged in and want to set a password:
- Visit any Groups.io page.
- At the upper right you will see:
Click the link to Log In. - On the Log In page, click the Email me a link to log in button.
- Follow the instructions to send a Log In message to your email address
- When you receive that message click on the link in it.
You are now logged in, proceed as below:
If you are logged in without a password and want to set your own:
- Visit any Groups.io page.
- At the upper right, you will see your name and a down arrow (upside-down triangle). Click on your name.
- Click?Account. The login page appears.
- In the Password field, enter a password that is a minimum of 6 characters long. This password will apply to all Groups.io groups that you're subscribed to that use the email address you logged in with. If you use a different email address with some groups, that email address has its own account and requires its own password.
- Click the?Change Password?button.
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The official Groups.io user documentation is in the Groups.io Help Center.