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Ultimate Member - Groups
Ultimate Member - Groups is a WordPress plugin extension by Ultimate Member.
Product facts
- Version
- 2.6.0
- Released
- 24 October 2026
- Type
- Plugin
- Licence
- GPL
- Included in
- Every plan, or $0.69 / year on its own
Overview
Community sites often need a place where members can gather around a topic instead of sharing one general feed. Ultimate Member – Groups adds that layer. Users start groups based on interests, topics or activities, and other members can join them and post content within each group.
The extension plugs into Ultimate Member, so it works with the user profiles and shortcodes you already have. Group creators choose privacy settings, and administrators keep control over members, posts and invitations. It suits niche forums, educational platforms and membership sites that want organized, moderated sub-communities.
Features
- User-created groups: Members can create their own groups built around shared interests, topics or activities, and other users can join existing groups to share content and connect.
- Private, hidden or public groups: Group creators set privacy to private, hidden or public, which controls who can view a group and who can join it.
- Posting inside groups: Members can post content within a group, so discussions and collaboration happen in the place where the conversation belongs.
- Admin moderation controls: Administrators can manage group members, posts and activities, which helps keep each community safe and respectful.
- Post review and approval: Moderation options let posts be reviewed and approved before they become public inside a group, giving you a check on content quality.
- Flexible invitation permissions: Decide whether group admins, moderators or all members are allowed to invite newcomers, so you can manage how each group grows.
- Categories, tags and images: Categories and tags sort groups into defined topics, and group images give each group a recognizable profile that is easier to find.
- Profile and shortcode visibility: Groups appear in user profiles, and a shortcode places them on any page, which makes navigating to groups simple for members.
Best for
- Membership sites built on Ultimate Member
- Niche forums and interest-based communities
- Educational platforms needing moderated discussion groups
Changelog
Version 2.5.1 — 13 May 2026
- Improved Refactored group create/update forms.
- Improved Improved avatar upload handling with better mime type filtering.
- Improved Enhanced security with better input sanitization and validation.
- Improved Deprecated unused variables and cleaned up formatting for better maintainability.
- Improved Removed the ability for users to change the group role (group manager role) itself.
- Fixed Misplaced nl2br calls to preserve content formatting. Moved the nl2br function call to ensure proper formatting of post content after embedding and auto-embedding processes.
- Fixed Added User ID to the user card data for proper user actions in the members/invites group tabs.
- Other Templates required update: discussion/legacy/single.php, discussion/new.php, discussion/single.php, tabs/avatar.php, tabs/single-group-tabs.php, create-group-form.php.
- Other Cached and optimized/minified assets(JS/CSS) must be flushed/re-generated after upgrade.
Earlier versions
- 2.5.0 (2 December 2025): 4 new, 13 improved, 4 fixed, 6 removed, 2 other
- 2.4.9 (2 April 2025): 2 fixed
- 2.4.8 (14 January 2025): 2 improved, 1 fixed, 1 other
FAQ
Is Ultimate Member - Groups free?
The code of Ultimate Member - Groups is licensed under the GPL, so anyone may use, change and share it. Buy GPL is a paid service: a plan or a purchase of Ultimate Member - Groups gives you the download and its updates. The developer's own support, licence key and online services are not included.
Which version of Ultimate Member - Groups is this?
Version 2.6.0, released 24 October 2026. New versions appear here when the developer publishes them.
How do I update Ultimate Member - Groups?
Install Buy GPL Updater on your site and paste your key from My Account. It installs new versions of Ultimate Member - Groups for you.







