What are Open and Closed Groups in Terraso Story Maps?

Groups in Terraso are ways for users to collaborate with organizations, interest groups, and project teams. There are two types of groups: “Open”, and “Closed”.

Open Groups: users can join open groups without review by a group manager.
Closed Groups: a manager must review and accept an application for the member to join the group.

A radio button menu, choosing between open and closed groups

A group must have at least one manager.

Managers can update whether a group is open or closed by navigating to the group page, clicking “Update Group”, and changing the setting.