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Creating Groups

This guide walks you through creating a new group and adding courses to it.

From your WordPress dashboard, go to Mentorkit → Groups.

WordPress admin menu showing Mentorkit Groups

Add a New Group​

Click the Add New button at the top of the Groups page.

Groups list page with Add New button

Set Group Details​

Title and Description​

Enter a title for your group. This is what users will see when browsing groups.

Add a description in the main editor area. Describe what courses are included and what learners will achieve by completing the group.

Group editor showing title and description

Set a featured image for your group. This appears on the groups archive page and the single group page.

Click Set featured image in the right sidebar and upload or select an image from your media library.

Featured image meta box in sidebar

Select Courses​

In the Group Settings meta box, you'll find the Courses field. This is a searchable multi-select dropdown.

  1. Click the dropdown to see available courses
  2. Type to search for specific courses
  3. Click a course to add it to the group
  4. Repeat for all courses you want to include

Course selector dropdown

Selected courses appear as tags below the dropdown. Click the × on any course tag to remove it from the group.

Selected courses showing as tags

Publish the Group​

When you're ready, click Publish to make the group available.

The group will appear on the groups archive page and users can access its single page at the URL shown in the Permalink section.

Publish meta box with Publish button

What's Next​

After creating a group, you'll want to configure additional settings: