Groups.io: Changelog
September 18, 2026
Highlights
- Enterprise SAML settings now support certificate rotation, and request signing now actually signs authentication requests.
- Photo searches now include emailed images.
- Reports of messages, photos, files and profiles now require a reason.
- Pasting a web address into the online editor now links it without needing Space or Enter afterwards.
- Subgroup pages have corrected breadcrumbs, and saving a member opened from Subgroup Members now returns you to Subgroup Members.
Messages & Topics
- CHANGE: Recent Topics now appears in a panel, with matching View All link styling for Recent Topics and Top Hashtags. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/41180
Editor & Drafts
- BUGFIX: Pasting a standalone HTTP/HTTPS URL into the online editor could leave it unlinked unless followed by Space or Enter. These URLs now become clickable immediately when pasted. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/41194
Hashtags
- BUGFIX: Two Top Hashtags sections appeared at intermediate browser widths. Only the appropriate version is now displayed. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/41180
Members
- BUGFIX: Clicking inside the Members and Subgroup Members filter dropdowns could close them and clear selections. The dropdowns now stay open while choosing filters. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/41180
- CHANGE: Member label descriptions are now displayed in the Members filter, matching Subgroup Members. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/41180
- BUGFIX: Saving or cancelling a member record opened from Subgroup Members returned to the regular Members list. It now returns to Subgroup Members with the previous list state preserved. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/41182
Moderation
- CHANGE: Reports of messages, photos, files, and profiles now require a reason; empty or whitespace-only reasons are rejected. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/41180
Group Settings
- BUGFIX: Dismissing the private-archive confirmation could leave Visibility blank. Cancel, close, Escape, and backdrop dismissal now restore the previous selection; Yes retains the new selection. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/41185
- CHANGE: The private-archive confirmation now uses public instead of open and a check-mark icon for Yes. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/41185
Subgroups
- BUGFIX: Subgroup page breadcrumbs had missing links or page titles. They now show a linked Subgroups parent and the current page title, with corrected breadcrumb spacing. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/41180
- CHANGE: The sidebar shortcut to sibling subgroups is now labeled All Subgroups when viewed from a subgroup, and the subgroup directory breadcrumb identifies the main group. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/41185
- BUGFIX: The Subgroup Members table header lacked its gray background in light mode. The background is now restored. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/41185
Calendar
- BUGFIX: Calendar validation errors reset dates, times, All Day, and other event options. The form now preserves submitted values, and Event Name is marked as required. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/41180
Photos
- BUGFIX: Photo searches omitted emailed images. Searches now include emailed images for viewers with archive access, and searching within Emailed Photos limits results to that album. Emailed-image results link to their source messages. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/41180
- CHANGE: The Move Photo dialog now sorts destination albums alphabetically and uses a move icon. Edit Album and Edit Photo now include Cancel buttons. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/41180
Wiki
- CHANGE: Wiki comparison revision links and the Claimed by profile links in Pending Messages now open in new tabs. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/41180
Databases
- BUGFIX: Database import and row-action buttons were enabled without the required selections. JSON and CSV imports now require a selected file, View/Edit Row requires exactly one selected row, and Delete Rows requires at least one. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/41180
- BUGFIX: Cancelling Edit Table Properties returned to the database list. It now returns to the table being edited. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/41180
- CHANGE: Database import, edit, and export actions now use matching, descriptive icons. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/41180
Chat
- CHANGE: Chat dates are now labeled Last activity. Microphone settings are disabled for viewers who have not joined the chat. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/41180