Updates to the Groups.io service.


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September 15, 2025

  • CHANGE: When approving pending messages on the web, disable the Approve button once it's been clicked, to avoid double clicks.

September 12, 2025

  • NEW: New database column type Github Identity, which does an Oauth authentication step to fetch a Github profile.
  • CHANGE: Updated/cleaned up several database and group profile pages, so that they hopefully look and work nicer now.
  • BUGFIX: In some cases, the notification email to moderators about group sponsorships had an incorrect amount listed.

September 11, 2025

  • NEW: Added new event creation and modification endpoints to the API.
  • BUGFIX: Fixed a couple of dark mode color issues with the API documentation.

September 9, 2025

  • NEW: The API now supports API keys, configurable at https://groups.io/settings/apikeys

September 8, 2025

  • BUGFIX: For Reply To Sender groups, if a message subject line was encoded, the link in the footer of the message did not properly decode the subject for replies.
  • NEW: For Enterprise groups, we now support SAML-based SSO services, including specifically Microsoft Entra.
  • CHANGE: In the post editor, we now handle pasted inline images differently as the message is entered; we now remove/resize the inline images immediately instead of when the message is posted to the group.

September 7, 2025

  • CHANGE: Changed how we DKIM sign emails, changing from relaxed/simple to relaxed/relaxed and also changed which header fields we sign, in order to address some spurious DKIM signing errors we were seeing.
  • BUGFIX: Fixed various issues with Github Oauth token refreshing.
  • BUGFIX: Improved parsing of invite email lists.

September 5, 2025


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August 29, 2025


August 28, 2025

  • CHANGE: Added show password buttons to the login and register pages.

August 23, 2025


August 22, 2025

  • CHANGE: You can now include much more information when direct adding members.

August 21, 2025

  • CHANGE: When deleting a wiki page, you now must type 'I understand' before the deletion will occur.

August 18, 2025

  • CHANGE: Hardened our Oauth login flows.

August 10, 2025

  • CHANGE: Updated the Login demonstration video, minor tweaks and polish.

August 8, 2025

  • CHANGE: To comply with the new UK Online Safety Act, when creating a new group or subgroup, you will be required to check a box acknowledging compliance with our safety policy, which is at: https://groups.io/static/online-safety
  • API CHANGE: The `/creategroup` and `/createsubgroup` endpoints have a new required parameter, `accept_policies` which must have the value of `true` and signifies that you agree to our safety policy and terms of service. This requirement will go info effect on Monday, September 8th.
  • CHANGE: Changed objectionable -> inappropriate in the report notification emails. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/39454
  • BUGFIX: Changed /editthread URLs to /edittopic.
  • NEW: Improved the **Admin / Subgroup / Members** page to show member labels and to allow filtering by member labels. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/39455
  • NEW: Improved the **Admin / Membership / Direct Add** page to show parent member labels and to allow filtering by those labels. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/39455

August 5, 2025


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July 24, 2025

  • NEW: Added a table listing the top reasons why email isn't being delivered on the Email Provider Status page.

July 23, 2025

  • CHANGE: Updated the Groups.io Overview video
  • CHANGE: Now features the Groups.io Overview video on the home page.