Platform Guide
Learn how to use Tampa.dev — profiles, groups, events, badges, and community features.
Managing Your Group
If you're a group owner or manager on Tampa.dev, you have access to the group management dashboard. This guide covers everything you need to know about configuring and running your group.
Accessing the Dashboard
Navigate to your group's page and click the Manage button (visible only to owners and managers). This takes you to the management dashboard where you can configure settings, manage members, create events, and issue badges.
Group Settings
From the Settings tab, you can configure:
Basic Information
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Your group's display name |
| Description | A summary of what your group is about. Supports plain text. |
| Website | A link to your group's external website or homepage |
| Tags | Topic tags that help users discover your group (e.g., "JavaScript", "AI/ML", "Networking") |
Visuals
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Photo | Your group's profile image or logo. Displayed on the group card and page header. |
| Hero image | A wide banner image displayed at the top of your group page. |
| Theme color | A custom accent color used throughout your group's page and cards. |
Social Links
Add links to your group's presence on other platforms:
- Website URL
- GitHub organization
- Twitter/X account
- LinkedIn page
- Discord server
- Slack workspace
- YouTube channel
Social links appear on your group's public page as clickable icons.
Managing Members
The Members tab lets you view and manage your group's membership.
Roles
Tampa.dev groups have four roles, listed from highest to lowest privilege:
| Role | Permissions |
|---|---|
| Owner | Full control over the group. Can manage settings, members, events, and badges. Can promote/demote any member. Can transfer ownership. |
| Manager | Can manage events, badges, and members (except the owner). Can promote members up to the manager role. |
| Volunteer | Can assist with event check-ins and basic event operations. Cannot change group settings or manage badges. |
| Member | A regular group member. Can view group content, attend events, and earn group badges. |
Role Hierarchy
You can only manage members whose role is lower than yours:
- Owners can promote/demote anyone (managers, volunteers, members).
- Managers can promote members to volunteer or manager, and demote volunteers to member. They cannot affect the owner or other managers.
- Volunteers and Members cannot manage other members.
Inviting Members
To add someone to your group, they need to have a Tampa.dev account. You can invite members from the Members tab by searching for their username.
Leaving a Group
Any member (including managers) can leave a group at any time from the group's page. Owners must transfer ownership to another member before they can leave.