See also the official documentation:


You must have permissions to do this - e.g. be an owner or moderator.

Go to Messages on your group home page.

In Messages, change to Topic View using the dropdown menu.

An arrow with a dropdown menu appears just on the bottom right on the signature and date line.

There are links to these functions:

  • Close Topic - this function closes a specific thread. In Settings, you can set up a default date for threads to close, but this link allows you to close the specific topic.
  • Edit Subject - includes adding a tag
  • Make Sticky - this topic would always appear first on your group site. You can also "unstick" a post.
  • Start Merge - to merge topics or threads - see Merge instructions
  • Delete Topic

The official Groups.io user documentation is in the Groups.io Help Center.