How to Upgrade the Old Facebook Group to the New Facebook Group

Over the next few months, Facebook will be archiving all groups created using the old groups format. Moving forward, you can create groups using the new groups format, which makes it easy to share with the important groups in your life.

 
What happens to my old group when it gets archived?

 
When your old group gets archived, it will be converted to the new groups format. Almost everything from your old group will be available in the archived group, with a few exceptions

 
Things that will be available in the archived version include:

* Group photos and Wall posts
* Group discussion threads, which become Wall posts
* The group description, which can be found at the top of the page when you click “See All” members in the new group

 
Things that will NOT be available in the archived version include:

* Recent news
* Group officer titles
* The info box under the old group picture
* The group network
* The members of your old group. You can still add new members by clicking “Add Friends to Group.”

 
Keep in mind that the new groups format was designed to help you share with the small groups of people in your life. If you’ve been using your old group to promote your business, we recommend you create a page instead.

 
How do I upgrade an old group to a new group?

If your old group has enough recent activity to make it a good candidate for a new group, you will see a message at the top of the group with the option to upgrade. Members of the group will see the option to ask the admin to upgrade. If you are an admin, click “Upgrade This Group” to upgrade to the new groups format. Note that it may take a few minutes or more before the content from your group is converted to the new format.

 
If you choose not to upgrade your group or do not see an option to do so, the group will eventually be archived. You can continue using your group after it is archived. However, since members of old groups will not migrate to archived groups, you will need to add new members.

 
What happens when an admin upgrades an old group?

If the admin of an old group decides to upgrade, the group will be converted to the new groups format. If the admin chooses not to upgrade, the group will eventually be archived. Almost everything from the old group will be available in the upgraded group, with a few exceptions.

 
Things that will be available in the new group include:

* Group photos and Wall posts
* Group discussion threads, which become Wall posts
* The group description, which can be found at the top of the page when you click “See All” members in the new group
* Members of the old group will be migrated to the new group

 
Things that will NOT be available in the new group include:

* Recent news
* Group officer titles
* The info box under the old group picture
* The group network

 
Once the group is upgraded, members can:

* Chat with the whole group at once
* Share photo albums
* Poll the group with questions
* Connect off Facebook using a shared group email address
* Create group docs to share information

 
Members receive notifications about posts in the new group by default. Notification settings can easily be adjusted by clicking the Edit Settings button.

 
Hope this info helps?