Groups, forums and rooms

# Visible or unlisted

Choose whether people can find the group in search or open it from a link.

-   Visible groups can show up in group lists and search.
-   Unlisted groups stay out of lists and search. People can still open them from a direct link.

![The Welley Help information panel labels the group Public and Visible.](https://welley.com/assets/media/public-help-visibility-736.415529e2.webp)

The info panel of the public Welley Help group shows that it's currently public and visible. The group settings editor isn't shown here.

![Privacy and visibility settings of a group: privacy Public, visibility Visible, and switches that show group metrics and the member list to people who are not members.](https://welley.com/assets/media/group-visibility-demo-1264.229d9f0c.webp)

Choose whether people can find the group, and whether non-members see its post counts and member list.

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