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title: Add members to a forum user
description: Add members to a forum user. Members can be individual users or user groups.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/customer-service-management/communities/add-members-to-forum-user.html
release: australia
product: Communities
classification: communities
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Create a forum user, Forum and user permissions management, Configuring communities, Communities, Customer Service Management]
---

# Add members to a forum user

Add members to a forum user. Members can be individual users or user groups.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_communities.forum\_admin

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Community** > **Administration** > **Forum Users**.

2.  Click the forum user to add members to.

3.  In the Members related list, click **New**.

4.  On the form, fill in the fields.

<table id="table_tkn_2y2_b1b"><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Forum User

</td><td>

Forum user name. The name is automatically filled.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Membership Type

</td><td>

Membership type. Choose either **User** or **Group**.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Member

</td><td>

User or user group to add to the forum user.If you selected **Membership Type** &gt; **User**, the **Table name** is automatically filled with **sys\_user**.

 If you selected **Membership Type** &gt; **Group**, the **Table name** is automatically filled with **sys\_user\_group**.

 Enter your user or user group in the**Document** field.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>5.  Click **Submit**.


**Parent Topic:**[Create a forum user](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/customer-service-management/communities/add-user.md)