{"id":37153,"date":"2026-02-18T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/help\/non-knowledgebase\/uncategorized\/how-do-i-configure-and-save-a-view\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T11:14:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T10:14:23","password":"","slug":"how-to-configure-and-save-a-view","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/churchtools-modules\/gruppen\/how-to-configure-and-save-a-view\/","title":{"rendered":"How to configure and save a view?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With the new group module, you have the option of configuring and saving your own views. You can either save views just for yourself or make them available to everyone. In this step-by-step guide, we will look together at how to configure and save a table view for small group management.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Open the Groups module<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Open the <strong>Groups module (1)<\/strong>, navigate to <em><strong>Small groups (2)<\/strong><\/em> and open the <strong>Table view (3)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-type-table-view-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-08.23.00@2x.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-type-table-view-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-08.23.00@2x-1024x580.png\" alt=\"Screenshot table view of open a group type\" class=\"wp-image-37446\" style=\"width:699px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-type-table-view-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-08.23.00@2x-1024x580.png 1024w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-type-table-view-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-08.23.00@2x-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-type-table-view-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-08.23.00@2x-768x435.png 768w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-type-table-view-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-08.23.00@2x-1536x870.png 1536w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-type-table-view-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-08.23.00@2x-2048x1161.png 2048w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-type-table-view-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-08.23.00@2x-360x204.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Configure columns<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Click on the gear button (4). In the menu that opens, you can now adjust the arrangement of the columns using the handles (5) in front of the column titles. Using the eye symbol and the pin symbol (6), you can show and hide columns or fix them in the front area of the table view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group ct-box ct-box-blue has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-002f1c27 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:8px;border-left-color:#22c55e;border-left-width:0.5rem;background-color:#dcfce7;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0.5rem;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0rem;margin-left:0.5rem\"><strong>Tip<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0rem;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem;margin-left:0.5rem\">With the administration permission Manage permissions (administer persons), you can view the status and last execution of automatic memberships, for example.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-table-columns-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-08.31.49@2x.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"502\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-table-columns-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-08.31.49@2x-1024x502.png\" alt=\"Configuring columns in a group list\" class=\"wp-image-37450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-table-columns-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-08.31.49@2x-1024x502.png 1024w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-table-columns-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-08.31.49@2x-300x147.png 300w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-table-columns-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-08.31.49@2x-768x377.png 768w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-table-columns-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-08.31.49@2x-1536x753.png 1536w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-table-columns-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-08.31.49@2x-2048x1004.png 2048w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-table-columns-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-08.31.49@2x-360x177.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group ct-box ct-box-blue has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-002f1c27 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:8px;border-left-color:#22c55e;border-left-width:0.5rem;background-color:#dcfce7;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0.5rem;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0rem;margin-left:0.5rem\"><strong>Tip<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0rem;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem;margin-left:0.5rem\">You can also adjust the column width, which will also be saved in the view at the end.<br><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-tanle-columns-with-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-08.52.36@2x.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"727\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-tanle-columns-with-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-08.52.36@2x-1024x727.png\" alt=\"Screenshot Change column width in the group table\" class=\"wp-image-37453\" style=\"width:504px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-tanle-columns-with-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-08.52.36@2x-1024x727.png 1024w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-tanle-columns-with-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-08.52.36@2x-300x213.png 300w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-tanle-columns-with-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-08.52.36@2x-768x545.png 768w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-tanle-columns-with-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-08.52.36@2x-360x256.png 360w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-tanle-columns-with-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-08.52.36@2x.png 1062w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Set filter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As we only want to manage the small groups of our campus &#8211; center, for example, we only show these via a filter.<br>Click on the search bar (7) and select <em>&#8220;Filter by Campus&#8221; (8)<\/em>. By clicking on <em>&#8220;Campus &#8211; Center&#8221; (9)<\/em>, only the small groups of the &#8220;Campus &#8211; Center&#8221; are displayed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-filter-by-campus-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-08.59.07@2x.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-filter-by-campus-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-08.59.07@2x-1024x288.png\" alt=\"Set screenshot filter in the group list\" class=\"wp-image-37456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-filter-by-campus-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-08.59.07@2x-1024x288.png 1024w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-filter-by-campus-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-08.59.07@2x-300x84.png 300w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-filter-by-campus-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-08.59.07@2x-768x216.png 768w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-filter-by-campus-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-08.59.07@2x-1536x431.png 1536w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-filter-by-campus-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-08.59.07@2x-2048x575.png 2048w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-filter-by-campus-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-08.59.07@2x-360x101.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-view-filter-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-09.03.48@2x.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"998\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-view-filter-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-09.03.48@2x.png\" alt=\"Screenshot: Narrow down group list by campus\" class=\"wp-image-37460\" style=\"width:445px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-view-filter-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-09.03.48@2x.png 998w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-view-filter-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-09.03.48@2x-300x87.png 300w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-view-filter-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-09.03.48@2x-768x223.png 768w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-view-filter-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-09.03.48@2x-360x105.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 998px) 100vw, 998px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Save view<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Use the button <em>Save the view <\/em>(10) you can now save the settings you have made. With the setting <em>Visibility <\/em>(11) you can specify whether the saved view is only saved for you or is displayed for all users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group ct-box ct-box-blue has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-002f1c27 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:8px;border-left-color:#3e70ce;border-left-width:0.5rem;background-color:#f3f5f7;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0.5rem;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0rem;margin-left:0.5rem\"><strong>Note<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0rem;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem;margin-left:0.5rem\">To be able to save views for everyone, you need the \u2018administer global filters\u2019 right.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-table-view-save-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-09.06.21@2x.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"274\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-table-view-save-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-09.06.21@2x-1024x274.png\" alt=\"Save configured view screenshot\" class=\"wp-image-37463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-table-view-save-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-09.06.21@2x-1024x274.png 1024w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-table-view-save-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-09.06.21@2x-300x80.png 300w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-table-view-save-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-09.06.21@2x-768x206.png 768w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-table-view-save-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-09.06.21@2x-1536x412.png 1536w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-table-view-save-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-09.06.21@2x-2048x549.png 2048w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-table-view-save-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-09.06.21@2x-360x96.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-table-view-visibility-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-09.09.01@2x.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-table-view-visibility-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-09.09.01@2x-1024x658.png\" alt=\"Screenshot dialogue box Save view\" class=\"wp-image-37466\" style=\"width:620px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-table-view-visibility-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-09.09.01@2x-1024x658.png 1024w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-table-view-visibility-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-09.09.01@2x-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-table-view-visibility-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-09.09.01@2x-768x494.png 768w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-table-view-visibility-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-09.09.01@2x-360x231.png 360w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-table-view-visibility-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-09.09.01@2x.png 1506w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Use view<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The saved view is now stored in the sidebar and can be called up. You can also edit or delete the view using the 3-dot menu (12).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-saves-view-three-dot-menu-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-13.05.33@2x.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-saves-view-three-dot-menu-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-13.05.33@2x-1024x545.png\" alt=\"View, edit and delete screenshot view\" class=\"wp-image-37469\" style=\"width:577px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-saves-view-three-dot-menu-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-13.05.33@2x-1024x545.png 1024w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-saves-view-three-dot-menu-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-13.05.33@2x-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-saves-view-three-dot-menu-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-13.05.33@2x-768x409.png 768w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-saves-view-three-dot-menu-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-13.05.33@2x-360x192.png 360w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Group-saves-view-three-dot-menu-CleanShot-2025-07-21-at-13.05.33@2x.png 1274w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group ct-artikel-zum-weiterlesen has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-89fd719a wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:8px;background-color:#f9fafb;margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:24px;padding-top:32px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:32px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Read more<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/churchtools-modules\/about-the-groups-module\/what-are-group-types-and-what-can-i-use-them-for\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"35586\">What are group types and what can I use them for?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/churchtools-modules\/about-the-groups-module\/what-are-castors-and-what-can-i-use-them-for\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"36630\">What are roles and what can I use them for?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the new group module, you have the option of configuring and saving your own views. You can either save views just for yourself or make them available to everyone. In this step-by-step guide, we will look together at how to configure and save a table view for small group management. 1. Open the Groups [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"doc_category":[221,454],"doc_tag":[],"knowledge_base":[224],"class_list":["post-37153","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry","doc_category-groups","doc_category-about-the-groups-module","knowledge_base-churchtools-modules"],"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","acf":[],"year_month":"2026-04","word_count":265,"total_views":"1592","reactions":{"happy":"0","normal":"0","sad":"0"},"author_info":{"name":"Victoria Weidemann","author_nicename":"vweidemann","author_url":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/author\/vweidemann\/"},"doc_category_info":[{"term_name":"Groups","term_url":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/churchtools-modules\/groups\/"},{"term_name":"About The Groups Module","term_url":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/churchtools-modules\/about-the-groups-module\/"}],"doc_tag_info":[],"knowledge_base_info":[{"term_name":"Modules","term_url":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/churchtools-modules\/","term_slug":"churchtools-modules"}],"knowledge_base_slug":["churchtools-modules"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/37153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37153"}],"version-history":[{"count":45,"href":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/37153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55138,"href":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/37153\/revisions\/55138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_category?post=37153"},{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=37153"},{"taxonomy":"knowledge_base","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledge_base?post=37153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}