🔄 Target Lists are now Groups. As of June 2026, Target Lists have been renamed to Groups in the Edlio app. This is a rename with a redesigned interface, not a new system — all your data is preserved (members, filter rules, restrictions, and communication history remain intact). You do not need to recreate or migrate anything.
Groups
Groups let you organize the people in your community — students, staff, families, and community members — into reusable audiences. Use Groups to target mass communications (app, email, text, and voice), control who can see content in your app, and manage classroom audiences.
💡 Transition Note for Broadcasts, Broadcasts & Target List Users
Moving from legacy Broadcasts Contact Lists, Broadcasts, or App Target Lists? Groups is our unified audience engine. Unlike separate lists managed across disconnected tools, Groups powers App Push, SMS, Email, Voice, and Conversations from a single place with automated SIS dynamic rules. Existing Target Lists have automatically transitioned to Groups under People > Groups.
⚠️ Important Note on Group Permissions & "Limit Access": By default, every user with messaging access in your school can message any group. Groups are not restricted automatically. Administrators must turn on the "Limit Access" setting (in Step 3 Permissions of the create wizard or via Edit Group) to designate exactly which administrators and staff members are authorized to use that group.
Where to find Groups
In the dashboard menu, go to People > Groups (formerly People > Target Lists). The menu item now uses the people-group icon.
What's new in Groups
Group avatars — give each group a photo, an icon with a color, or auto-generated initials with a color, so groups are easy to recognize at a glance.
Group descriptions — an optional description (up to 750 characters) to explain what a group is for.
Pinning — pin your most-used groups to the top of the list.
Reachability badges — see at a glance what percentage of each group is reachable by App, Email, Text, and Voice.
A guided 3-step create flow — Group Info → Add Members → Permissions.
Types of groups
Regular groups — built by you, using any combination of individually selected members (static), filter rules (dynamic), and additional contacts.
Classroom-synced groups — created and kept in sync automatically from a connected Classroom. Membership is managed by the classroom sync; you can add additional contacts and control whether staff can use the group.
Where Groups are used
Mass Communication — choose Groups as the audience when sending email, text, voice, or app messages.
Content visibility — features such as Directory, Info Pages, Calendar, Quick Links, Apps, Forms, Documents, and Pictures now show "Visible only to (Groups)" where they previously said "Visible only to (List)."
Classrooms — classroom Create/Edit screens now show "Connected Groups" instead of "Connected Target Lists."
Mobile app news targeting — when creating News, the targeting screen now says "App Groups."
Accessing Groups
In the dashboard menu, go to People > Groups. You'll see all existing groups in a table with each group's name, last sync time, and member count. Groups sync hourly, and also whenever they are created or edited.
Managing existing groups
Each group offers the following actions:
View members — see all members with their info (name, email, phone, language).
Pin to Top — make frequently used groups easy to find at the top of the list.
Sync — manually update membership instead of waiting for the hourly sync.
Clone — copy an existing group to create a similar one with modifications.
Edit — modify the criteria, name, or membership rules.
Delete — permanently remove a group (this action cannot be undone).
Creating a new group
Navigate to People > Groups and click + New.
Step 1 — Name & Settings: Enter a descriptive group name (e.g., "All Staff", "5th Grade Parents"). Optionally check Pin Target List / Pin Group to keep it anchored to the top of your list.
Step 2 — Targets & Audience Rules: Under the Targets tab, select your Relationship Mode (e.g., Normal, Include Parents, Only Parents) and click + Add Filter Group to establish your dynamic audience criteria (such as Grade, Department, Classroom, or Custom SIS fields).
Step 3 — Permissions & "Limit Access": Click the Restrictions / Permissions tab. By default, any staff member with messaging privileges can message any group. To restrict sender access, configure Limit Access / Communication Filters to specify exactly which administrator roles or staff members are permitted to broadcast to this group.
Click Save (or Ok) to finalize. The group will immediately queue for synchronization.
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