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title: "Creating sites and site groups"
date: "2024-02-14T06:18:38+00:00"
summary: "Learn how to create and organize websites in Acquia Cloud Site Factory. Discover step-by-step instructions for creating new sites, groups, and sub-groups, plus tips for managing your site hierarchy efficiently."
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Whether you have an existing set of Site Factory websites or you’re creating your first website, use the procedures on this page to [create new websites](#acsf-create-new-site) and the [groups](#acsf-create-new-group) you can use to organize your websites.

Creating new websites
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To create a new Site Factory website, complete the following steps or use the [Create a site](https://docs.acquia.com/site-factory/site-factory-api#operation/post_Sites_createSite) Site Factory API endpoint:

1.  [Sign in](/site-factory/login) to the Site Factory Management Console using a user account with either the [platform admin](/site-factory/manage/users/admin/platform-admin) or [site builder](/site-factory/manage/users/admin/site-builder) role.
2.  In the top menu, click **Sites**.
3.  In the left sidebar, click the group in which you want to create your new website.
4.  Click **Create a new site**.
    
    ![Create a new site button](https://acquia.widen.net/content/7jhk1xi1mn/jpeg/site-factory_creating-sites.jpeg?position=c&color=ffffffff&quality=80&u=u1mnox)
    
5.  In the **Site URL** field, enter a name for the website, which will become part of its internal URL. The **Site URL** has the following naming requirements:
    *   Can contain only alphanumeric characters—no special characters
    *   Can be up 30 characters, with a minimum size of one character
    *   Cannot share a name with any other website or site collection in the Site Factory Management Console
6.  If you have more than one [stack](/site-factory/stacks), in the **Available stacks** table, select the stack in which you want to create your new website.
7.  If you have more than one [installation profile](../../workflow/profiles.html) in your codebase, in the **Select an installation profile** table, select the installation profile you want to use for your new website.
    
    Note
    
    You cannot change a website’s installation profile after creating a website.
    
8.  Click **Create site**.

Site Factory creates your new website in a location depending on the Site Factory Management Console page you’re currently viewing:

*   _Group detail page_: Creates a website belonging to the group you were viewing when you clicked **Create a new site**.
*   _Site collection page_: Creates a website that is a secondary site in the site collection you were viewing. For information about site collections, see [Site collections](/site-factory/manage/website/site-coll).

Note

*   If Site Factory does not display any available groups on the page, a user with the _platform admin_ role or a group administrator must add you to a group.
*   If you don’t see **Create a new site** for the group or site collection, ensure your user account has either the _platform admin_ or _site builder_ role.

Creating groups and sub-groups
------------------------------

To create a new group or sub-group, you can perform the following steps or use the [Create a group](https://docs.acquia.com/site-factory/site-factory-api#operation/post_Groups_createGroup) Site Factory API endpoint:

1.  On the **All my sites** or **All my groups** page’s action button, click **New group** (or **New sub-group** if you’re creating a sub-group in an existing group or sub-group).
    
    ![Create a new group](https://acquia.widen.net/content/ek9onbbkgx/jpeg/site-factory_creating-groups.jpeg?position=c&color=ffffffff&quality=80&u=u1mnox)
    
    Note
    
    Only users with the _platform admin_ role can create top-level groups on the **All my sites** or **All my groups** pages.
    
2.  Enter a **Title** for the new group.
3.  Select the **Parent** group for the group or sub-group you’re creating.
    
    The Parent list displays all the groups and sub-groups to which you have access. If you have the _platform admin_ role, you can also create the group at the top level, with no parent group.
    
4.  Click **Create group** (or **Create sub-group** if you’re creating a sub-group in a group).

After Site Factory creates your new group or sub-group, the new group’s detail page displays.

![New group detail page](https://acquia.widen.net/content/ev5pwfrqtl/jpeg/site-factory_new-group-details-page.jpeg?position=c&color=ffffffff&quality=80&u=u1mnox)

Use the group detail page to view the sites, site collections, and sub-groups the group contains, and its group members. For more information about configuring user access to groups (including the sites and site collections they contain), see [Managing site group users](/site-factory/manage/website/users).

Note

Sub-groups inherit the group membership lists of their parent groups or sub-groups. If you add or remove members to a parent group, the group’s sub-groups reflect the membership change.

Editing and deleting groups
---------------------------

For information about managing your existing groups, including editing their information or deleting them from the management interface, see [Managing site groups](/site-factory/manage/website/groups-manage).

Useful API commands
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*   The [Get a group](https://docs.acquia.com/site-factory/site-factory-api#operation/get_Groups_getGroupById) Site Factory API endpoint
*   The [List groups](https://docs.acquia.com/site-factory/site-factory-api#operation/get_Groups_getGroups) Site Factory API endpoint
*   The [Create a group](https://docs.acquia.com/site-factory/site-factory-api#operation/post_Groups_createGroup) Site Factory API endpoint