# For Admins ## To setup a token gated topic, you must first create a group to gate by ### How to Create a Group on Common (Admins Only) 1\) Head to the "Members & Groups" Page within the sidebar 2\) Click Create Group

Name your group, add a description of what that group signifies, and add an image if necessary.

Next set Requirements to your Group: you can select the chain and token address for the token you would like to gate by. Note that you can create multiple requirements. Ex: users in this group must hold .05 ETH and an NFT.

**Requirement type:** select the token for the group \ **Chain:** Select the chain for which the token is on. \ **Contract Address:** Input the token contract address. Note: evm base tokens don't require contract addresses **Necessary Requirements:** Select whether all requirements must be satisfied if there are multiple\ **Gate Topics:** Select the topic within the forum to be gated by the group. See below the gated actions. ![](https://4038278619-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MS4HVJBYMMGS10H8bJU%2Fuploads%2FZQx35y6I2VJAqOyokub6%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=cd622573-4489-40b3-aa60-2cba3f194255) ### Manually Create Groups through Allowlists To customize groups search through your members list and grant group status to those exempt members from meeting the token requirements set above.
## Group Example:

LayerZero created an RFP Allowlist Group after they distributed erc-1155s to eligible wallet addresses. They gated their "RFP Submission" topic so that only wallets holding that erc-1155 token were able to submit.