Now that we have installed OG, we need to make some configuration changes to use the group functionality effectively. As we make this shift, it will help if we adjust our perspective to think about content differently. Before we installed Organic Groups, content was created within the site and generally displayed via a view or a menu. Now, with OG installed, content is obviously still posted within the site, but it can also be contained within one or more groups.
Moreover, groups are created using content types. As we configure Organic Groups, we will separate our content types into three distinct categories:
Content types that can be used to create groups
Content types that can be posted into groups
Content types that are never posted into groups
Once we have configured our content types to work with OG, we will examine the options for configuring individual groups.