Purpose
The Group Billing page allows administrators to manage shared credit pools for a specific group of websites. Instead of buying credits individually for every website, an organization can fund a single group bucket that all websites within that group can draw from. This page is where admins go to initially enable shared billing, check how many shared credits are remaining, purchase additional one-time or monthly credits, and download past invoices related to the group.What’s on the page
Billing HeaderDisplays the “Group credits” heading and subtitle indicating that these credits are shared across the entire group. It includes an information (ⓘ) trigger that pops up an explainer on how group credits work. Websites in Group
Shows the thumbnail logos (or text placeholders) for all websites currently assigned to this group, followed by a total website count. This helps admins quickly verify which websites are drawing from the shared pool. Group Credits Remaining (Progress Bars)
Visualizes how much of the group’s credit allowance has been used. Depending on what the group has purchased, you may see:
- Credit Usage Progress Bar (Monthly Credits): Shows usage for recurring monthly credits, including the amount used on the left, the amount remaining on the right, and the exact reset date in the top right.
- Credit Usage Progress Bar (One-time Credits): Shows usage for one-time, non-renewing credits.
- If the group has both, the UI displays a two-bucket view so you can clearly see the distinct balances.
A section containing a table of all past paid invoices specific to this group.
- Month selector (Filter): A dropdown that appears if the group has invoices spanning multiple months. Filters the table to show only invoices from a chosen month.
What you can do here
- Enable Billing: If billing is not yet set up, clicking the large “Enable Billing” button will create the billing profile for the group and transition the page to the full credit view.
- View “How group credits work” (Drilldown): Clicking the ⓘ info trigger next to the page heading opens a modal dialog titled “How group credits work”. It explains credit priority (website credits are checked first, then group credits), that monthly credits auto-renew without rolling over, and that one-time credits are consumed until depleted.
- Add Credits / Add More Credits: Clicking this button opens the “Add Group Credits” dialog. From this dialog, you can:
- Switch purchase types: Use the “One-time” or “Monthly” tabs to choose whether you want a permanent recurring limit increase or a quick one-off top-up.
- Adjust quantity: Use the − and + buttons to change how many credit packages you are buying (from 1 to 50).
- Review summary: See the math for total credits being added and the final cost.
- Add N Credits: Click the primary action button to proceed. For standard customers, this will redirect to a Stripe checkout page. For specific partner-billed groups, it adds the credits directly to the balance.
- Cancel: Closes the dialog without purchasing.
- Manage subscription: A secondary button that appears for groups on specific custom partner billing plans. Clicking it opens that partner’s dedicated subscription portal in a new tab. If the user is an admin but not the org owner, this button may be disabled with a tooltip explaining access requirements.
- View past invoice (Drilldown): Clicking the external link icon in the “Invoice” column of the Billing History table opens the full, printable Stripe invoice in a new browser tab.
Data shown
- Credit Balances & Invoices: Sourced directly from your organization’s subscription and billing platform data specific to this group.
- Websites: Your configured websites that have been assigned to this group via the Groups settings.
- Pricing details: Sourced dynamically from our billing platform (or partner billing APIs) so the packages and prices you see accurately reflect your current plan terms.
Common workflows
Enable group billing for the first time- As a group admin, navigate to the group’s Billing page.
- The page will show a “Group billing not enabled” empty state.
- Click the “Enable Billing” button.
- The system will create a billing entity for the group, and the page will transition to the standard billing dashboard.
- Click the “Add Credits” button.
- Select the “Monthly” tab at the top of the dialog.
- Adjust the quantity of monthly packages you wish to add to your recurring subscription.
- Click “Add [X] Credits” to be redirected to checkout. On return, your new monthly limits will be active and will reset automatically each billing cycle.
- Scroll down to the “Billing history” section.
- If you are looking for an older invoice, use the month dropdown selector on the top right of the table.
- Find the invoice row you need and click the external link icon (↗) on the far right.
- The invoice will open in a new tab, where you can download a PDF or receipt.
Empty, loading, and error states
- Empty: If billing is entirely disabled, a large card with a booklet icon appears reading “Group billing not enabled.” If billing is enabled but the group has zero credits and no plan, the credits section displays a small message reading: “No credits purchased for this group yet.”
- Loading: When first opening the page, the group name, subtitle, and the progress bar section will render as animated gray skeleton blocks while fetching live billing data.
- Error: There are no full-page error screens here. Instead, if an action (like generating a checkout link or enabling billing) fails, a red toast notification will appear in the corner (e.g., “Failed to add credits”).
Linked from / links to
- Linked from: Typically accessed via the Group settings/admin navigation menus, or from the Organization Groups management page.
- Links to: Stripe checkout flows (for purchasing), Stripe hosted invoice pages (for downloading receipts), and partner-specific subscription portals.