diff --git a/dbTools/profile.js b/dbTools/profile.js
index f4f3240..106862c 100644
--- a/dbTools/profile.js
+++ b/dbTools/profile.js
@@ -352,6 +352,12 @@ userDB = (DB) => {
         return g ? g.isPrivate : false;
     }
 
+    DB.isGroupNewsOnly = async (groupid) => {
+        if(userProfileCache[groupid]) return userProfileCache[groupid].newsOnly;
+        let g = await DB.getGroup(groupid);
+        return g ? g.newsOnly : false;
+    }
+
     DB.isOwnerOfGroup = async (profileid, groupid) => {
         let profile = await DB.getProfileCache(profileid);
         let group = userProfileCache[groupid] ? userProfileCache[groupid] : await DB.getGroup(groupid);
diff --git a/notifications.js b/notifications.js
index fffcbbe..3628dbf 100644
--- a/notifications.js
+++ b/notifications.js
@@ -384,6 +384,7 @@ const Notifications = {
   },
   async yourGroupGotANewPost(groupProfile, senderProfile, message, post) {
     const DB = await DBGetter.getDB;
+    if(!groupProfile.subscribed) return 0;
     let subscribedPromise = Object.keys(groupProfile.subscribed).map((profileid) => {
       return DB.getProfileCache(profileid);
     });
@@ -395,6 +396,11 @@ const Notifications = {
     users.forEach((userEmail, index) => {
       let userProfile = subscribed[index]; //who is this email sending to
       if (userProfile._id == senderProfile._id) return 0; //avoid sending self notifications
+      if(groupProfile._id == senderProfile._id){
+        const notifBody = `${groupProfile.profile.firstName} ${groupProfile.profile.lastName} has a new post!`;
+        sendPushNotification(userProfile.token, notifBody, {});
+        return DB.addNotification(userProfile._id, notifBody, post._id, null, senderProfile._id);
+      }
       const notifBody = `${senderProfile.profile.firstName} post in the group ${groupProfile.profile.firstName} ${groupProfile.profile.lastName}`;
       sendPushNotification(userProfile.token, notifBody, {});
       DB.addNotification(userProfile._id, notifBody, post._id, null, senderProfile._id);
@@ -422,6 +428,15 @@ const Notifications = {
     DB.addNotification(toProfileId, notifBody, post._id, null, senderProfile._id);
     return youGotANewPostTemplate(profile, user.username, senderProfile, message);
   },
+  async yourGroupMakeANewPost(post) {
+    const whoPostedId = post.profileid;
+    const message = post.content;
+    const DB = await DBGetter.getDB;
+    const profile = await DB.getProfileCache(whoPostedId);
+    if (profile.isGroup) {
+      return this.yourGroupGotANewPost(profile, profile, message, post);
+    }
+  },
   youHaveAnInvitation,
   broadcastNews,
   async yourGroupHasARequest(requesterProfileId, groupId) {
diff --git a/routes/post.js b/routes/post.js
index 262fbda..617e57a 100644
--- a/routes/post.js
+++ b/routes/post.js
@@ -141,7 +141,9 @@ DB.getDB.then((DB) => {
             profileid: getProfileId(req),
             ...req.body
         }
-        if (post.toProfile && await DB.isGroupPrivate(post.toProfile)) {
+        const isGroupPrivate = await DB.isGroupPrivate(post.toProfile);
+        const isGroupNewsOnly = await DB.isGroupNewsOnly(post.toProfile);
+        if (post.toProfile && isGroupPrivate) {
             let requestProfile = getProfileId(req) + "";
             let group = await DB.getProfileCache(post.toProfile);
             if (!group.subscribed[requestProfile] && group._id != requestProfile) {
@@ -150,6 +152,11 @@ DB.getDB.then((DB) => {
                 });
             }
         }
+        if (post.toProfile && isGroupNewsOnly) {
+            return res.json({
+                status: "This is a news only group, only the admin can post",
+            });
+        }
         post.toProfile = post.toProfile ? DB.ObjectID(post.toProfile) : undefined;
         let postObj = new Post(post);
         let dbr = await DB.newPost(postObj);
@@ -158,6 +165,7 @@ DB.getDB.then((DB) => {
         if ((post.toProfile && post.toProfile != post.profileid) || post.nonOrganicType == 'News') {
             Notifications.youGotANewPost(post);
         }
+        Notifications.yourGroupGotANewPost(post);
         return res.json({
             status: "ok",
             ...post