diff --git a/gnowsys-ndf/gnowsys_ndf/ndf/management/commands/sync_existing_documents.py b/gnowsys-ndf/gnowsys_ndf/ndf/management/commands/sync_existing_documents.py
index 76c43be711..514ef07d29 100644
--- a/gnowsys-ndf/gnowsys_ndf/ndf/management/commands/sync_existing_documents.py
+++ b/gnowsys-ndf/gnowsys_ndf/ndf/management/commands/sync_existing_documents.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def handle(self, *args, **options):
     # Keep latest changes in field(s) to be added at top
 
     # updating project_config for Groups
-    proj_config = node_collection.collection.update({'_type': 'Group','project_config': {'$exists': False} },{'$set': {'project_config': {} }}, upsert=False, multi=True)
+    proj_config = node_collection.collection.update({'_type':{'$in': [u'Author', u'Group']},'project_config': {'$exists': False} },{'$set': {'project_config': {} }}, upsert=False, multi=True)
 
     # updating visited_nodes for Counter instances
     counter_objs = counter_collection.collection.update({'_type': 'Counter',
diff --git a/gnowsys-ndf/gnowsys_ndf/ndf/templates/ndf/course_about.html b/gnowsys-ndf/gnowsys_ndf/ndf/templates/ndf/course_about.html
index f91301b750..7d3ad7e90f 100755
--- a/gnowsys-ndf/gnowsys_ndf/ndf/templates/ndf/course_about.html
+++ b/gnowsys-ndf/gnowsys_ndf/ndf/templates/ndf/course_about.html
@@ -282,13 +282,14 @@ <h3>Taking Screenshots of the work and doing something</h3>
             <li class="tab-title active" ><a href="#course-notification" role="tab" tabindex="0" aria-selected="true" aria-controls="panel2-1">Notifications</a></li>
 
             {% if request.user.is_authenticated and not gstaff_access %}
+            {# {% if request.user.is_authenticated and not gstaff_access and request.user.id in group_obj.author_set %} #}
               <li class="tab-title" title="Click here to refresh">
                 <a role="tab" href="#analytics-content" class="fetch-analytics" tabindex="1" aria-selected="false" aria-controls="panel2-2" data-id={{request.user.id}}>
                   Progress Report
                 </a>
               </li>
               <input type="hidden" class="is_admin" value="False" />
-            {% elif gstaff_access %}
+            {% elif gstaff_access or request.user.id in group_object.group_admin %}
               <input type="hidden" class="is_admin" value="True" />
               <li class="tab-title" ><a role="tab" href="#analytics-content" tabindex="1" aria-selected="false" class="fetch-group-analytics" aria-controls="panel2-2" data-id={{request.user.id}}>Group Analytics</a></li>
             {% endif %}
diff --git a/gnowsys-ndf/gnowsys_ndf/ndf/templates/ndf/in-line-texteditor.html b/gnowsys-ndf/gnowsys_ndf/ndf/templates/ndf/in-line-texteditor.html
index a7eebd1036..ced9fa62b6 100644
--- a/gnowsys-ndf/gnowsys_ndf/ndf/templates/ndf/in-line-texteditor.html
+++ b/gnowsys-ndf/gnowsys_ndf/ndf/templates/ndf/in-line-texteditor.html
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 <div >
 {% user_access_policy groupid request.user as user_access_priv %}
-  
+{% get_group_object groupid as group_object %}
     {% if allow_to_comment %}
       <div data-alert class="alert-box new_comments hide info radius">
         <div class="new_cmnts_lbl">New comment(s) added. Please refresh to see.</div>
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
               <i class="fa fa-reply"></i>
               {% trans "Reply" %} 
             </a>
-            {% if request.user.id == each_reply.userid or is_gstaff %}
+            {% if request.user.id == each_reply.userid or is_gstaff  or request.user.id in group_object.group_admin %}
               <a class="reply-btn delete_res" data-id='{{ each_reply.oid }}' data-userid="{{each_reply.userid}}" onclick="deleteReply($(this))" style="float:right">
                 <i class="fa fa-trash-o"></i>
                 {% trans "Delete" %}
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@
                 + "<a class='reply-btn reply_res'  data-id='" + data[1] + "' onclick='openCKEditor($(this))' data-org-content='"+data[3]+"'>"
                + "<i class='fa fa-reply'></i> Reply"
                + "</a>"
-              if (request_user_id == reply_user_id){
+              if (request_user_id == reply_user_id || is_grp_admin ){
                   htmlReply +="<a class='reply-btn delete_res' data-id='" + data[1]+ "'data-userid='"+ data[5] +"' onclick='deleteReply($(this))' style='float:right'><i class='fa fa-trash-o'></i> Delete"
                   htmlReply +="<a class='reply-btn edit_res' data-id='"+ data[1] +"' data-userid='{{each_reply.userid}}' data-userid='"+ data[5] +"' onclick='editreply($(this))' style='float:right;margin-right:10px!important'><i class='fa fa-pencil-square-o'></i> Edit |"
                   }
diff --git a/gnowsys-ndf/gnowsys_ndf/ndf/views/discussion.py b/gnowsys-ndf/gnowsys_ndf/ndf/views/discussion.py
index 0fb6bc5e83..3777d181a8 100644
--- a/gnowsys-ndf/gnowsys_ndf/ndf/views/discussion.py
+++ b/gnowsys-ndf/gnowsys_ndf/ndf/views/discussion.py
@@ -330,8 +330,11 @@ def discussion_reply(request, group_id, node_id):
 
             # print files
             user_names = reply_obj.user_details_dict["contributors"]
+            is_grp_admin = False
+            if request.user.id in group_object.group_admin:
+                is_grp_admin = True
             # ["status_info", "reply_id", "prior_node", "html_content", "org_content", "user_id", "user_name", "created_at" ]
-            reply = json.dumps( [ "reply_saved", str(reply_obj._id), str(reply_obj.prior_node[0]), reply_obj.content, reply_obj.content_org, user_id, user_names, formated_time, files], cls=DjangoJSONEncoder )
+            reply = json.dumps( [ "reply_saved", str(reply_obj._id), str(reply_obj.prior_node[0]), reply_obj.content, reply_obj.content_org, user_id, user_names, formated_time, files,is_grp_admin], cls=DjangoJSONEncoder )
 
             # print "===========", reply