diff --git a/locale/ExpGaming-Core/ExpGaming - Rank Control.lua b/locale/ExpGaming-Core/ExpGaming - Rank Control.lua
index 159a4574..17186ebb 100644
--- a/locale/ExpGaming-Core/ExpGaming - Rank Control.lua	
+++ b/locale/ExpGaming-Core/ExpGaming - Rank Control.lua	
@@ -38,6 +38,17 @@ function string_to_rank(string)
 		if #found_ranks == 1 then return found_ranks[1] end
 	end
 end
+--converts the name of a group to the group object
+function string_to_rank(string)
+	if type(string) == 'string' then
+		local found_groups={}
+		for _,group in pairs(get_rank_groups()) do
+			if group.name:lower() == string:lower() then return group end
+			if group.name:lower():find(string:lower()) then table.insert(found_groups,group) end
+		end
+		if #found_groups == 1 then return found_groups[1] end
+	end
+end
 -- surches the rank for a certain allow command
 function rank_allowed(rank,is_allowed)
 	for _,allow in pairs(rank.allow) do
diff --git a/locale/ExpGaming-Core/ExpGaming - Rank Table.lua b/locale/ExpGaming-Core/ExpGaming - Rank Table.lua
index 8dd2c96e..758e1cd7 100644
--- a/locale/ExpGaming-Core/ExpGaming - Rank Table.lua	
+++ b/locale/ExpGaming-Core/ExpGaming - Rank Table.lua	
@@ -260,6 +260,14 @@ function get_ranks(part)
 	else to_return = global.ranks.ranks end
 	return to_return
 end
+-- returns a list off all the groups, return only one part if given
+function get_rank_groups(part)
+	local to_return = {}
+	if part then 
+		for _,group in pairs(global.ranks.groups) do table.insert(to_return,group[part]) end
+	else to_return = global.ranks.groups end
+	return to_return
+end
 -- Move the ranks to the global array
 Event.register(-1,function() global.ranks = ranks end)
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