diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0960d14..e358af7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.liferay.portal</groupId>
 			<artifactId>portal-service</artifactId>
-			<version>6.0.6</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>javax.portlet</groupId>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/custom/communitymanager/OrganizationsUtil.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/custom/communitymanager/OrganizationsUtil.java
index 905e299..18e469c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/custom/communitymanager/OrganizationsUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/custom/communitymanager/OrganizationsUtil.java
@@ -227,7 +227,8 @@ public class OrganizationsUtil {
 					subLayout.setTypeSettings(typeSettings);
 					//actually update the sub layout 
 					LayoutLocalServiceUtil.updateLayout(subLayout.getGroupId(), subLayout.isPrivateLayout(), subLayout.getLayoutId(), subLayout.getTypeSettings());
-					removePortletFrame(subtab, subLayout);
+					if (! subtab.isUseBorder())
+						removePortletFrame(subtab, subLayout);
 					_log.debug("Added subtab " + subtab.getCaption() + " to layout for parent: " + layout.getName());		
 				}
 			}
@@ -240,8 +241,8 @@ public class OrganizationsUtil {
 			//actually update the layout 
 			LayoutLocalServiceUtil.updateLayout(layout.getGroupId(), layout.isPrivateLayout(), layout.getLayoutId(), layout.getTypeSettings());
 			_log.debug("Added tab " + tab.getCaption() + " to layout for Group: " + siteLayout.getName());		
-
-			removePortletFrame(tab, layout);
+			if (! tab.isUseBorder())
+				removePortletFrame(tab, layout);
 		}
 		return layout.getLayoutId();
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/custom/communitymanager/PortletsIdManager.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/custom/communitymanager/PortletsIdManager.java
index a4237bf..34bfcc0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/custom/communitymanager/PortletsIdManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/custom/communitymanager/PortletsIdManager.java
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ public final class PortletsIdManager {
 	 * 
 	 */
 	public static final String GCUBE_USERS_MANAGE = "usersManagement";
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 */
+	public static final String GCUBE_ADD_USERS_MANAGE = "addusers";
 	/**
 	 * 
 	 */
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/custom/communitymanager/components/GCUBELayoutTab.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/custom/communitymanager/components/GCUBELayoutTab.java
index 1bb2b13..77468a8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/custom/communitymanager/components/GCUBELayoutTab.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/custom/communitymanager/components/GCUBELayoutTab.java
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ public class GCUBELayoutTab {
 	 * the last part of the URL after last slash, autogenerated if not set
 	 */
 	String friendlyURL;
+	/**
+	 * set to false if you don't want to show the border
+	 */
+	boolean useBorder;
 	/**
 	 * set to true if you don't want to show the tab
 	 */
@@ -54,6 +58,7 @@ public class GCUBELayoutTab {
 		this.portlets = portlets;
 		this.type = type;
 		this.hidden = false;
+		this.useBorder = false;
 	}	
 	/**
 	 * 
@@ -78,6 +83,19 @@ public class GCUBELayoutTab {
 		toPass.add(portlet);
 		this.portlets = toPass;
 	}
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 * @param caption the tab caption
+	 * @param type the type of the layout
+	 * @param portlet a single <class>GCUBEPortlet</class> to place in the layout
+	 */
+	public GCUBELayoutTab(String caption, GCUBELayoutType type, GCUBEPortlet portlet, boolean useFrame) {
+		this(caption, type, new ArrayList<GCUBEPortlet>());
+		ArrayList<GCUBEPortlet> toPass = new ArrayList<GCUBEPortlet>();
+		toPass.add(portlet);
+		this.portlets = toPass;
+		this.useBorder = useFrame;
+	}
 	/**
 	 * method to add children tabs
 	 * @param subtab
@@ -171,6 +189,12 @@ public class GCUBELayoutTab {
 		this.hidden = hidden;
 	}	
 
+	public boolean isUseBorder() {
+		return useBorder;
+	}
+	public void setUseBorder(boolean useBorder) {
+		this.useBorder = useBorder;
+	}
 	/** 
 	 * create the layout with portlets in it
 	 *