diff --git a/docs/MODULE-GUIDE.md b/docs/MODULE-GUIDE.md
index c2da220..d6cd507 100644
--- a/docs/MODULE-GUIDE.md
+++ b/docs/MODULE-GUIDE.md
@@ -106,6 +106,12 @@ the group name:
 placeholders, where a value comes from. Keep labels short and put the
 explanation there.
 
+`group` and `help` work on `instanceSchema` fields too, and a manifest
+`instanceGroups` map plays the `configGroups` role for the tile's gear
+popover (`collapsed: true | false`, `columns`, `help`). That is how a module
+with a long show/hide checklist keeps the popover usable — see `pco-plan`.
+Display choices belong there, per tile; admin config is for connections.
+
 `showWhen: "<key>"` hides a field until the boolean/`switch` field named
 `<key>` is on — e.g. the audio device and channel appear only once the LTC
 listener switch is enabled. The hidden field still keeps its stored value.
diff --git a/public/shell.js b/public/shell.js
index 3936ede..0ae98f3 100644
--- a/public/shell.js
+++ b/public/shell.js
@@ -934,11 +934,54 @@ function toggleSettingsPopover(tile, el) {
   pop.className = 'tile-settings';
   const inputs = new Map();
 
+  // Fields render in schema order; a field's `group` starts a labeled
+  // subsection that consecutive same-group fields share, and the manifest's
+  // optional `instanceGroups[name]` adds { collapsed, columns, help } —
+  // the same conventions as the admin page's config form.
+  const groupMeta = man.instanceGroups && typeof man.instanceGroups === 'object' ? man.instanceGroups : {};
+  let groupName = null;
+  let container = pop;
+
   for (const [key, spec] of Object.entries(man.instanceSchema)) {
     const type = spec?.type || 'string';
     const label = spec?.label || key;
     const current = key in (tile.settings || {}) ? tile.settings[key] : spec?.default;
 
+    const g = spec?.group || '';
+    if (g !== groupName) {
+      groupName = g;
+      if (g) {
+        const meta = groupMeta[g] && typeof groupMeta[g] === 'object' ? groupMeta[g] : {};
+        const folds = meta.collapsed !== undefined;
+        const group = document.createElement(folds ? 'details' : 'div');
+        group.className = 'field-group';
+        if (folds) group.open = !meta.collapsed;
+        const title = document.createElement(folds ? 'summary' : 'div');
+        title.className = 'field-group-title';
+        title.textContent = g;
+        group.appendChild(title);
+        const body = document.createElement('div');
+        body.className = 'field-group-body';
+        const cols = Math.min(4, Math.trunc(Number(meta.columns)) || 0);
+        if (cols > 1) {
+          body.classList.add('is-columns');
+          body.style.setProperty('--cols', String(cols));
+        }
+        if (meta.help) {
+          const help = document.createElement('div');
+          help.className = 'field-group-help';
+          help.textContent = meta.help;
+          body.appendChild(help);
+        }
+        group.appendChild(body);
+        pop.appendChild(group);
+        pop.classList.add('has-groups');
+        container = body;
+      } else {
+        container = pop;
+      }
+    }
+
     const field = document.createElement('label');
     field.className = 'field' + (type === 'boolean' ? ' check' : '');
 
@@ -970,7 +1013,13 @@ function toggleSettingsPopover(tile, el) {
       field.append(span, input);
       inputs.set(key, () => (type === 'number' ? Number(input.value) : input.value));
     }
-    pop.appendChild(field);
+    if (spec?.help) {
+      const help = document.createElement('small');
+      help.className = 'field-help';
+      help.textContent = spec.help;
+      field.appendChild(help);
+    }
+    container.appendChild(field);
   }
 
   const actions = document.createElement('div');
diff --git a/public/style.css b/public/style.css
index 77a5b71..e5f52b9 100644
--- a/public/style.css
+++ b/public/style.css
@@ -529,6 +529,70 @@ body.fullscreen #grid { padding-bottom: 0; }
   box-shadow: 0 8px 28px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55);
 }
 
+/* A popover with grouped settings needs room for its columns; it still
+   never grows past the tile (max-width above). */
+.tile-settings.has-groups {
+  min-width: min(540px, calc(100% - 12px));
+  container-type: inline-size;
+}
+.tile-settings .field-group {
+  margin: 0 0 10px;
+  padding: 8px 10px;
+  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  border-radius: 8px;
+}
+.tile-settings .field-group-title {
+  font-size: 11px;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
+  color: var(--muted);
+  margin-bottom: 8px;
+}
+.tile-settings details.field-group > summary.field-group-title {
+  cursor: pointer;
+  list-style: none;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 7px;
+  margin-bottom: 0;
+  user-select: none;
+}
+.tile-settings details.field-group > summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
+.tile-settings details.field-group > summary.field-group-title::before {
+  content: "";
+  width: 0; height: 0;
+  border-left: 5px solid var(--muted);
+  border-top: 4px solid transparent;
+  border-bottom: 4px solid transparent;
+  transition: transform 0.15s;
+}
+.tile-settings details.field-group[open] > summary.field-group-title::before { transform: rotate(90deg); }
+.tile-settings details.field-group[open] > summary.field-group-title { margin-bottom: 8px; }
+.tile-settings .field-group .field:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
+.tile-settings .field-group-body.is-columns {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(var(--cols, 2), minmax(0, 1fr));
+  gap: 3px 14px;
+}
+.tile-settings .field-group-body.is-columns .field { margin-bottom: 3px; }
+.tile-settings .field-group-body.is-columns .field-group-help { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
+@container (max-width: 420px) {
+  .tile-settings .field-group-body.is-columns { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
+}
+@container (max-width: 260px) {
+  .tile-settings .field-group-body.is-columns { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
+}
+.tile-settings .field-group-help,
+.tile-settings .field-help {
+  display: block;
+  font-size: 11px;
+  line-height: 1.4;
+  color: var(--muted);
+}
+.tile-settings .field-group-help { margin: -2px 0 6px; }
+.tile-settings .field-help { margin-top: 1px; }
+
 .field {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 548729d..60bcc1b 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -402,6 +402,7 @@ async function clientManifest(id) {
     minSize: man.minSize || { w: 1, h: 1 },
     defaultSize: man.defaultSize || { w: 4, h: 3 },
     instanceSchema: man.instanceSchema || {},
+    instanceGroups: man.instanceGroups && typeof man.instanceGroups === 'object' ? man.instanceGroups : {},
     hasServer: Boolean(man.server),
     config: clientConfig(id),
     tiles: await moduleTiles(id),