All about Whatsapp Community- Create Whatsapp Community
- Naman Runwal
- Nov 17, 2022
- 4 min read
Updated: Nov 21, 2022
Herb No: 12
WhatsApp Communities is a lot like groups, but lets you add more people. For instance, WhatsApp groups help users in joining a single conversation, whereas in WhatsApp Communities you can bring groups with similar interests under one roof
Index:
For Android:
You can create a WhatsApp community with up to 50 groups in addition to the announcement group. You can add up to 5,000 members to the community announcement group.
Create a community
Open WhatsApp > tap More options > New community.
Alternatively, tap New chat > New community.
You can also navigate to the community tab > New community.
Enter the community name, description, and profile photo.
The community name limit is 24 characters.
Your description should provide members an idea of what your community is about.
You can add a community icon by tapping the Camera icon. You can choose Take Photo, Choose Photo, or Search Web to add an image. Once set, the icon will appear next to the community in the Chats tab.
Tap the green arrow icon to add existing groups or create a new group.
To add groups to your community:
Tap Create New Group or Add Existing Groups.
Create New Group: Enter the group subject. This will be the name of the group that all participants will see.
You can create up to 10 new groups.
You can add a group icon as well as a short description of the group.
You can add participants later.
Add Existing Groups: You can choose to add groups you’re currently an admin of to your community. Select which groups to add then tap the green arrow icon.
When finished adding groups to your community, tap the green check mark icon.
Note:
You can add up to 50 groups in addition to the announcement group.
You can add up to 5,000 members to a community announcement group.
Groups are open for any community member to join.
A community announcement group will automatically be created for your community. This is a space where community admins can send messages to all community members in the announcement group.
We are rolling out closed groups and it may not be available to you yet. Please check back to see when closed groups will be available in your area.
For IPhone:
You can create a WhatsApp community with up to 50 groups in addition to the announcement group. You can add up to 5,000 members to the community announcement group.
Create a community
Open WhatsApp > tap New chat > New Community > Get Started.
Enter the community name, description, and profile photo.
The community name limit is 24 characters.
Your description should provide members an idea of what your community is about.
You can add a community icon by tapping the Camera icon. You can choose Take Photo, Choose Photo, or Search Web to add an image. Once set, the icon will appear next to the community in the Chats tab.
Tap Next to add existing groups or create a new group.
To add groups to your community:
Tap Create New Group or Add Existing Group.
Create New Group: Enter the group subject. This will be the name of the group that all participants will see.
You can create up to 10 new groups.
You can add a group icon as well as a short description of the group.
You can add participants later.
Add Existing Group: You can choose to add groups you’re currently an admin of to your community. Select which groups to add then tap Next.
When finished adding groups to your community, tap Create
Note:
You can add up to 50 groups in addition to the announcement group.
You can add up to 5,000 members to a community announcement group.
Groups are open for any community member to join.
A community announcement group will automatically be created for your community. This is a space where community admins can send messages to all community members in the announcement group.
We are rolling out closed groups and it may not be available to you yet. Please check back to see when closed groups will be available in your area.
For Web and Desktop:
You can create a WhatsApp community with up to 50 groups in addition to the announcement group. You can add up to 5,000 members to the community announcement group.
Create a community
Click Menu above your chats list in WhatsApp.
Alternatively, click the New chat icon.
Enter the community name, description, and profile photo.
The community name limit is 24 characters.
Your description should provide members an idea of what your community is about.
You can add a community icon by tapping the Camera icon. You can choose Take Photo, Choose Photo, or Search Web to add an image. Once set, the icon will appear next to the community in the Chats tab.
Click the green arrow icon to add existing groups or create a new group.
To add groups to your community:
Click Create New Group or Add Existing Group.
Create New Group: Enter the group subject. This will be the name of the group that all participants will see.
You can create up to 10 new groups.
You can add a group icon as well as a short description of the group.
You can add participants later.
Add Existing Group: You can choose to add groups you’re currently an admin of to your community. Select which groups to add then click the green arrow icon.
When finished adding groups to your community, click the green check mark icon.
Note:
You can add up to 50 groups in addition to the announcement group.
You can add up to 5,000 members to a community announcement group.
Groups are open for any community member to join.
A community announcement group will automatically be created for your community. This is a space where community admins can send messages to all community members in the announcement group.
We are rolling out closed groups and it may not be available to you yet. Please check back to see when closed groups will be available in your area.
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