How to create and customize events in community groups

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You can find and join events in community groups to help organize gatherings and stay connected.

Create an event

  1. Tap Communities.
  2. Tap the community, then tap the group chat.
  3. Tap
    attach
    > Event.
  4. Enter an event name, time and date.
  5. You can also add an event description, location, call link, and end time.
    • Event descriptions can be up to 2048 characters.
    • WhatsApp call links can be added to events up to 1 year in advance.
    • You can add links from other platforms, such as Zoom, in the event description.
  6. Tap
    send
    .
You can also create events in announcement groups, but only if you’re an admin for the community. Learn how to manage community admins here.
Note:
  • Events are hosted by the event creator. It’s not currently possible to have a co-host.
  • If disappearing messages is turned on, you might not be able to create events in advance. To use the full calendar, turn disappearing messages off.
  • You can't invite people who aren’t in the group to the event. You also can't forward an event to another chat.
  • New users can't see events created before they joined the group. To include new members, delete the event and create a new one.

Edit an event

Only event creators can edit events.
  1. Tap Communities.
  2. Tap the community, then tap the group chat.
  3. Tap the group name > Events.
  4. Tap the event.
  5. Edit your event name, date and time, location, or description.
  6. Tap
    send
    .
Group members who respond Going will receive a notification when you make changes to your event. The group chat will also get a notification of your edits.

Cancel an event

Only event creators can cancel events.
  1. Tap Communities.
  2. Tap the community, then tap the group chat.
  3. Tap the group name > Events.
  4. Tap the event.
  5. Tap Edit event > Cancel event > Cancel event.
Group members who respond Going will receive a notification when you cancel your event. There’ll also be a message in the group chat.
How to create and edit events in groups

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