How to create a community

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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.
Note: At this time, you can only add up to 2,000 members to new and existing community announcement groups and communities. We're working on resolving this issue quickly.
Create a community
  1. Open WhatsApp > tap More options
    > New community.
    • Alternatively, tap New chat
      > New community.
    • You can also navigate to the community tab
      > New community.
  2. Enter the community name, description, and add a community icon.
    • 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.
  3. Tap the green arrow icon to add existing groups or create a new group.
Add groups to your community
You can create new groups to add to your community or add existing groups if you’re an admin.
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  • 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.
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