How to add a group to or remove a group from the community

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Note: Communities on WhatsApp is available in limited countries and may not be available to you yet. Check back to see when communities will be available in your area.
Add a group to the community
Community admins have the option of either creating a new group or adding an existing group that they are an admin of to the community.
Create a new group
  1. Open the WhatsApp Community and navigate to the community info.
  2. Click Manage Groups > Create new group.
    • Enter the group subject. This will be the name of the group that all participants will see.
    • The subject limit is 25 characters.
    • You can also Add group icon.
  3. Click the green check mark when you’re finished.
Add an existing group
  1. Open the WhatsApp Community and navigate to the community home.
  2. Click Manage groups > Add existing groups.
  3. Select groups you’re an admin of, then click the green arrow when you’re finished.
Remove a group from the community
  1. Open the WhatsApp Community from the communities tab or from the community announcement group.
  2. Click Manage groups.
  3. Under Groups in this community, click the X icon next to the group you want to remove > REMOVE.
  4. You can also navigate to the group home > Remove From Community > REMOVE.
Note:
  • You can only add an existing group to a community if you are an admin of that group.
  • If you are a group admin but not a community admin and you wish to remove your group from the community, you must contact a community admin.
  • 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.
  • When a group is disconnected from a community, a system message will appear in both the group and the community announcement group.
  • A community must have at least one group, in addition to the announcement group, at all times.
  • To remove the last remaining group from a community, you must first add or create another group in the community.
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