Create a community

Set up a community of your own and choose how it works.

Anyone can create a community, and whoever creates it becomes its owner. It is a proper setup wizard rather than a single form, because a community carries real responsibilities — so set aside ten minutes and have your details to hand.

Getting there

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0of 4Features and termsA read-only summary of what your plan includes, and the terms you are agreeing to.

Nothing to fill in here — just read what is included, tick the box confirming you accept the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy, and tap Continue. Without the tick you cannot go on.

1of 4Basic detailsWho you are, where you are based, and how to reach you.

This is the longest step. Everything marked required must be filled before you can continue.

Community NameRequired: The name members will see and search for.Must be at least 10 characters — short names like “Chess” will be rejected.
Community TypeRequired: Registered Entity for a formally registered association (a Verein with a VAT ID); Unregistered Entity for a group without one; Individual Entity for families, friends and small businesses.This is the single most important choice: picking Registered Entity adds a fourth Verification step later. Defaults to Registered Entity, so change it if that is not you.
Community Established DateRequired: The date your group was founded.Any date from 1900 up to today. Future dates are not accepted.
CountryRequired: Fixed to Germany.Community creation is currently available for Germany only.
StateRequired: The federal state (Bundesland) your community is based in.Choose this before City — changing the state clears whatever city you picked.
CityRequired: Your community's main location. Tap to open a searchable list.Only unlocks once a state is chosen.
EmailRequired: Contact address for the community. Pre-filled from your profile.If you change it to a different address, a Verify button appears and you must confirm a one-time code before continuing.
Wapoka UsernameRequired: Taken from your profile automatically.Not editable here.
Phone NumberRequired: Country code plus number. Pre-filled from your profile.Same rule as email: change it and you must verify it with a one-time code before you can continue.
Community Owner NameRequired: Your name, taken from your profile.Not editable here.
Community Profile PictureOptional: The image members see on the community profile and info page.Recommended 300×300, maximum 10 MB, PNG or JPG.
Community LogoOptional: Shown to members on invoices.Same limits: 300×300 recommended, 10 MB maximum, PNG or JPG.
Authorised person confirmationRequired: A tick confirming you are the person responsible for this community and its content and activities.

2of 4About the communityWhat your community is for, and the rules people are joining under.

Three of these need at least ten words each. A live word counter turns green once you are over the line.

About CommunityRequired: Your purpose, what you do, and what a new member should know. This appears on the community info page.Minimum 10 words.
Search TagsOptional: Keywords that help people find you when they search.Up to 8 tags. Type a comma or space to add each one.
Privacy PolicyRequired: How your community handles members' information. Shown on your info page.Minimum 10 words.
Terms & ConditionsRequired: The rules members agree to. Also shown on your info page.Minimum 10 words.
Enable member subscriptionRequired: Whether you intend to collect membership from members. Defaults to Yes.Only appears if your plan supports it.
Community CategoryRequired: Public communities can be found and joined by anyone; Private ones are joined by invitation only. Defaults to Public.

3of 4Membership questionnaireOptional questions people answer when they ask to join. This is the only step you can skip.

If you want to know something about people before you let them in — which team they play for, whether they are a parent or a coach — build the questions here. Tap Add new and pick a question type.

Short Text — one-line answers such as a name or an ID.
Paragraph — longer answers such as an address or a reason for joining.
Single Choice — pick one from a list.
Multiple Choice — pick as many as apply.
Dropdown — one value from a compact list.
Date — choose a date from a calendar.
Time — choose a time.

For each question you add

QuestionRequired: The question as members will read it.
OptionsRequired: The choices to pick from.Single Choice, Multiple Choice and Dropdown only — you need at least two non-empty options.
Set validationOptional: Force a short-text answer into a particular shape: Number, Email, Mobile number or Username.Short Text only.
MandatoryOptional: Whether the member must answer before they can submit.New questions are mandatory by default — turn it off for anything optional.

4of 4VerificationOnly appears if you chose Registered Entity. Everything except the legal name is optional.

Entity legal nameRequired: Your organisation's legal name exactly as it appears on official documents.
VAT Number (USt-IdNr)Optional: Your VAT identification number, if you have one.
Registration DocumentOptional: Official proof of registration — a VR or HRB extract in Germany, or an equivalent certificate.PDF, JPG, JPEG or PNG.
Owner ID ProofOptional: Identity document confirming you own the community.PDF, JPG, JPEG or PNG.
Non-Profit OrganizationOptional: Tick if your organisation is non-profit.

Tap Create Community and you are done. Wapoka creates an admin sub-group for you automatically, and suggests your next steps — adding admins, building form templates, creating events and sharing your invite link.

For each question you add

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