WhatsApp communities bring together individuals with similar interests in the subject matter of the group. It might be about a certain video game, television series, pop celebrity, or even online courses. However, organizing or planning events may be challenging due to the scale of these groups. The good news is that you can now plan and arrange events within groups directly from the WhatsApp app. Therefore, we'll go over this feature in greater detail and demonstrate its operation in this post.
How Does WhatsApp Communities' Event Feature Operate?
Since October of last year, WhatsApp has been working on the event feature. Although it seemed to be exclusive to organizations at the time, communities may now use it. It enables you to schedule activities for a certain day, and community members may choose whether or not to attend.
You may access the feature, Polls, Contacts, and Audio from the attachment menu. When an event is created, With the option to specify the location, you may add a name, description for the event, date, and time. Additionally, there is a toggle to initiate a voice or video chat using WhatsApp. Upon creating an event, everyone in the community will get notification. The Community information website will provide access to event details as well.
How to Create Events in WhatsApp CommunitiesAfter a quick overview of WhatsApp events, allow us to guide you through the process of establishing and constructing events within communities.
- Head over to the WhatsApp group within the community where you want to create an event. If you can’t find the group on the Chats screen, you can find it inside Communities tab.
- When the community group opens, tap on the attachment icon from the bottom.
- Then choose the Event option.
- Here, enter the event name, and description, and choose the date and time.
- Optionally, you can also enter the location of the event.
- You can also turn on the toggle for the WhatsApp call link and choose Call type between Voice and Video.
- After you have added the required details, tap on the send icon and the event will be created.
How to Address an Event in WhatsApp Communities
Other members will be informed about the creation of an event. After then, people may respond and indicate whether they plan to attend or not. This is the method.
- To reply to an event, tap on the Respond option that shows up underneath the Event message inside the WhatsApp community group.
- You can now choose Going or Can’t go to mark your availability.
This notifies the event author and facilitates participant management. You will get further information and updates about the event if you choose to Proceed.
This is how you can create and plan events on WhatsApp with ease. Users who signed up for the app's beta program on the Google Play Store are now receiving access to the functionality. In the next months, stable users will get access to it.
All things considered, it's a rather helpful tool, particularly if you use the app to hold online seminars or meetings. It not only helps you monitor attendance, but it also notifies participants of any changes. I hope it eventually finds its way to group chats as well, even if it is currently limited to communities. How do you feel about this recently added Events feature? Have you had an opportunity to give it a try? Tell us in the comments section below.
