If you use Whop, you will already know that whops are a collection of apps. As such, apps are the very things that define a whop and create the community experience. Based on the apps that you add to your whop, it can become any platform you can imagine, from an online course platform to a sports betting community. Adding apps to a whop is easy and free - it just takes a few clicks to do so.
In this guide, we’re going to remember what a whop is and learn what Whop apps are, how you can add them to your own whop, and how you can remove them if needed.
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What is a whop?
A whop can simply be explained as an “internet hub” - but it’s actually much more than that.
Think of your favorite digital platform: Instagram, Discord, Coursera, Reddit, or any other. They all have unique features that they offer, but since each platform is tailored for a specific purpose, they might not be the best fit for your dream platform.
Let’s think of features of the digital platforms as modules - Discord has the text channel module, one of the strongest features of the platform, and Coursera has comprehensive online courses.
It would be so cool to merge the two platforms, wouldn’t it?
Well, you can do that in a whop.
A whop is a modular platform where you pick which features it has. Do you want to create a course platform that also has chat rooms, Twitter feeds, forums, video calls, and even embedded websites? That’s a whop.
We’ve been mentioning features as “modules” - those are called “apps” on Whop. Each app serves a different purpose, and they will transform your whop into your dream platform.
After adding the apps your platform needs, you can create pricing options so that people can obtain memberships and get access to your whop - you can even make them free if you want to. Your whop will be your very own internet hub with features that you want, and you can sell access to.
Read this guide for further explanation on what a whop is
Let’s learn a bit more about apps on Whop.
What are Whop apps?
As we mentioned, a whop is a modular hub, and you should think of Whop apps as its “modules” or "features".
There are many apps on Whop that allow you to do all kinds of things. Let’s take the Chat app, for example - as its name suggests, it’s basically a chat room where the members of your whop can communicate with each other. T
hen there's the Links app to create your link board, the Help Desk app for ticket support, and the Job Board app to help you recruit for roles. Or the Files app, which lets you create a file directory from which your members can access and download files. There's also the Calendar app for taking bookings.
Of course, we’re just scratching at the surface of Whop apps with these examples - there are many more apps with much cooler stuff.
All apps can be added to your whop for free, and you can even add multiple instances of the same app and create mirror instances of the same app in multiple whops (under the same organization.) This allows you to create multiple chat rooms, courses, forums, link directories, embedded websites, or even sell access to your software with automatic license key generation.
Some of the most popular apps on Whop are:
- Courses - this app allows you to create comprehensive courses within your whop. It supports classic video lessons, text pages, files, graded and non-graded quizzes, and more.
- Chat - as its name suggests, this app allows you to create a chat room within your whop. You can determine who can chat and who can react, as well as the username colors, banned words, and more.
- Files - this app allows you to create a file directory within your whop, allowing you to easily share files with the members of your whop.
- Content - this app can simply be explained as an online PDF file. You can use powerful formatting to create text pages for your members to see.
- Affiliate Links - this app allows you to create a directory of affiliate links to create a link directory - you can even location gate the links so that only users that are in the location that you select will be able to use the link.
Now that you know what apps are, let's take a look at how you can add apps to a whop.
Adding apps to a whop
Adding apps to a whop is super easy, but first, you must have a whop. If you don’t already have one, take a look at our How to Create Your Own whop guide to get started.
If you got your whop ready to go, let’s move on. To add an app, you should first click on the Edit apps button under your whop's name. This is going to display the Edit apps popup.
The Edit apps popup is going to list all the apps in your whop, if you have any. Additionally, it's going to display two options at the top:
- New app - allows you to add a new app to your whop
- Link existing app - allows you to create a mirror instance of an app from another whop in the same organization
Let's click on the New app button to proceed.
The New app button is going to display the available apps list, where you can select which app you want to add. As an example, we're going to click on the Chat app.
After you click on an app, you're going to see the visibility popup appearing on your screen with two options:
- Draft (hidden) - selecting this option will add the app to your whop as a hidden draft. This is the option to go with if you're adding an app that requires heavy setup, like Content or Courses. You can change its visibility to Visible later.
- Visible - selecting this option will add the app to your whop, and all of your members will be able to see it instantly. This is ideal for apps that don't require any setup, like Chat and Whop Wheel.
After you make your selection, click the Add app to add the app to your whop.
Once you add the app to your whop, you can see it next to the Overview button at the top navigation bar of your whop.
Once you add an app to your whop, you can access its settings by the manage app view. We mentioned some apps that require heavy setup like Content and Courses - the manage app view is where you set them up.
To open the manage app view, all you have to do is click on the dropdown menu button and click Manage app.
How to remove an app from a whop
As you might've seen in the context menu of an app, the menu also has the Delete app button. Clicking on it with display the Delete app confirmation window, and clicking the Delete app button there is going to permanently remove the app from your whop.
Keep in mind that this action is irreversible.
Time to start selling access to your whop
Now you know what Whop apps are and how you can add them to your whop. Using this knowledge, you can transform your whop to your dream digital platform and join the thousands of creators generating an income.
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