Here on Whop you can now create your very own whops - but you may be wondering what they are and how you can use them. That's exactly what we will explain in this guide.
You can think of a whop as a space for community, connection, and commerce. Whether you are hosting a gaming group, ecommerce community, coaching calls, or even a book club, you can host it on your whop. Plus, unlike other social platforms, your whop can be adapted to your needs using apps.
What's the difference between a Whop and whop?
Well, 'Whop' is us, the social commerce platform for selling online.
A 'whop' is your own online hub, the space for your business and community
Let’s look at a couple of use cases.
- First, say you have a community that shares sports picks - you can add a Chat app so your users can communicate with each other, the Sports app so you can share NBA picks, NFL picks, MLB picks (or any other sports picks), the Guess The Score so members can enter competitions, and the Courses app so that you can sell a betting-focused course.
- Now, let's imagine a totally different scenario. You're simply a creator who wants to sell access to your SaaS, without managing a community. With your whop, you use the Web app or Software app, the Suggestions app to gather valuable feedback, and the Forum app for community Q&A.
Now, you have a place where your users can subscribe to become a member, ask questions, and give feedback - all in one space.
As you can see, you can customize your whop to your business model. Setting up the perfect whop for your business can be easily done by investing a little time.
But first, you need to actually create one - let’s see how you can do that.
How to create a whop
Everyone can create a whop, and it's completely free to do so.
The first thing you should do is to sign up to Whop.
Once you're a member, let's click on the Build you whop on at Whop.com. This is going to take you to our Whop 4.0 Onboarding page.
Once you're on the Onboarding page, you'll be prompted to name your whop. As you can see below the input field, the name has a 30-character cap.
After you decide on a name, input it and click on the Continue button.
You just created your first whop! How easy was that?
After clicking the Continue button, you'll be taken to the Overview section of your whop. Let's break it down:
- This is your whop's name. The URL button next to it will copy the link to your whop to your clipboard so you can share it. Not yet, though, you still need to make some adjustments first.
- The Edit apps button is one of the core components of a whop setup. It allows you to add apps to your whop - we'll get into the details of doing so later down the guide. After you add apps, they'll be listed horizontally next to the Overview section button.
- This is your onboarding status bar. It's going to help you fully kit out your whop. Follow it to be able to apply to Discover.
- This is your Preview as visitor button. Since you're the owner of the whop, you're now viewing it with admin permissions. If you want to preview how regular users would see it, toggle this on.
- These are the shortcuts to edit your whop: Manage whop, Manage apps, and Manage pricing.
- The Manage button is another place you can access the shortcuts of editing your whop in places where you don't see the #5.
Also, to the left of your screen, you're going to see Whop's navigation buttons. Let's see where each will direct you to:
- Home: This will direct you to your Whop 4.0 feed, where you can see all your Whop activity
- Discover: This will direct you to the Discover section where you can find other whops
- Messages: This will direct you to your private DMs and group chats
- Notifications: This will direct you to your notifications page where you can find all activity notifications from the whops you're a member of or specifically your mentions
- Dashboard: This will direct you to your Whop Dashboard, where you can find all sorts of analytics about your whops and access advanced settings like promo codes, affiliates, resolution center, and more.
- Affiliates: This will direct you to your affiliates page, where you can find all the details about your affiliate links and their analytics.
Adding apps to your whop
Adding apps to a whop is super easy and takes just a few clicks.
The first thing you should do is to click on the Edit apps button next to the Overview section button. This is going to display the Edit apps popup on the right side of your screen.
The Edit apps popup has two options: New app, which lets you add a new app to your whop, and Link existing app, which lets you mirror an app from your other whops.
Mirroring an app allows you to have the same app in two whops - the contents of the app will be the same, including apps like Chat and Forums.
Let's click on the New app button to see the Add new app popup, which will list all available apps you can add to your whop. There, select the app you want to add.
If you're looking for a specific app, you can use the search bar at the top of the popup as well.
After you select an app, you'll see the App visibility for [app name] popup window. It will prompt you to select one of two options:
- Draft (hidden), which means the app will be added to your whop but will be hidden to everyone except admins. This is ideal for apps like Content or Courses, which take some time to set up.
- Visible, which is the default option, will make the app visible to everyone in your whop immediately after adding it. This is ideal for apps that don't require setup, like Chat or Whop Wheel.
After you make your selection, click the Add button to add the app to your whop.
After you add an app to your whop, as we mentioned, it's going to be listed next to the Overview section button of your whop. You can add as many apps as you want to your whop.
If you click on the context menu buttons (down arrow) next to your apps, you'll see a bunch of options that allow you to make adjustments to the app. Using these options, you can change the settings of the app, its details, turn it into a draft, and more.
Tip: The Remove app button will remove the app from the whop you're viewing, but it will stay in other whops, if you've linked it to them. The Delete app button will remove the app from all whops.
Creating pricing options for your whop
Creating pricing options for your whop is super easy to do, but let's walk you through it anyway.
The first thing you're going to do is click on the Manage button at the top right of your screen. This is going to open up your whop settings shortcuts.
Then, select the Manage pricing option from the list.
Doing this will display the Edit pricing popup on the right side of your screen. There, you can see all of your active and archived pricing options.
Since you probably don't have any, let's click on the Add pricing option to add one.
Once you click on the Add pricing option button, you'll see a new popup appearing on your screen. It has a bunch of steps, and they differ based on your selections, so let's cover them all.
But first, you should select if you want your whop to be free or paid. If you choose the Free option here, everyone on the internet will be able to access your whop and its contents.
If you select the Paid option, however, you'll have the option to create a subscription or a one-time payment so that only paying people can become members of your whop.
Once you decide which option you want to take, select it, and click the Continue button. This is going to take you to the next step of the selection you've made.
Creating a free pricing option
If you've selected the Free pricing option, the next step will be selecting if you want people to get instant access to your whop or wait for your approval through a waitlist.
If you want everyone to freely join your whop, select Instant access - if you want to control who joins and who doesn't, select Waitlist.
Once you've made your selection, click the Continue button to proceed.
In the Plan Options step, you should use the dropdown menu button to select the expiry of the free membership. The default is Never expires, and if you want people to be able to stay as a member of your whop forever, just click the Continue button to proceed.
If you want people to have limited time on your whop, however, use the dropdown menu to select a pre-determined timeframe.
In the last step, you should select whether you want the Free plan to be visible to everyone on the internet or if you'd rather have a secret link so that only people with the link can become members.
After you make your decision, which you can always change later, click the Continue button to finish the process and create the pricing option.
After you've created your free pricing option, you'll be able to see it in the Edit pricing section. You can use the URL button to the right of it to copy its link or click the context menu button (three dots) to edit, share the link, or archive the pricing option.
Creating a paid pricing option
If you've selected the paid option, the next step would be selecting what kind of payment option you want to offer: Subscription or Single payment.
Each option will have a different next step - we're going to examine both, starting with Subscription.
The next step in selecting the Subscription option is adjusting its settings, such as the subscription price, period, stock, whether the subscription has a free trial or an initial fee, and more.
After adjusting all the subscription settings, click the Continue button to proceed.
If you've selected Single payment, however, you're going to see different settings: one time price, expiry, stock, and whether you want to enable waitlist or not.
The last step in the paid pricing option is selecting whether you want the pricing option to be visible to everyone on the internet or be hidden with a secret link so that only the people with the link can see the option.
After you make your selection, click the Continue button to finalize the process and create the paid pricing option.
After you've created the paid pricing option, you can see it being listed in the Edit pricing section, and you can use the URL button to copy its link.
You can also click the context menu button (three dots) to edit, share the link, or archive the pricing option.
What’s next? Start earning with Whop
Now you know how to create a whop, you can create the foundation of your online business - and that’s a huge step. Applying the things you’ve learned in this guide will allow you to set up a whop that your future customers will want to be a member of - hence growing your whop and even making you generate an income.
Now, you should review each of the apps that can be added to whops, determine which ones you need, and set them up. After that, you should examine each section of your whop dashboard to adjust the settings of your whop - including the Finances - so you can start offering paid products and earning money.
If you want to learn more about Whop and whops from experienced members, make sure to join the Whop University.
