Guides
Upgrading from the old WAGroups script to version 2
Running the CodeIgniter version of WAGroups? The importer moves your categories, group links, members and blog posts to version 2 — members keep their passwords.
Install WAGroups on cPanel shared hosting in 10 minutes
A step-by-step guide to installing WAGroups on ordinary cPanel hosting: database, upload, installer, license and the first settings — no SSH or Composer needed.
WhatsApp link types explained: groups, communities, channels and more
Group invites, community invites, channel links, wa.me chat links, catalogues and call links look alike but behave differently. Here is what each one is and how WAGroups lists it.
SEO for a WhatsApp group directory: get found on Google
Category pages, page text, clean link pages, sitemaps and a steady flow of fresh links — the SEO basics that bring visitors to a group directory, and how WAGroups handles them.
Keep spam out of your WhatsApp group directory
Spam, scams and duplicate links kill directories. These are the moderation settings and habits that keep a WAGroups directory clean without hours of work.
How to start a WhatsApp group directory website in 2026
A practical plan for launching a WhatsApp group directory: choosing a niche, a domain and hosting, setting rules, seeding the first links and growing traffic.