Community Dashboard

Exploring Your Communities

The Community Dashboard is your hub for discovering, joining, and managing communities on Velora. Whether you’re looking to connect with local groups, participate in events, or organize your own community, you’ll find everything here.

Who is this for?

Anyone with a Velora account can browse and join communities. Community organizers use this screen to create and manage their groups.

Viewing All Communities

How to get there: Home > Communities

Your Community Dashboard displays all available communities organized in a grid layout. Each community card shows its name, image, member count, and your membership status.

Steps:

1. Open the Velora app and navigate to the Communities section from your home menu.
2. Scroll through the list to browse available communities.
3. On mobile, communities appear as a single column; on tablet or desktop, you’ll see multiple columns for easier scanning.

Scout for communities

Spend a few minutes scrolling to find communities that match your interests — whether it’s wedding planning, Diwali celebrations, corporate networking, or college events. Member counts give you a sense of how active each community is.

Searching for a Specific Community

How to get there: Communities > Search Bar

The search feature helps you quickly locate a community by name.

Steps:

1. Tap the Search Communities field at the top of the screen.
2. Type the community name (e.g., “Delhi Wedding Planners” or “Diwali 2025”).
3. Results filter in real-time as you type.
4. Tap Clear (✕) to reset your search and see all communities again.

Search tips

You don’t need to type the full name — even partial matches appear. For example, typing “wedding” will show all communities with that word in the name.

Joining a Community

How to get there: Communities > Community Card

When you find a community you’re not yet part of, the Join button appears on its card.

Steps:

1. Locate the community you want to join.
2. Tap the Join button on the community card.
3. You’ll be taken to the community onboarding screen, which may ask you to complete a registration form (depending on the community’s requirements).
4. Follow the prompts and tap Submit to finalize your membership.

Once you’re a member, the card will update to show a View button instead.

Next Best Action

After joining a community:

• Explore events: Check the community’s event calendar and RSVP to upcoming meetups
• Connect with members: Browse the community directory to network with other members
• Follow community rules: Read the community guidelines posted by organizers

Viewing Your Communities

How to get there: Communities > Community Card (Joined)

Communities you’re already a member of display a View button.

Steps:

1. Find a community you’ve joined (the card will show View instead of Join).
2. Tap View to enter the community dashboard.
3. From there, you can see events, member lists, announcements, and more depending on the community’s features.

Creating Your Own Community

How to get there: Communities > + (Floating Action Button)

If you want to start your own community — for a wedding group, corporate team, college fest, or any gathering — tap the + button.

Steps:

1. Tap the + (Add) floating action button in the bottom-right corner.
2. Tap Create Community from the options.
3. Follow the guided form to set up your community:
   • Enter the community Name (e.g., “Wedding Planning Squad 2025”)
   • Add a Description explaining the community’s purpose
   • Upload a Community Image (optional but recommended for recognition)
   • Set any Membership Rules or approval requirements
4. Tap Create to launch your community.

You’ll automatically become the community owner and can start inviting members.

Community best practices

• Choose a clear, memorable name so members can easily find you
• Write a helpful description that explains who the community is for and what it does
• Add a recognizable image (wedding theme, Diwali colors, company logo, etc.) to make your community visually distinct
• Set clear membership rules upfront to manage who joins

Next Best Action

After creating a community:

• Invite members: Send invitations to friends, colleagues, or guests
• Plan events: Create the first event to kick off community activity
• Set community guidelines: Post rules and expectations in the community description or announcements

Refreshing Your Community List

Your community list updates automatically, but you can manually refresh it to see new communities or membership changes.

Steps:

1. Look for the refresh indicator near the top of the grid.
2. Pull down (on mobile) or wait for the automatic refresh animation to complete.
3. The list reloads with the latest community data.

When to refresh

Refresh your feed if you’ve just joined a new community elsewhere in the app, or if you notice a community seems out of date.

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Your Situation	Recommended Next Step
Just joined a community	Explore community events
Creating a community for an event	Add events to your community
Want to invite people to your community	Send community invitations
Need to manage community roles	Managing community members

Related Articles

• Creating Your First Event — Set up an event within a community
• Inviting Members to Your Community — Send invitations to friends and guests
• Community Member Roles & Permissions — Understand organizer, admin, and member roles
• Viewing Community Events — Browse and RSVP to community events
• Managing Community Settings — Edit community details and rules
• Community Guidelines — Best practices for thriving communities
• Leaving a Community — How to exit a community you’ve joined

Troubleshooting

“Community not showing up in search” — The community name may be spelled differently than you expect. Try searching for partial keywords, or scroll the full list manually. If you were just invited to a community, refresh the page.

“Join button is greyed out” — You may already be a member of this community (the button should show View instead). Try refreshing the page. If the issue persists, contact the community organizer.

“Can’t create a community” — Ensure your account is fully set up and verified. Some communities require organizers to complete their profile first. Check that you have an active internet connection.

“My community disappeared” — If you were removed by a community organizer, you’ll no longer see it in your list. Contact the organizer to request re-entry, or create a new community if you prefer.