Editorial guidelines
How to get your WhatsApp group published in the directory
Every submitted group goes through a manual review. Learn what we evaluate and how to maximize your chances of approval.
“Does this group bring value to the site's users?”
This is the core question behind our curation. The directory is not a place for indiscriminate promotion — it exists to help people find communities that truly add value.
Our curation exists for searchers, not promoters
WhatsApp Groups is a directory for people looking for quality communities — not a promotion channel for group administrators. Review starts before publication, but it does not stop there: our team actively joins listed groups to monitor whether the environment stays healthy and relevant over time.
Groups that block our team, drift from their original topic, or begin serving the creator's interests instead of the members' are removed. Being published is not permanent — it is a trust mark that has to be earned and kept.
What we evaluate in each group
- Clear, well-defined niche — the topic must be specific and easy to identify from the image and description
- Real value for members — the content must justify why people stay in the group, regardless of the group's model
- Genuine engagement — real conversations between members, not one-way broadcasts
- Active moderation and visible rules — groups without clear rules tend to degrade quickly
- Representative cover image and original description — the presentation must reflect what the group actually is
What leads to rejection or removal
- Groups that block or remove our team during periodic checks
- Content that shifted topic after approval
- Low-effort groups where content exists to generate clicks, not value — regardless of niche
- Automation used to inflate metrics or simulate engagement — bots that help organize the group are fine
- Very new or small groups weigh against approval, but are not automatically disqualifying — the overall picture decides
Not published? Here is what to do
- Check whether your group appears on the recently added page
- If it is not there, the group did not meet our criteria in this review
- Improve your group: grow engagement, create a representative cover image, and write a unique description
- If your previous invite link no longer works: ask the group administrator to generate a new invite link in WhatsApp and resubmit the new link here
- Resubmit when your group is ready via the submission form
- Questions? contato@grupodewhatsapp.com — we reply to every message
Submit your group now
If your group meets the criteria above, submit it via the form. Our team reviews submissions as soon as possible.