From 2f22a3bae0a6da242dbf3d79245b0a8bbd189fe7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Thomas F. K. Jorna" <hello@tefkah.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2026 16:12:08 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] fix: enable community button!!!

---
 client/containers/Landing/Landing.tsx | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/client/containers/Landing/Landing.tsx b/client/containers/Landing/Landing.tsx
index f6c18c62d3..0e92368230 100644
--- a/client/containers/Landing/Landing.tsx
+++ b/client/containers/Landing/Landing.tsx
@@ -189,11 +189,11 @@ const Landing = () => {
 							</p>
 							<h2>Create knowledge. Share it with audiences who care.</h2>
 							{/* enable soon */}
-							{/* <div className="buttons">
+							<div className="buttons">
 								<a href="/community/create" className="custom-button black">
 									Create your community
 								</a>
-							</div> */}
+							</div>
 							{/* <div className="buttons">
 								<a href="/pricing" className="custom-button">
 									Support PubPub
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ const Landing = () => {
 				{/* BEGIN Create Block */}
 				<div id="create">
 					<div className="container restricted-width">
-						{/* <div>
+						<div>
 							<h3>Create</h3>
 						</div>
 						<div>
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ const Landing = () => {
 								* A community can be your individual space to create content, or you
 								can invite others to collaborate with you!
 							</p>
-						</div> */}
+						</div>
 					</div>
 				</div>
 				{/* END Create Block */}

From bea80d88dfe7ad8a22780607c495c336a9d9643a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Thomas F. K. Jorna" <hello@tefkah.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2026 17:00:07 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] fix: community creation errors

---
 .../CommunityCreate/CommunityCreate.tsx       | 46 +++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/client/containers/CommunityCreate/CommunityCreate.tsx b/client/containers/CommunityCreate/CommunityCreate.tsx
index ee1099dc32..2b2601bd91 100644
--- a/client/containers/CommunityCreate/CommunityCreate.tsx
+++ b/client/containers/CommunityCreate/CommunityCreate.tsx
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ const CommunityCreate = () => {
 		evt.preventDefault();
 		setCreateIsLoading(true);
 		if (!acceptTerms) return false;
+
 		const formData = new FormData(evt.currentTarget);
 		const honeypot = (formData.get('website') as string) ?? '';
 		const payload = {
@@ -118,7 +119,13 @@ const CommunityCreate = () => {
 			setIsCreated(true);
 		} catch (error) {
 			setCreateIsLoading(false);
-			setCreateError((error as Error).message);
+			if (error instanceof Error) {
+				setCreateError(error.message);
+			} else if (typeof error === 'string') {
+				setCreateError(error);
+			} else {
+				setCreateError('Error Creating Community');
+			}
 			return;
 		}
 	};
@@ -138,6 +145,7 @@ const CommunityCreate = () => {
 		setHeroLogo(val);
 	};
 
+	console.log('createError', createError);
 	return (
 		<div id="community-create-container">
 			<GridWrapper containerClassName={isCreated ? undefined : 'small'}>
@@ -173,6 +181,13 @@ const CommunityCreate = () => {
 								value={subdomain}
 								onChange={onSubdomainChange}
 								helperText={`https://${subdomain || '[URL]'}.pubpub.org`}
+								error={
+									createError
+										? createError === 'URL already used'
+											? 'URL already in use by another community'
+											: 'Error Creating Community'
+										: undefined
+								}
 							/>
 							<InputField
 								label="Title"
@@ -231,24 +246,17 @@ const CommunityCreate = () => {
 								</Checkbox>
 							</InputField>
 							<Altcha ref={altchaRef} auto="onload" />
-							<InputField
-								error={
-									createError
-										? createError === 'URL already used'
-											? 'URL already in use by another community'
-											: 'Error Creating Community'
-										: undefined
-								}
-							>
-								<Button
-									name="create"
-									type="submit"
-									className={`${Classes.BUTTON} ${Classes.INTENT_PRIMARY} create-account-button`}
-									text="Create Community"
-									disabled={!subdomain || !title || !acceptTerms}
-									loading={createIsLoading}
-								/>
-							</InputField>
+							<Button
+								name="create"
+								type="submit"
+								className={`${Classes.BUTTON} ${Classes.INTENT_PRIMARY} create-account-button`}
+								text="Create Community"
+								disabled={!subdomain || !title || !acceptTerms}
+								loading={createIsLoading}
+							/>
+							{createError && createError !== 'URL already used' && (
+								<p className="error-message">{createError}</p>
+							)}
 						</form>
 					</div>
 				)}