How Woggle works

Woggle gives a Scout unit one shared place for the current coordination plan. This tour explains how Woggle works and where its core features belong before you choose a first task. The Unit, Household, Groups and Channels, Events, RSVPs, volunteer roles, and Announcements each answer a different practical question.

Woggle coordinates; official systems keep official records

Use Woggle for current plans, audiences, responses, and follow-through. Keep official membership and advancement records, permission and health forms, required training, and organization policy in the approved systems that own them. See what Woggle does not do and what belongs in Scoutbook versus Woggle for the fuller boundary.

The Unit is the shared context

A Unit is the top-level Woggle coordination space for a pack, troop, or other Scout unit. Unit Admins and Leaders organize the shared context; parents, guardians, volunteers, and members use the parts relevant to them.

First action: Open Home, confirm the Unit name, and use Next Up to open the next real activity. Leaders can create an Event when the Unit needs a useful first plan.

Home keeps the active Unit, an important update, and the next Event in one view.

The Household holds family context

A Household is the linked family context used by Woggle. It is distinct from Unit membership and can include Guardians and Youth Members. Parents and guardians typically keep this context accurate and respond for the relevant family members.

First action: Review the Household members before answering an Event. For an activity that needs a family response, a Leader can create an Event with RSVP enabled.

Groups and Channels organize audiences

A Group is a durable subset of a Unit, such as a den, patrol, committee, or leader team. A Channel is a conversation space for its Unit or Group context. Leaders organize the structure; members use the Channel that matches the audience and topic.

First action: Open Channels and choose the Unit or Group conversation that fits the update. When an important update should stay findable, send an Announcement instead of repeating it across conversations.

Unit and Group sections make the audience visible before a member opens a conversation.

Events hold the current activity plan

An Event holds the current date, time, place, audience, description, RSVP settings, and volunteer needs for an activity. Leaders and Event organizers create or update the plan; invited members open it to see what is current.

First action: Open the next Event and check its timing, organizer, details, RSVP, and volunteer callout. When the activity is not in Woggle yet, create the Event.

The Event keeps the plan, volunteer need, and RSVP entry in the same context.

RSVP records the Household response

An RSVP records whether the relevant Household members are Going or Not Going. Parents and guardians usually answer for their Household; Leaders and Event organizers use the response status for the current plan.

First action: Open the Event and mark the response for each relevant Household member. When setting up the activity, enable RSVP and state the deadline.

Volunteer roles make Event jobs claimable

A volunteer role is a specific job attached to an Event. Event creators name the role and its requirements; eligible adults can claim an open spot or release a role they already claimed.

First action: Open the Event’s volunteer section and review what is open before claiming a role. Leaders can add focused volunteer roles to an Event.

Announcements keep important updates findable

An Announcement is a targeted update for a Unit or selected Groups. Unit Admins and Leaders publish it; audience members read it and acknowledge it when acknowledgement is required.

First action: Open an Announcement that needs attention, read the complete update, and acknowledge it when asked. Leaders can send an Announcement when an update should remain easy to find.