Club posts, comments, reactions, scheduled events, and current focus. Moderators run events; members talk in the feed.

A club is more than a list. Members post in the feed. Moderators can schedule events and set current focus reading. Primary action: Open Clubs Feed Members publish posts, optionally linked to a hub, file, or list item. Comments and replies sit on the post. Reactions: like, love, insightful. Events Moderators schedule, update, or cancel events. Join links can point at Zoom, Meet, or another URL you paste. Reminder emails can go out before the start time. Focus Moderators set (or clear) current reading material: a hub or a file. That is the club’s “what we are on now,” not a paywall. What’s next Clubs Messages and privacy Notifications Open Clubs →

Club feed and events

UTC-day learning streak from visiting and opening material, optional email reminders. Not Aura and not a payout.

Cognition streak counts showing up to learn. It grows on UTC days you visit or open library material. It is not Aura, not money, and not a ranking of quality. Primary action: Open Analytics (Learning) How the streak works A day counts when you visit or open material — not when you give Aura. Days use UTC , not your local calendar. A chip in the app shows the current count. Rules also appear on the Learning analytics tab. Email reminders Under Communication settings you can opt in to: Same-day streak reminder Weekly snapshot Streak restart Hours-before and enable/disable are yours. Defaults stay off until you save them. What it is not Not an Aura grant. Aura has its own daily budget. Not a paywall unlock. Not a public leaderboard. What’s next Learning analytics How Aura works Notifications Open Learning analytics →

Cognition streak

Follow authors, reopen their public work from Following, and optionally weigh follows in For You.

Following is how you keep up with people whose public hubs you want to see again. It is not a club membership and it does not unlock a paywall. Primary action: Open Following Where to find it On a public profile, use Follow. Reopen the list at kahana.io/following . You need an account. What it does Keeps a list of authors you chose to follow. Can weigh followed authors in the For You feed if that signal is on. Does not grant paid hub access or club seats. What’s next Profiles For You and taste Saving and collections Open Following →

Following

Private Learning tab on Analytics: time, Cognition streak, and email opt-ins. Not author revenue.

The Learning tab on Analytics is private. It is about your time and streak, not how your hubs convert. Primary action: Open Analytics What you see Learning time and recent activity Cognition streak for the week Links into Communication settings for learning emails Author vs Learning If you also create hubs, Analytics has an Author tab for views, members, purchasers, Aura, and saves. Guide: Analytics for creators . Stripe still holds payouts and dollar detail. What’s next Cognition streak Browse Library Analytics for creators Open Analytics →

Learning analytics

Hub notes and personal notes: Blocks or Classic editor, smart links to hubs, files, authors, and clubs.

Kahana has two note surfaces. Hub notes travel with the pack you share. Personal notes stay yours across hubs. Primary action: Open Notes Hub notes Inside a hub you own or collaborate on, add notes for intros, reading guides, and curriculum. Members of that hub see them with the files. In Settings → Notes you can pick Blocks or Classic (TinyMCE) as the hub notes editor. Personal notes Open kahana.io/notes for notes that are not tied to one hub listing. These are not a public blog. Smart links Insert or open links to a hub, file, author, or club from a note. That is how a reading guide points at the real artifact. Limits Listed hub notes are part of what people with access can read. Personal notes do not appear on Library. Notes generally do not count toward the counted-upload quota. Files still do. What’s next Adding files and embeds Hubs Saving and collections Open Notes →

Notes

Optional image and video trailers that play as a carousel on Library cards when someone hovers or swipes.

A preview reel is a short trailer for your hub. On Library, it shows as a carousel when someone hovers or swipes the card, so they can sample the hub before they open it. Primary action: Open a hub you own → Hub settings → Preview reel What it is Preview reels are optional. They do not replace a cover image, title, or description. They give Library visitors a few clips: images or short videos: before they decide to open or buy. Limits Up to eight clips per hub Images or video (MP4 or WebM) Videos should stay around 30 seconds or less You can upload a new clip or pick a file already in the hub How to add one Open the hub and go to settings. Open the Preview reel studio. Add clips. Put the strongest trailer first: that is what people see first on the card. For images, you can reposition the crop so the important part stays in the carousel frame. Save. Check the listing preview before you list the hub on Library. How visitors see it Desktop: hover a Library card. Touch: swipe the card preview. If a hub has no reel, the cover image is what people see. Tips Lead with a clip that shows the actual work: a page, a slide, a short clip from the session: not only a logo. Keep motion calm. This is a sample, not an ad bumper. If you monetize, match the reel to what buyers get after checkout. What’s next List a hub on Library Hubs Analytics for creators Preview reels (overview)

Preview reels

What you can add to a hub: uploads, folders, notes, YouTube and webpage embeds, and the in-hub PDF reader. Free size and count limits.

A hub holds the artifacts you curate. Upload files, nest folders, write notes, or embed a YouTube video or webpage. Archive.org PDFs have their own import flow. Primary action: Open a hub you own → Add content Uploads the picker allows Short line: JPG · PNG · PDF · Word · Excel · MP4 · MP3 · ZIP Group Examples Images JPG, PNG, GIF, WebP, SVG, HEIC Video MP4, MOV, WebM Audio MP3, WAV, AAC, OGG, FLAC Documents PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, CSV, TXT Archives ZIP Free vs Growth Free: 10 counted uploads per hub, files up to 5 MB. Growth: unlimited uploads, files up to 5 GB, 100 GB storage. Links, notes, and some embeds generally do not count toward the upload quota. When you hit a wall: Plans: when to upgrade . Folders, notes, and embeds Folders keep a hub readable as it grows. Notes are in-hub text, useful for intros and reading guides. YouTube / webpage embeds let you point at a URL without uploading the file. PDFs PDFs open in Kahana’s reader inside the hub. Owners can split a PDF into parts. There is also a browser Reading Mode route for a quieter article view. You can import public-domain and openly licensed ebooks from Internet Archive. Guide: Import from Internet Archive . Rights Only add what you have the right to share. Finding a file online is not permission. Confirm rights before a hub is unlisted, listed on Library, or monetized. Guide: Content rights . What’s next Notes Hubs Get started (creators) List a hub on Library

Adding files and embeds

How Kahana handles 18+ hubs: creator flagging, Library defaults, login + date-of-birth verification, SEO, and how that differs from the verified seller badge.

Adult material on Kahana is intentional: creators declare it, Library defaults protect casual browse, and access is age-gated. This page states the rules plainly. Legal details live under the product legal pages. Primary action: Creators: set 18+ correctly when listing · Buyers: verify age when prompted. Why this exists Keep adult material intentional. Creators declare it; access is age-gated; discovery defaults protect people who are not looking for it. Overview: Trust . For creators. Flagging When listing / readiness: explicitly set adult yes or no . Flag hubs that are 18+ as adult content. Adult hubs can list on Library, but they sit behind adult filters by default, so the funnel is smaller. Adult hubs are not SEO-indexed (no sitemap / bot HTML treatment like general listed non-adult hubs). Listing steps: List a hub on Library . For everyone. Accessing adult hubs Must be logged in. Enter date of birth when prompted. The app verifies 18+. Verification is stored after a successful verify. No anonymous “I’m 18” checkbox unlock. Paid adult hubs: age gate and purchase as required. Buyer path: Buying & access . Library behavior Default: adult content hidden / excluded. Filters: include / exclude / only (as the product offers). Guests: can’t complete the adult access path. Verified creators (separate) Separate from adult gating. Badge = Stripe Connect charge-ready ( charges_enabled ). Not a “safe content” or family-friendly certification. More: Your profile & sharing · Turn on paid access . Legal App legal pages cover the policies. Don’t treat this help article as the full terms: /legal/adult-content Related hub access / privacy pages under /legal/… in the app What’s next List a hub on Library Buying & access Trust Open the app → set access correctly

Adult content & age verification

Unlock a paid Kahana hub: find it, complete Stripe checkout, reopen it later, and understand one-time vs monthly. plus adult gates and why Aura isn’t payment.

Buying on Kahana unlocks access to a hub’s digital artifacts under your account. This page walks browse → paywall → checkout → “where is my content?” and clears up one-time vs monthly, adult gates, and Aura ≠ payment. Primary action: Open Library · stuck? Support ( /support in the app). What you’re buying Access to a hub (its digital artifacts) under your Kahana account, not a separate download store in most cases. Find something to buy Library . Filter free vs paid, price, category. A creator’s profile . A direct hub link ( /hub/:id ). Browse without an account Most non-adult public hubs: yes, you can browse. Purchase and adult access: you need to be logged in. Checkout steps Sign in or sign up. Open the hub → you’ll see the paywall if you don’t have access yet. Complete Stripe checkout. Access unlocks when payment succeeds (or when a free trial starts, if the creator offered one). One-time vs monthly Type What you get One-time Ongoing access to that hub (typical “lifetime” access to the hub) Monthly Access while the subscription stays active Free trial Only if the creator enabled it Where to open it later Use the same hub URL, or find it in your library / saved hubs as the product UI offers. You must be logged into the same account that paid. Adult hubs May be filtered from default Library. Login + date-of-birth age verify (18+) before access. Rules: Adult content & age verification . Overview: Trust . Payments & safety Processed by Stripe (Connect). Kahana doesn’t store full card numbers. Issues: in-app Support ( /support ) and the Terms in the product. Refunds Payments and disputes follow Stripe and Kahana’s published terms / refund policy. Don’t assume a fixed refund window unless it’s stated in those policies. Start with /support if you need help. Aura is not payment Aura is a daily give budget for recognition. It does not unlock paywalls. See How Aura works . Quick facts Checkout: Stripe on the hub paywall. Access: tied to your Kahana user after success. Types: one-time · monthly · optional trial. Adult: auth + age verify. Support: /support . What’s next Get started (learners) . How Aura works . Creators charging for hubs: Turn on paid access . Support . Open Library →

Buying & access

Create or join a club: private by default, join vs request, listed vs unlisted, wish list, feed, events, focus, and hub access from club lists.

Clubs are groups that read, list, and talk together. A new club always starts private. You choose later whether people can find it on the public Clubs page. Primary action: Open Clubs Create a club Sign in and open app.kahana.io/clubs . Create a club. Give it a name. A description is required before the invite link activates. Create always starts private (invite link only, not on the public Clubs page). Visibility Mode What it means Private (restricted) Invite link only. Not shown on the public Clubs page. Unlisted Anyone with the link can preview. Still not on the public Clubs page. Needs age, terms, and content-rights compliance. Listed Appears on the public Clubs page so others can discover it, then join or request to join. Adult clubs must declare 18+ so access stays intentional. Join vs request Auto: anyone with the invite link joins immediately. Request: people ask to join. A moderator approves or denies each request. Moderators can also invite people in-app or by email, and copy an invite URL. Wish list and hub access Members save hubs, files, or links (Goodreads, YouTube, Coursera, and others) to a collaborative list. Members can upvote list items. If a listed hub is private, members can request access . The hub owner grants it from Activity. Creating a private hub from a club list still belongs to you. Other members request access; they don’t get automatic ownership. Feed, events, and focus Feed: members can post, comment, reply, and react (like, love, insightful). Events: moderators schedule, update, or cancel club events. Reminders can email members. Focus: moderators can set (or clear) current reading material: a hub or a file. What’s next Club feed and events Browse Library Hubs Messages and privacy Open Clubs →

Clubs

Invite people into a Kahana hub, choose OWNER · ADMIN · WRITE · COMMENT · READ, and accept an invite. without confusing collaborators with paywall buyers.

Need help building a hub? Invite collaborators with a role. This page covers invites, what each role typically can do, and how someone accepts. without mixing collaboration with paid access. Primary action: Open the hub → Access / members → invite. Collaborators vs buyers Collaborators are invited into the hub with a role (build, edit, comment, or view as assigned). Buyers / members via paywall get paid (or trial) access through monetization. That is not the same as a collab invite. Don’t invite a purchaser as OWNER just to “give them access.” Buyers: Buying & access . Creators charging: Turn on paid access . Limits Unlimited collaborators on Free and Growth. See Plans for hub and upload capacity. not collaborator caps. Roles Typical access (confirm details in the app UI for your hub): Role Typical access OWNER Full control. settings, monetization, invites, content ADMIN Broad management (often General, Access, and content). Monetization / Storefront usually stay with Owner WRITE Add and reorder content (uploads, tree) COMMENT Comment-level participation without changing contents (as product allows) READ View hub content as a collaborator Rough settings map: Monetization / Storefront skew OWNER ; General / Access for OWNER + ADMIN ; Content for OWNER / ADMIN / WRITE . How to invite Open the hub in the app. Go to Access / members (or the invite flow for that hub). Choose a role. Share the invite link: /collaboration/:workspaceId/:inviteId . How to accept Open the invite link while signed in (or sign up, then continue). Land in the hub with the assigned role. Tips Keep hubs private while co-building, then make public / list when ready. Prefer WRITE for co-editors; reserve OWNER / ADMIN carefully. Purchasers go through monetization. not collaborator invites. Quick facts Invite route: /collaboration/:workspaceId/:inviteId . Roles: OWNER · ADMIN · WRITE · COMMENT · READ . Plan gate: collaborators unlimited on Free (and Growth). Entity: hub / workspace. What’s next List a hub on Library when the team is ready. Turn on paid access if you want to charge visitors (not collaborators). Get started (creators) for the full setup path. Hub overview: Hubs . Open the app → invite collaborators

Collaborators & roles

Public domain, open licenses, and when creators must confirm rights to share (or sell access to) content on Kahana.

For creators uploading and publishing hubs: when you can share public-domain or openly licensed works, when you must confirm rights, and how rights holders can report issues. Primary action: Official guide: kahana.io/legal/content-rights · Read this Help summary before you unlist, list on Library, or monetize a hub. Overview Yes, you can upload ebooks/PDFs from sites like Project Gutenberg or the Library of Congress when they are public domain or under a license that allows redistribution on platforms like Kahana. Before a hub goes public, unlisted, or monetized, you must confirm that you have the right to share (and, if monetizing, sell access to) all content in it, and include any required attribution or license information. Kahana’s default rights interpretation is based on U.S. law. U.S. law default Kahana’s default rights interpretation is based on United States law. Public domain status and open licenses can differ by country. Confirm redistribution is allowed where you and your audience are located. When you must confirm rights Private hub drafts do not require a rights checkbox. Before a hub becomes unlisted, listed on Library, or monetized, or when uploading into a hub that already is. you must confirm you have the right to share that content. Trusted sources Examples that often publish redistributable works when clearly marked: Project Gutenberg; Library of Congress Open Access / digital collections; Internet Archive items explicitly marked public domain or openly licensed. Always read each work’s rights notice. What not to upload Do not upload copyrighted works without clear permission or a redistributable license. Finding a file online is not permission. Report infringement Rights holders can report suspected copyright issues in the Kahana app (Report → Copyright) or via Support on app.kahana.io . What’s next Terms & Conditions. User Content (binding warranties). Community guidelines . Get started (creators) . List a hub on Library . Turn on paid access . Confirm you can sell access before monetizing. Trust & intentional access . Open the official Content rights guide →

Content rights guide

Where Kahana creator stats live, what views / members / purchasers / Aura / saves mean, and what to try when discovery or conversion looks weak. without treating Kahana as a Stripe revenue dashboard.

Kahana analytics shows activity and demand signals. views, access, Aura, purchasers, so you can tell discovery from conversion. Dollar detail lives in the Stripe Dashboard, not as a full P&L inside Kahana. Primary action: Open /analytics , then drill into a hub’s Analytics. What Kahana analytics is for Product and discovery performance: are people finding the hub, and (if you monetize) converting? Use Stripe for revenue and payout detail. The same Analytics page has a private Learning tab for your own time and streak. Where to look Level Where Account Sidebar Analytics → /analytics Hub Hub settings → Analytics Cards Library / profile: views, saves, Aura as shown Account summary Totals such as views, hubs / members / files, purchasers (if monetized), and Aura earned. then open a hub row to go deeper. Hub metrics Metric Tells you If it’s weak… Views Discovery + opens Title, cover, category; share profile / Library; earn Aura. Listing: List on Library Members People with access (collab / grants / free public) Not the same as purchasers Purchasers Paid conversions Price, trial, storefront / paywall copy. Turn on paid access Files Catalog completeness Add / organize what buyers expect Aura Community “worth noticing” Engage Library; you can’t self-Aura. How Aura works Saves Wishlist interest Social proof; not a purchase Diagnosis in one line: low views → discovery problem. High views, low purchasers → conversion / offer problem. Dollars and payouts → Stripe. Use previews before you overreact Library preview vs live Library card Paywall / Storefront preview vs logged-out hub Profile stack (how your public hubs look together) Fix what visitors actually see before chasing a metric. Weekly habit (optional) Check views + Aura on listed hubs. If monetized: views → purchasers funnel. One copy or cover tweak; re-check next week. Quick facts Routes: /analytics + hub Analytics panel. Dollars: Stripe, not a Kahana P&L view. Depth: useful surface for creators. not enterprise BI. Aura / saves: marketplace signals, not payment. What’s next List a hub on Library . Turn on paid access . When to upgrade if Free limits are the blocker. How Aura works . Get started (creators) . Open Analytics →

Analytics for creators

How to start Kahana account deletion from Settings → Danger Zone, what happens in 30 days, and how to cancel.

You can deactivate your Kahana account from Settings. Permanent deletion follows in 30 days unless you sign in and cancel. Primary action: Open Danger Zone How to start deletion Sign in and open app.kahana.io/settings/danger . Read the facts. Type DELETE to confirm. If your account uses a password, enter it. Google-only accounts follow the on-screen confirm path. What happens Your account is deactivated immediately (hidden from Library and public profiles). Subscriptions are cancelled now so you are not charged during the waiting period. After 30 days, hubs you own and account data are permanently deleted. Sign in anytime before then to cancel deletion. You’ll land on an account-deletion status page with a cancel control. What this is not This is Kahana product account deletion. It is not a browser-data wipe and not an Oasis / Firefox account flow. What’s next Trust Your profile & sharing Need a human first? Support

Delete my account

Knowledge sharing first; paid hub access is optional. How monetization works, 5% platform fee plus Stripe processing, Free vs Growth, and analytics vs Stripe dollars.

Knowledge sharing came first. Paid access is optional. turn it on when demand shows up. Kahana’s marketplace take rate is 5%, plus Stripe’s processing fees. Primary action: Creators → Turn on paid access · Buyers → Buying & access Free sharing stays first-class Kahana started as sharing. Monetization came later so creators can charge for access if they want. Free listed hubs are first-class. Selling is not required to belong in the library. Earning works on Free and Growth. Plans are about capacity. Growth does not waive the 5% take rate. When to upgrade capacity: Plans: when to upgrade · Pricing . How to turn on paid access Connect Stripe . Link Stripe Connect so payouts can go to you. You only need this if you want to charge for access. Enable monetization . Turn it on in hub Monetization and Storefront settings (also reached via /monetization/:workspaceId ). Set a price . Choose one-time or monthly. Optionally offer a free trial or storefront peek before someone buys. Buyers hit the paywall . Non-buyers see the paywall on /hub/:id . They pay through Stripe; access is granted when payment succeeds. Full creator checklist: Turn on paid access . Fees Kahana’s marketplace fee is 5% on hub sales processed through Stripe Connect. Stripe’s usual card processing fees apply on top. That processing cut is Stripe’s, not an extra Kahana fee dressed up as one number. Kahana does not hold your funds. Payouts go through Stripe Connect to the creator. Confirm current fees at checkout and on Pricing . What else to know Adult and monetized hubs still require login, and adult content also needs age verification. In-product analytics cover views, members or purchasers, and Aura. Detailed dollar reporting lives in Stripe. Analytics: Analytics for creators . Trust / adult: Trust . What’s next Buying & access . for learners who purchase. Your profile & sharing . verified badge path. Hubs . where monetization settings live. Open the app → monetization settings

Optional earning

Public discovery of hubs, authors, For You, and clubs: search, filters, listing rules, guest vs adult browsing, and mobile limits.

Library is Kahana’s public catalog. Search and filter hubs, authors, and clubs. It is discovery, not a social feed. Primary action: Open Library How discovery works Search. Type what you need. Results sort by relevance when you search, or by popular when you browse. Filter. Narrow by category, free or paid, price range, tags, and adult visibility. Open. Open a card to land in the hub, an author’s profile, or a club. Library tabs Library (default, no tab in the URL): public hubs listed in the catalog. For You ( ?tab=for-you ): a personalized feed from your Aura, saves, follows, and taste marks. Details: For You and taste . Authors ( ?tab=authors ): people who contribute. Open a profile to see their listed hubs. Older ?tab=creators links still work. Clubs : opens the Clubs directory. Create, join, and browse clubs: Clubs . Filters you can use Text search Categories Free vs monetized Price range Custom tags Adult modes (hide by default) Sort: popular when browsing, relevance when searching What gets listed A hub appears in Library when it is public, active, and listed, with the basics ready: title, cover, description, category, profile pic, adult yes/no, and public access. Unlisted public hubs stay link-only. They do not show in Library search and stay out of SEO indexing. Listing helps people find you. It is not a ranking promise or guaranteed traffic. Step-by-step for creators: List a hub on Library . Guests and adult content Guests can browse most public, non-adult listings in Library. Adult hubs can be listed, but they stay hidden by default. You need the adult filter, login, and age verification to see them. Details: Adult content & age verification · Topic: Trust . Phones On small phones, full Library browse may be unavailable for now (Home and Search stay available). Desktop and larger screens keep the full Library grid. This is a temporary performance limit, not a plan restriction. What’s next Get started (learners) : first-time browsing path. For You and taste : personalize the feed. Clubs : reading groups and lists. Buying & access : paid hubs. How Aura works : endorse hubs and files. Open Library →

Browse Library

How the For You Library tab works, how For you / Not for you marks train it, and how to adjust algorithm weights.

For You is a personalized Library tab. It ranks hubs from what you Aura, save, open, follow, and mark For you or Not for you. You can turn signals up or down. Primary action: Open For You Where to find it In Library, open the For You tab ( ?tab=for-you ). You need an account for a meaningful feed. Guests still use the main Library catalog. For you / Not for you On hubs, files, authors, and clubs you can mark: For you. Boost that content and similar topics in For You. Not for you. Hide matching hubs and soften similar topics. You can clear a mark later. Taste is yours. It is not a public review and not Aura. Signals the feed uses Signal What it prefers Aura you gave Hubs and topics you personally gave Aura to Aura received Hubs and files the community has given Aura Recently opened Hubs you opened recently from Library / search Saves Hubs and topics you have saved Followed authors Hubs from authors you follow For you Items you marked For you, including files, authors, and clubs Not for you Hides matching hubs and softens similar topics Community Aura A light popularity nudge from overall community Aura Adjust the algorithm Open For You, then algorithm / weights (as shown in the tab). Enable or disable signals. Raise weights for what should pull harder. Save. The feed uses your saved weights next time it loads. Interests you set at signup also live under Settings → Interests . What’s next Browse Library How Aura works Saving and collections Open For You →

For You and taste

Create your first Kahana hub, add digital artifacts, fill listing basics, then list on Library or turn on paid access when you’re ready.

Share what you know. This guide takes you from signup to a private hub with content, then points you to listing and monetization, without every setting on day one. Primary action: Create (sign up if needed) What you’ll do Create a hub → add digital artifacts → make it ready to share → list when you’re ready → optionally charge later. Step 1. Create an account Sign up at app.kahana.io . Add a profile picture early. It’s part of Library listing readiness for your hubs. Profile setup: Your profile & sharing . Step 2. Create your first hub A new hub starts private . Free plan: up to 3 hubs . See Plans when you need more room. A hub is a curated place for files, videos, images, PDFs, documents, links, notes, and more, plus collaborators if you want them. More: Hubs . Step 3. Add content Upload files, add folders or notes, embed YouTube or a webpage, or import an Archive.org PDF. Guide: Adding files and embeds . Free limits: 10 counted uploads per hub , files up to 5 MB . Links and editor notes generally don’t count toward the upload quota. Use clear filenames. They help later searchers (and you). Only upload what you have rights to share. Public domain and open-license works are allowed when redistribution is permitted. See Content rights before you unlist, list on Library, or monetize. Step 4. Fill the listing basics (even if still private) You’ll need these to list on Library later: Title Custom cover Description (about 40+ characters) At least one standard category Adult yes/no when you list Profile pic and public access settings matter too. Listing is a separate step, not automatic when you create the hub. Step 5. Invite collaborators (optional) Invite people with roles: OWNER, ADMIN, WRITE, COMMENT, READ. Unlimited collaborators on Free and Growth. How-to: Collaborators & roles . Step 6. Share when ready Choose a visibility row: Invite-only shared, Unlisted, or Visible on Library. Overview: Hubs . To appear in the public catalog, list it. See List a hub on Library . SEO (one line): Library-listed public non-adult hubs can be indexed. Unlisted hubs stay shareable by link and generally stay out of indexing. Step 7. Optional earning (later) Monetization is not required . Free knowledge hubs stay first-class. You can sell on Free with Stripe Connect. When demand shows up: Connect Stripe → set a price → paywall. Walkthrough: Turn on paid access . Kahana’s marketplace fee is 5% on Free and Growth. Stripe processing fees apply on top. Quick facts Default privacy:

Get started (creators)

Find and use hubs on Kahana: open Library, search and filter, save or follow, and give Aura, without creating a hub yet.

This guide gets you from “what is this?” to browsing Library, opening a hub, saving or following, and optionally giving Aura. Primary action: Open Library What you’ll do Discover curated hubs → open what looks useful → save or follow → give Aura when something deserves it. Step 1. Open Library Go to app.kahana.io/library . Browse most non-adult public hubs without an account. Use the tabs: Library (hubs), For You ( ?tab=for-you ), and Authors ( ?tab=authors ). On small phones, Library browse may be limited. Use Search or a larger screen for the full catalog. Overview: Browse Library . Step 2. Search and filter Search by keywords for what you want to learn. Filter by category, free vs paid, tags, and sort (popular when browsing; relevance when searching). Start with a niche you care about so the catalog feels small and useful. Step 3. Open a hub Open a card to land on the hub page (or an author’s profile from the Authors tab). Free hubs: open the content (adult hubs follow the note below). Paid hubs: you’ll see a paywall if you don’t have access yet. Purchase unlocks through Stripe. See Buying & access . Step 4. Make it sticky (account) After you sign up or sign in: Save hubs, files, and authors you want to reopen. Collections live at /saved . Guide: Saving and collections . Follow authors you trust. Mark hubs, files, authors, or clubs For you or Not for you so For You can learn. Guide: For You and taste . Step 5. Give Aura (optional but core) You must be logged in. You get up to 5 Aura per day (resets at midnight UTC). Give Aura to hubs and files . Not to people or profiles. You can’t give Aura to your own hubs or files. Aura is scarce on purpose. It is not money and not a paywall currency. Rules: How Aura works . Longer philosophy: the Aura guide . Adult content note Adult hubs can be listed but often stay hidden by default on Library. Access needs login and age verification (date of birth, 18+). There is no anonymous “I’m 18” unlock. How-to: Adult content & age verification . Overview: Trust . Quick facts Guest browse: yes for most non-adult public Library listings. Save / follow: needs an account. Aura: 5/day, hubs and files, no self-Aura, not money. Paid hubs: unlock via Stripe purchase. What’s next Buying & access Clubs How Aura works Want to contribute? Get started (creators) . How discovery works: Browse Library . Open Library →

Get started (learners)

What Aura is, the daily rules, how to give it to hubs and files, what creators see, and common blockers.

Aura is scarce daily recognition you give to hubs and to files inside hubs so stronger work can rise. This page covers the rules, how to give it, what creators see, and why you sometimes can’t. Primary action: Give Aura on Library · Creators: check Analytics on your hub. What Aura is Aura is community endorsement for hubs and for files inside hubs. Not money, crypto, or a star-rating system. You spend a small daily budget on work you find worth learning from. That signal can help quality show up on Library and in search. Philosophy and longer answers: the full Aura guide . The rules 5 Aura per day : your daily budget to give. Resets at midnight UTC : you get 5 again even if you used all 5 already. Files and hubs : give Aura to hubs or to files inside hubs. Not to people or profiles. When you give Aura to a file, that hub also receives 1 Aura. Giving Aura to a hub does not add Aura to the files inside it. No self-Aura : you can’t give Aura to your own hubs or to files you own in them. Give and take back : you can remove Aura you gave (as the product allows) to free budget for somewhere else. Aura already on a hub or file stays until you remove it; daily reset is only a fresh budget to give, not a wipe of past endorsements. Split or focus : put all five on one hub or file, or split across a few. How to give Aura Sign in at app.kahana.io . Open app.kahana.io/library . Find a hub, or open a hub and pick a file, then use the Aura control on the card, hub, or file surface. Confirm your remaining daily budget before you leave. Anyone with an account can give Aura. You don’t need a hub of your own first. File Aura shows on the file inside the hub and helps noteworthy files get exposure in search and ranking. Hub Aura does not roll down to files. What creators see Aura counts and who gave (as shown on marketplace cards and file surfaces). Aura in hub / creator Analytics. Signal only. Not Kahana’s official endorsement of the hub or file. Common blockers Symptom Likely cause Can’t give Not signed in, or no budget left today Error on your own hub or file Self-Aura is blocked Don’t see Aura on a hub Hub isn’t listed, or you’re not on a Library surface that shows Aura Listing help: List a hub on Library . Aura vs paid access Aura does not unlock paywalls or replace purchases. Paid hubs still need Stripe checkout (or trial rules where offered). Buyers: Buying & access . Creators: Turn on paid access . Quick facts Daily limit: 5. Reset: midnight UTC. Auth: giving requires

How Aura works

What a hub is: digital artifacts, visibility rows, collaborators, settings, SEO, and Free vs Growth limits.

A hub is a curated place for digital artifacts and collaborators. It starts private. You choose who can see it. Monetization is optional and separate from sharing. Primary action: Open the app → create a hub What’s inside a hub Hubs hold digital artifacts such as: Images, video (MP4, MOV, WebM), audio, PDFs, Office docs, and ZIP files Folders and notes YouTube and webpage embeds Internet Archive ebooks (PDF import) Short upload line: JPG · PNG · PDF · Word · Excel · MP4 · MP3 · ZIP. How-to: Adding files and embeds · Import from Internet Archive . Visibility (sharing vs paid access) Hub settings use these rows. Paid access is orthogonal. You can monetize at any sharing level once Stripe and pricing are ready. Row What it means Private Default. Only you. No public link or collaborators. Invite-only shared Private hub with collaborators you invite. Unlisted Anyone with the link. Not in Library search results. Visible on Library Appears in Library search results. Monetized Paid access. Stripe and pricing. Not tied to Library listing. Listing checklist: List a hub on Library . Creators path: Get started (creators) . Collaborators and roles Role What it means OWNER Full control of the hub, including ownership decisions. ADMIN Manage settings and collaborators without transferring ownership. WRITE Add and edit artifacts alongside the team. COMMENT Leave feedback without changing the contents. READ View access for people who only need to look. Collaborators are not the same as paywall buyers. How-to: Collaborators & roles . Hub settings areas General Access Monetization Storefront Analytics Analytics: Analytics for creators . Paid access: Turn on paid access . SEO and listing Library-listed public non-adult hubs get bot HTML and sitemap inclusion. Public-but-unlisted hubs stay shareable by link, but stay noindex. Plan limits Confirm current numbers on Pricing and in-app Billing. Plan Hubs Uploads File size Free 3 hubs 10 counted uploads per hub Files up to 5 MB Growth Unlimited hubs Unlimited uploads Files up to 5 GB (100 GB storage) Links, notes, and some embeds generally do not count toward the upload quota. When to upgrade: Plans: when to upgrade . What’s next Browse Library Adding files and embeds Optional earning Profiles Open the app → create a hub

Hubs

Paste an Archive.org details or download URL. Kahana fetches the PDF, suggests tags and rights, and adds it as an ebook in your hub.

Import an ebook PDF from archive.org into a hub you own. Kahana fetches the file on the server, suggests tags and a rights status, and adds it as an artifact. Primary action: Open a hub → Add content → Import from Internet Archive How to import Open a hub you can edit. Choose Import from Internet Archive . Paste a details URL (for example https://archive.org/details/… ) or a download link. Look up the item. Confirm title, cover, PDF size, tags, and rights. Confirm you have the right to share, then import. If that Archive.org item is already in the hub, the dialog tells you instead of duplicating it. Rights hints The preview may hint that an item looks likely public domain , uncertain , or looks copyrighted . Treat hints as help, not legal advice. You still attest before import. Prefer works you know you may redistribute (public domain or a license that allows it). Include attribution when a license requires it. Do not import something that looks copyrighted unless you have a clear right to share it on Kahana. Full rules: Content rights . Plan limits Imported PDFs count as uploads and must fit your plan’s file-size cap (Free: 5 MB; Growth: up to 5 GB). If the PDF is too large, pick a smaller edition or upgrade. After import The PDF opens in the hub reader. To help people find the hub, complete listing and turn on Visible on Library. Guide: List a hub on Library . What’s next Adding files and embeds Hubs

Import from Internet Archive

Make your hub discoverable on Library: complete the readiness checklist, set public access, turn on Library listing, and confirm it appears in search.

Already have a hub? This page answers “why isn’t my hub on Library?” with a readiness checklist and the toggle steps. Primary action: Open the hub → settings → complete the checklist → turn on Visible on Library. What Library listing means When a hub is public , active , and Visible on Library , it can appear in search and filters on /library . There is no separate listing fee . Platform and Stripe fees only apply when someone buys a paid hub. Listing helps people find you. It is not a ranking promise or guaranteed traffic. Before you list (checklist) Listing requires confirming you have the right to share the hub’s content. Guidance: Content rights . Requirement Done when… Hub title Name is set (not blank) Custom cover Non-default cover uploaded Description 40+ characters Category At least one standard category Profile picture Creator profile has a photo 18+ setting Adult yes or no explicitly set Public access Hub visibility is Unlisted or Visible on Library Adult hubs can list but sit behind Library adult filters by default and are not SEO-indexed like general listed hubs. See Adult content & age verification . How to turn it on Open the hub → settings . Access → set visibility to Visible on Library (or Unlisted if you only want a shareable link). Complete every checklist row above. Confirm: search or filter on Library, or use View on Library from hub Analytics if shown. There can be a short delay while the hub indexes. If it still doesn’t appear, re-check the table. Public vs listed Unlisted: shareable by link; not in Library search; generally not SEO-indexed. Visible on Library: appears in Library; non-adult hubs are eligible for sitemap / bot HTML indexing. Paid access is separate. You can monetize a private, unlisted, or listed hub. See Turn on paid access . Adult hubs Adult hubs can list, but default Library browsing hides them until someone turns on the adult filter, logs in, and completes age verification (date of birth, 18+). Expect a smaller public funnel than non-adult hubs. Details: Trust . After you’re listed Improve title, tags, and description so cards convert. Watch Analytics (views, saves, Aura, purchases). People can give Aura from Library. Ask learners carefully; don’t spam. Your profile link still matters for discovery. Quick facts Listing gate: public + active + Visible on Library (listing fields ready). Description: 40+ characters. Listing fee: none. SEO: listed + non-adult → indexing eligible; adult or unlisted → generally no. What’

List a hub on Library

Direct messages on Kahana: allow messages on your profile, Off / Open / Followers privacy, and the founder welcome thread.

Messages let people write you from your profile. They are off until you allow them. You choose who can start a conversation. Primary action: Open Messages · Settings: Communication Allow messages to you Turn on Allow messages to you in Messages or Communication settings. A Message button appears on your profile so people who discover you can write to you. You also need this on to send. Who can message you Mode Who can start a DM Off Nobody Open Anyone Followers only People who follow you There is no separate “message request” inbox. Choose Open or Followers if you want inbound mail. Welcome from Adam New accounts may see an automatic welcome thread from Adam (the founder). It is not a live chat. You can’t reply there. Use Support if you need a human. What’s next Notifications Your profile & sharing Clubs Open Messages →

Messages and privacy

Activity in the app, email and badge prefs for messages and hub events, and where to change them.

Kahana notifies you in Activity and, if you opt in, by email. You control message badges, message email, and activity email from Communication settings. Primary action: Open Activity · Prefs: Communication Activity /activity is the in-app inbox for things like hub access requests, club join requests, and other account events. Open an item to act on it (for example, grant hub access from a club list request). What you can tune Message badges in the app chrome Email when someone messages you Email for activity events Aura streak reminder email (hours before midnight UTC), from the Aura streak modal Older /settings/notifications links redirect to Communication. What’s next Messages and privacy Clubs How Aura works

Notifications

Set up your Kahana profile, share /profile/:userId, understand what guests see, and know when the verified badge appears.

Your profile is one public page for who you are and the hubs you’ve made public. A Linktree-style presence tied to real hubs. This guide covers setup, sharing, the verified badge, and how profile relates to Library. Primary action: Open your profile → copy your profile link. What your profile is One public page: who you are + hubs you’ve made public. It’s presence tied to real work, not a social feed. Overview: Profiles . Open & share your profile URL pattern: https://app.kahana.io/profile/{yourUserId} . Share that link on social, bio, email, or Linktree. Guests can view without an account. What appears on your profile Avatar, optional background, name, bio / tagline. Social and custom links. Your public hubs (views / paid cues as the product shows). How to edit Open profile settings ( /profile/:userId/settings and related settings in the app). Add a profile photo early . it’s required for Library listing readiness on hubs. Fill bio, links, and background as you want them to look when someone lands from a shared link. Verified badge Shown when Stripe Connect is charge-ready ( charges_enabled ). Completing Connect / monetization setup is the path. Product or FAQ copy may mention Stripe Identity as part of Connect verification. the badge you see for sellers is tied to being able to take charges. Trust signal on profile / paywall. not an Library ranking boost. More: Trust · Turn on paid access . Profile vs Library Library = browse and search the marketplace. Profile = your catalog landing page (often strong for direct traffic). Keep both: list hubs on Library and share your profile. Share sheet From a hub, profile, or file you can open the outbound share sheet: copy the link, or send via native share, email, SMS, WhatsApp, X, LinkedIn, Facebook, Reddit, or Telegram. That is different from hub Share (access and invites for people on Kahana). Lead with your profile for “everything I make.” Share a specific hub link when promoting one product. OG / social preview uses profile or hub meta when shared. Following and Saved Following ( /following ). people you’ve followed so you can keep up with their public work. Saved ( /saved ). hubs you kept for later. Both need an account. Guests can still open public profiles and non-adult hubs. Quick facts Route: /profile/:userId (public). Guest access: yes. Listing dependency: profile pic is on the Library checklist. Badge: Connect charge-ready ≠ search rank. What’s next List a hub on Library . Turn on paid access (and the v

Your profile & sharing

Your public presence on Kahana: photo, bio, links, public hubs, reputation signals (views, saves, Aura, followers, purchases), Following and Saved.

Your profile is one link for your presence. hubs you’ve shared and the reputation you grow. It is not a social feed and not a vanity score. Primary action: Open your profile in the app → copy /profile/:userId . What’s on a profile Photo and name . Avatar and optional background so people recognize you. Bio and tagline . A short story of what you share and who it is for. Links . Social and custom links, easy to share like a link-in-bio. Public hubs . The hubs you have made public, with view and monetization cues where relevant. How reputation shows up Views . How often people open what you share. Saves . When someone keeps a hub for later. Aura . Careful endorsements on hubs worth learning from. Followers . People who want to keep up with your public work. Purchases . When someone pays for access to a monetized hub. Product facts Your public page lives at /profile/:userId . Guests can open it. Edit through profile settings ( /profile/:userId/settings and related settings). A profile pic is part of the Library-listing checklist for hubs. Missing one can block listing readiness. Buyers also find creators via Following ( /following ) and saved hubs ( /saved ). Verified creators A verified badge can appear when Stripe Connect is charge-ready ( charges_enabled ). It helps buyers trust who you are. It does not boost Library ranking. See Trust and Your profile & sharing . Setup how-to Step-by-step edit, share, and badge details: Your profile & sharing . What’s next List a hub on Library . Get started (creators) . Analytics for creators . Browse Library . Open the app → your profile

Profiles

Save hubs, files, and authors. Use Saved All vs Collections, follow authors, and reopen what matters.

Saving is how you keep hubs, files, and authors close. Following is how you keep up with people. Both need an account. Primary action: Open Saved Save from Library or a hub Use Save on a hub card, hub page, file, or author. Saved items live at app.kahana.io/saved . All shows everything you’ve saved. Collections groups items into lists you create. Filter by hubs, authors, or files. Follow authors Follow from an author profile. Followed authors can show up more often in For You . Following is not the same as saving a hub, and it is not Aura. Guests You can browse most non-adult public Library listings without an account. Save, follow, collections, and For You marks need sign-in. What’s next Browse Library For You and taste Get started (learners) Open Saved →

Saving and collections

Adult content flags, age verification, verified creators (charge-ready), and how Aura differs from the verified badge, so access stays intentional.

Adult content flags, age verification, and verified creators, so access stays intentional and sellers can show who’s charge-ready. Primary action: Creators marking adult hubs → listing readiness · Learners → age verification when opening adult hubs Adult flags and Library defaults Creators mark hubs that are adult (18+) as part of listing readiness ( isAdultContent ). Library can include, exclude, or show only adult hubs when you use the adult filter. Default browsing keeps adult hubs out. Adult hubs stay out of SEO indexing: not in the sitemap and not in bot HTML. Age verification Adult access requires login plus date of birth. There is no anonymous “I’m 18” unlock. When you verify, the app stores verification if your DOB proves you are 18+. Anonymous APIs do not grant READ on adult hubs. You must be authenticated. Step-by-step: Adult content & age verification . Verified creators A verified badge can appear when Stripe Connect is charge-ready ( charges_enabled ). Completing Connect / monetization setup is the path. Product or FAQ copy may mention Stripe Identity as part of Connect verification. the badge you see for sellers is tied to being able to take charges. Helps buyers trust who you are on profile / paywall. Does not boost Library ranking. Setup: Your profile & sharing · Turn on paid access . Aura vs the badge Aura . Scarce community endorsement for hubs (not money). See How Aura works . Verified badge . Seller charge-ready signal from Stripe Connect. They answer different questions. Neither is a ranking guarantee. Legal and policy surfaces Content rights (public domain, licenses, confirm before list/monetize): Content rights guide · in-app app.kahana.io/legal/content-rights In-app adult content policy: app.kahana.io/legal/adult-content Related hub/creator policies also live under /legal/… in the app. Site security overview: Security . What’s next Browse Library . Discovery and adult filter context. List a hub on Library . Listing readiness including adult yes/no. Content rights . Buying & access . Open Library

Trust & intentional access

Charge for hub access on Kahana: connect Stripe, enable monetization, set a price, and understand the 5% platform fee plus Stripe processing.

Ready to charge for hub access? This guide walks Connect → enable monetization → price → storefront / paywall, with fees stated once clearly. Primary action: Hub → Monetization → Connect Stripe (when prompted). When to use paid access Paid access is optional . Free hubs stay first-class. Turn it on when you want to charge for access. often after interest shows up. Overview: Optional earning . Prerequisites An account and a hub with the content you’re selling. Ready to complete Stripe Connect . Confirmed rights to sell access to everything in the hub. see Content rights . Works on Free and Growth . selling is not Growth-gated. See when to upgrade and Plans for capacity limits, not for whether you can sell. Step 1. Connect Stripe Start Connect from monetization or billing flows in the app. Finish Connect before you can take charges. When Connect is charge-ready ( charges_enabled ), you may show a verified creator check on profile or paywall. That badge is not an Library ranking boost. See Trust . Step 2. Enable monetization on the hub Open the hub → settings → Monetization (or /monetization/:workspaceId in the app). Turn monetization on for that hub. Step 3. Set price and type One-time (ongoing access after purchase) or monthly subscription. Optional free trial where the product offers it. Prefer clear prices buyers understand (often USD). Step 4. Storefront / paywall Use Storefront settings for headline and listing copy buyers see before unlock. Configure peek vs locked content as the product allows. Non-buyers hitting /hub/:id see the paywall until they purchase (or complete a trial where offered). Fees Kahana: 5% platform fee on hub sales processed through Stripe Connect. Stripe: processing fees apply separately (for example, US card rates are often about 2.9% + $0.30. confirm current rates in Stripe). Growth does not remove the 5% . Growth is about capacity and support, not a lower marketplace fee. Kahana does not hold your funds. Payouts go through Stripe Connect to you. App legal pages under /legal/… (for example creator monetization) cover terms in the product. After someone buys The buyer gets access after successful checkout (and trial rules if you offered one). Payouts are handled by Stripe. Track purchasers and views in hub Analytics; detailed dollars live in the Stripe Dashboard. Guide: Analytics for creators . Adult + paid Adult hubs still require login and age verification (date of birth, 18+) for buyers. even when monetized. See Adult content 

Turn on paid access

Do you need Growth? Stay on Free until you hit a limit or want live chat. Listing and selling work on Free. Upgrade is capacity and support, not permission to sell.

Do you need Growth? Stay on Free until you hit a limit (or want live chat). You can list on Library and sell with Stripe on Free. Upgrade means capacity and support, not permission to sell. Primary action: See pricing · upgrade in /billing . Short answer Free is enough for many creators. Growth unlocks higher hub/upload/file limits and live chat. The marketplace take rate stays 5% on Free and Growth. When Free is enough Up to 3 hubs Up to 10 counted uploads per hub Files within 5 MB Monetizing with Stripe Connect Unlimited collaborators Listing on Library Upgrade triggers You’re trying to… Free blocks you? Growth Create a 4th hub Yes Unlimited hubs Add an 11th counted upload in a hub Yes Unlimited uploads Upload a large file (over 5 MB) Yes Files up to 5 GB, 100 GB storage Get live chat support No Included Sell hubs / keep 5% take rate Already allowed Same 5% Price snapshot Growth: $9.99/mo or $99.99/yr Full comparison → Pricing Fees stay the same. Kahana’s 5% marketplace fee applies on Free and Growth. Growth does not remove it. Stripe processing fees are separate. Selling walkthrough: Turn on paid access . How to upgrade In-app: open /billing , or follow the prompt when you hit a limit. Complete checkout. Confirm your plan after purchase. Myths “I need Growth to monetize” → False “Growth removes the 5% fee” → False “Free can’t list on Library” → False What’s next Pricing Get started (creators) Turn on paid access Open Billing →