Yikora Support
Help Center
Find answers to common questions about joining Yikora, setting up your profile, connecting with students, joining conversations, and keeping your account safe.
Getting Started
How do I create an account?
Download Yikora, sign up with your student details, and complete the verification steps required for your school community.
Who can join Yikora?
Yikora is built for verified students. Access may depend on your school, student email, or other verification checks supported by the platform.
How do I complete my profile?
Add your name, school, department, course or level, profile photo, and a short bio so other students can recognize and connect with you.
Posts & Content
How do I create a post?
Use the create button in the app, write what you want to share, choose the right community or audience, and publish it.
What are the different post privacy options?
Yikora may let you post to your school, selected communities, or wider student spaces depending on the features available to your account.
Can I edit or delete my posts?
Where available, open the post options menu to edit your post or remove it from Yikora.
How do polls work?
Polls let students ask a question and collect votes from the community. Results may update as more students respond.
Connections & Networking
How do I connect with other students?
Discover students through profiles, posts, school communities, departments, courses, and recommendations inside the app.
What is the difference between connections and followers?
Followers help you keep up with a student's public activity. Connections are closer student relationships used for direct interaction where supported.
How do I find students in my department?
Use discovery filters, profile details, or school communities to find students from your department, course, or level.
Points & Leaderboard
How do I earn points?
You can earn points through supported activities such as showing up, engaging with posts, joining conversations, and playing student games.
What is the leaderboard?
The leaderboard highlights active students and friendly competition across the community.
What are login streaks?
Login streaks reward consistent activity when you keep coming back to Yikora over time.
Messages
How do I send a message?
Open a student's profile or an existing chat and use the message option when messaging is available.
Can I message anyone?
Messaging access may depend on privacy settings, connection status, school community, and safety limits.
Are my messages private?
Messages are intended to be private between participants, but Yikora may review reported content when needed for safety and policy enforcement.
Account & Settings
How do I change my password?
Go to your account settings and follow the password reset or change password flow available in the app.
How do I update my profile?
Open your profile, choose edit profile, and update your photo, bio, school details, department, or other editable information.
How do I delete my account?
Use the account deletion option where available, or contact support if you need help removing your account.
How do I turn off notifications?
Notification controls are available through your app settings and your phone's notification settings.
Safety & Privacy
How do I report inappropriate content?
Use the report option on posts, comments, profiles, messages, or other content that breaks community rules.
How do I block someone?
Open the student's profile or relevant menu and choose the block option when available.
Is my data safe?
Yikora uses security controls to protect student data and does not sell personal information to advertisers.
Still need help?
If you cannot find what you are looking for, reach Yikora through the support channels in the app or through the contact options on this website.