> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.wemog.fun/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Creator guide

> Create a launchpad, prepare NFT metadata, activate a collection, and claim creator fees.

This guide takes you from preparing collection assets through activating your market.

## Before you start

Prepare:

* a collection name and symbol;
* one image for every token ID in the collection;
* optional descriptions, traits, external links, a square logo, and a wide banner.

Sign in and connect the same wallet for both launch transactions. Only the creator wallet recorded by the launchpad can activate the collection or claim creator fees.

## Create the launchpad

<Steps>
  <Step title="Enter collection details">
    Open **Create launchpad**. Enter the collection name, symbol, description, and optional social links.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose a collection size">
    Select a supported collection size: 100, 200, 500, 1,000, 5,000, or 10,000 NFTs.

    The tier determines the launch fee, starting price, curve shape, and graduation target. Review the live values in the **Tier economics** card.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Confirm the transaction">
    Confirm the transaction in your wallet. Wemog verifies it before opening the NFT workspace.

    If verification is delayed, keep the page open or select **Retry verification**. Retrying does not send another blockchain transaction.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Build the NFT collection

### Upload numbered artwork

Name every artwork file after its token ID:

```text theme={null}
1.png
2.png
3.png
```

Your artwork must meet these requirements:

* Use PNG, JPEG, or WebP.
* Keep each image under 10 MB.
* Start token IDs at `1`. Do not exceed the selected collection size.
* Use one image format and identical dimensions across the collection.
* Provide exactly one image for every token ID before you prepare metadata.

You can choose individual files or a folder. You can pause uploads and resume after active uploads finish.

### Add collection branding

Upload a square logo and an optional wide banner. Branding is separate from numbered token artwork. Wemog accepts PNG, JPEG, and WebP files up to 10 MB.

### Edit token metadata

Select an NFT in the workspace to edit its:

* name;
* description;
* external URL;
* animation URL;
* six-character background color without `#`;
* traits.

Traits can be strings, numbers, Unix dates, number boosts, or percentage boosts. Enter date values as Unix timestamps in seconds.

### Edit metadata in bulk

Download a JSON or CSV template from the NFT workspace, edit it, and upload it again.

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="JSON">
    * Upload an array of token objects.
    * You can use string, number, date, boost, and generic OpenSea-style traits.
    * Wemog ignores imported `image` values because the artwork uploader manages images.
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="CSV">
    * Keep the `token_id` column so each row maps to the correct NFT.
    * Blank names and descriptions preserve the generated defaults.
    * Put trait columns after `external_url` and name them like `trait:Background`.
    * Wemog imports CSV trait values as strings.
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

Metadata imports are limited to 50 MB. Download a fresh template when possible so its structure matches the current collection.

## Prepare metadata

When every token has an image, select **Review & prepare metadata**, then select **Prepare metadata**.

Wemog:

1. generates an OpenSea-compatible JSON file for every NFT;
2. uploads and pins the metadata to IPFS;
3. verifies metadata samples.

Editing is locked while this process runs. When preparation finishes, the page shows the `ipfs://` base URI.

If you find a mistake before activation, select **Unlock and edit**, fix it, and prepare the metadata again.

## Activate the collection

Activation finalizes the NFT collection, bonding curve, and future Gacha pool. It also commits the IPFS base URI permanently.

<Warning>
  You cannot undo activation or change the committed metadata URI. Review the collection before you continue.
</Warning>

You can enter up to five unique token IDs for an optional creator-first buy. The purchase happens atomically with activation over the bonding curve, so another account cannot buy those IDs before your transaction completes.

The activation payment shown by Wemog covers the optional creator-first buy. If you do not choose any NFTs, activation requires no additional contract payment, but you still pay network gas.

Confirm **Activate collection** with the creator wallet. If onchain verification is delayed, select **Retry verification**. This action only rechecks the stored transaction.

## After launch

Share the collection's launch page and monitor:

* current price and market phase;
* graduation progress;
* trades and holders;
* community messages;
* accrued creator fees.

Creators receive 25% of each trading or swap fee. The bonding curve and Gacha pool account for fees separately. Connect the creator wallet and claim each available balance independently. Each claim requires a network transaction and gas.

See [fees, pricing, and graduation](/docs-copied/fees-pricing-and-graduation) for the current default economics.