diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/qt/widgets/wifi.cc b/selfdrive/ui/qt/widgets/wifi.cc
index d7eb8beeb..8958e48c9 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/qt/widgets/wifi.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/qt/widgets/wifi.cc
@@ -11,17 +11,18 @@ WiFiPromptWidget::WiFiPromptWidget(QWidget *parent) : QFrame(parent) {
   main_layout->setContentsMargins(56, 40, 56, 40);
   main_layout->setSpacing(42);  
   
-  QLabel *title = new QLabel(tr("<span style='font-family: \"Noto Color Emoji\";'>🔥</span> Firehose Mode <span style='font-family: Noto Color Emoji;'>🔥</span>"));
-  title->setStyleSheet("font-size: 64px; font-weight: 500;");
+  community_popup = new SunnylinkCommunityPopup(this);
+  QLabel *title = new QLabel(tr("sunnypilot Community"));
+  title->setStyleSheet("font-size: 56px; font-weight: 500;");
   main_layout->addWidget(title);
 
-  QLabel *desc = new QLabel(tr("Maximize your training data uploads to improve openpilot's driving models."));
+  QLabel *desc = new QLabel(tr("Need help or have ideas?<br><b>Join</b> our community now!"));
   desc->setStyleSheet("font-size: 40px; font-weight: 400;");
   desc->setWordWrap(true);
   main_layout->addWidget(desc);
 
-  QPushButton *settings_btn = new QPushButton(tr("Open"));
-  connect(settings_btn, &QPushButton::clicked, [=]() { emit openSettings(1, "FirehosePanel"); });
+  QPushButton *settings_btn = new QPushButton(tr("Learn More"));
+  connect(settings_btn, &QPushButton::clicked, [=]() { community_popup->exec(); });
   settings_btn->setStyleSheet(R"(
     QPushButton {
       font-size: 48px;
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/qt/widgets/wifi.h b/selfdrive/ui/qt/widgets/wifi.h
index 3e68a15b7..8ef9dca91 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/qt/widgets/wifi.h
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/qt/widgets/wifi.h
@@ -3,12 +3,17 @@
 #include <QFrame>
 #include <QWidget>
 
+#include "selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/qt/offroad/settings/sunnylink/community_widget.h"
+
 class WiFiPromptWidget : public QFrame {
   Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
   explicit WiFiPromptWidget(QWidget* parent = 0);
 
+private:
+  SunnylinkCommunityPopup *community_popup;
+
 signals:
   void openSettings(int index = 0, const QString &param = "");
 };
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/SConscript b/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/SConscript
index be92c1426..449093886 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/SConscript
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/SConscript
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ qt_src = [
   "sunnypilot/qt/offroad/settings/software_panel.cc",
   "sunnypilot/qt/offroad/settings/sunnylink_panel.cc",
   "sunnypilot/qt/offroad/settings/sunnylink/sponsor_widget.cc",
+  "sunnypilot/qt/offroad/settings/sunnylink/community_widget.cc",
   "sunnypilot/qt/offroad/settings/trips_panel.cc",
   "sunnypilot/qt/offroad/settings/vehicle_panel.cc",
   "sunnypilot/qt/offroad/settings/visuals_panel.cc",
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/qt/offroad/settings/sunnylink/community_widget.cc b/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/qt/offroad/settings/sunnylink/community_widget.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e29e89ee9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/qt/offroad/settings/sunnylink/community_widget.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2025-, sunnypilot contributors.
+ *
+ * This file is part of sunnypilot and is licensed under the MIT License.
+ * See the LICENSE.md file in the root directory for more details.
+ */
+
+#include "selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/qt/offroad/settings/sunnylink/community_widget.h"
+
+#include "selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/ui.h"
+#include "selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/qt/util.h"
+
+using qrcodegen::QrCode;
+
+// --- SunnylinkCommunityQRWidget ---
+
+SunnylinkCommunityQRWidget::SunnylinkCommunityQRWidget(QWidget* parent)
+    : QWidget(parent) {}
+
+void SunnylinkCommunityQRWidget::showEvent(QShowEvent *event) {
+  updateQrCode(SUNNYLINK_COMMUNITY_URL);
+  update();
+}
+
+void SunnylinkCommunityQRWidget::updateQrCode(const QString &text) {
+  QrCode qr = QrCode::encodeText(text.toUtf8().data(), QrCode::Ecc::LOW);
+  qint32 sz = qr.getSize();
+  QImage im(sz, sz, QImage::Format_RGB32);
+
+  QRgb black = qRgb(0, 0, 0);
+  QRgb white = qRgb(255, 255, 255);
+  for (int y = 0; y < sz; y++) {
+    for (int x = 0; x < sz; x++) {
+      im.setPixel(x, y, qr.getModule(x, y) ? black : white);
+    }
+  }
+
+  int final_sz = ((width() / sz) - 1) * sz;
+  img = QPixmap::fromImage(im.scaled(final_sz, final_sz, Qt::KeepAspectRatio), Qt::MonoOnly);
+}
+
+void SunnylinkCommunityQRWidget::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *e) {
+  QPainter p(this);
+  p.fillRect(rect(), Qt::white);
+
+  if (!img.isNull()) {
+    QSize s = (size() - img.size()) / 2;
+    p.drawPixmap(s.width(), s.height(), img);
+  }
+}
+
+// --- SunnylinkCommunityPopup ---
+
+QStringList SunnylinkCommunityPopup::getInstructions() {
+  QStringList instructions;
+  instructions << tr("Scan the QR code and join us!");
+  return instructions;
+}
+
+SunnylinkCommunityPopup::SunnylinkCommunityPopup(QWidget* parent)
+    : DialogBase(parent) {
+  auto *mainLayout = new QVBoxLayout(this);
+  mainLayout->setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
+  mainLayout->setSpacing(0);
+
+  // Solarized Light base3 background
+  setStyleSheet("SunnylinkCommunityPopup { background-color: #FDF6E3; }");
+
+  // Header spanning full width
+  auto headerWidget = new QWidget(this);
+  auto headerLayout = new QHBoxLayout(headerWidget);
+  headerLayout->setContentsMargins(85, 50, 85, 30);
+  headerLayout->setSpacing(30);
+
+  auto close = new QPushButton(QIcon(":/icons/close.svg"), "", this);
+  close->setIconSize(QSize(80, 80));
+  close->setStyleSheet("border: none;");
+  connect(close, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &QDialog::reject);
+  headerLayout->addWidget(close, 0, Qt::AlignLeft | Qt::AlignVCenter);
+
+  const auto title = new QLabel(tr("Join the sunnypilot Community Forum"), this);
+  // Solarized base02 for text
+  title->setStyleSheet("font-size: 65px; color: #073642;");
+  title->setWordWrap(false);
+  title->setAlignment(Qt::AlignCenter);
+  headerLayout->addWidget(title, 1);
+
+  // Spacer to balance the close button on the right
+  auto spacer = new QWidget(this);
+  spacer->setFixedSize(80, 80);
+  headerLayout->addWidget(spacer, 0);
+
+  mainLayout->addWidget(headerWidget);
+
+  // Two-column content layout
+  auto contentLayout = new QHBoxLayout();
+  contentLayout->setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
+  contentLayout->setSpacing(0);
+  mainLayout->addLayout(contentLayout, 66);
+
+  // Left side: description
+  auto leftLayout = new QVBoxLayout();
+  leftLayout->setContentsMargins(85, 40, 50, 70);
+  leftLayout->setSpacing(35);
+  contentLayout->addLayout(leftLayout, 40);
+
+  // Hype / intro paragraph
+  const auto desc = new QLabel(tr(
+    "We're excited to announce our <b>sunnypilot Community Forum</b><br><br>"
+    "Over the years, Discord just hasn't scaled well for our growing community.<br>"
+    "It's noisy, unsearchable, and great discussions disappear too easily.<br>"
+    "Our new community forum aims to fix that by making it easier to <b>find answers, share ideas, track feedback, report bugs, help newcomers</b> and more!<br><br>"
+    "<b>Here's what's waiting for you:</b><br>"
+    "• Fully <b>indexable</b> and discoverable through search engines 🔎<br>"
+    "• <b>AI-powered</b>🤖 topic and chat summaries, spam detection, and more<br>"
+    "• A <b>trust-level system</b>✅ that rewards meaningful contributions<br>"
+    "• Designed to work <b>on your own time</b>.🧘<br><br>"
+    "Scan the QR code on the right and join the discussion!"
+  ), this);
+  // Solarized base01 for body text
+  desc->setStyleSheet("font-size: 40px; color: #586E75;");
+  desc->setWordWrap(true);
+  leftLayout->addWidget(desc);
+
+  leftLayout->addStretch();
+
+  // Right side: QR code and instructions
+  auto rightLayout = new QVBoxLayout();
+  rightLayout->setContentsMargins(50, 40, 85, 70);
+  rightLayout->setSpacing(40);
+  contentLayout->addLayout(rightLayout, 1);
+
+  // QR code (smaller, fixed size)
+  auto *qr = new SunnylinkCommunityQRWidget(this);
+  qr->setFixedSize(500, 500);
+  rightLayout->addStretch();
+  rightLayout->addWidget(qr, 0, Qt::AlignCenter);
+  rightLayout->addStretch();
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/qt/offroad/settings/sunnylink/community_widget.h b/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/qt/offroad/settings/sunnylink/community_widget.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..613375d12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/qt/offroad/settings/sunnylink/community_widget.h
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/**
+* Copyright (c) 2025-, sunnypilot contributors.
+ *
+ * This file is part of sunnypilot and is licensed under the MIT License.
+ * See the LICENSE.md file in the root directory for more details.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QrCode.hpp>
+#include <QtCore/qjsonobject.h>
+
+#include "common/util.h"
+#include "selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/qt/widgets/controls.h"
+
+const QString SUNNYLINK_COMMUNITY_URL = "https://community.sunnypilot.ai/sp-qr";
+
+class SunnylinkCommunityQRWidget : public QWidget {
+  Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+  explicit SunnylinkCommunityQRWidget(QWidget* parent = nullptr);
+  void paintEvent(QPaintEvent*) override;
+
+private:
+  QPixmap img;
+  void updateQrCode(const QString &text);
+  void showEvent(QShowEvent *event) override;
+};
+
+// Popup widget
+class SunnylinkCommunityPopup : public DialogBase {
+  Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+  explicit SunnylinkCommunityPopup(QWidget* parent = nullptr);
+
+private:
+  static QStringList getInstructions();
+};
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/qt/offroad/settings/sunnylink/sponsor_widget.cc b/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/qt/offroad/settings/sunnylink/sponsor_widget.cc
index 7b5ce4823..a014eddac 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/qt/offroad/settings/sunnylink/sponsor_widget.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/qt/offroad/settings/sunnylink/sponsor_widget.cc
@@ -79,11 +79,11 @@ QStringList SunnylinkSponsorPopup::getInstructions(bool sponsor_pair) {
     instructions << tr("Scan the QR code to login to your GitHub account")
                  << tr("Follow the prompts to complete the pairing process")
                  << tr("Re-enter the \"sunnylink\" panel to verify sponsorship status")
-                 << tr("If sponsorship status was not updated, please contact a moderator on Discord at https://discord.gg/sunnypilot");
+                 << tr("If sponsorship status was not updated, please contact a moderator on our forum at https://community.sunnypilot.ai");
   } else {
     instructions << tr("Scan the QR code to visit sunnyhaibin's GitHub Sponsors page")
                  << tr("Choose your sponsorship tier and confirm your support")
-                 << tr("Join our community on Discord at https://discord.gg/sunnypilot and reach out to a moderator to confirm your sponsor status");
+                 << tr("Join our Community Forum at https://community.sunnypilot.ai and reach out to a moderator if you have issues");
   }
   return instructions;
 }