HabboCreate was a fan community platform built for players of Habbo Hotel — a social online game. Running from 2016 to 2018, the site gave players a dedicated space to connect outside the game: share creations, follow a global feed, join events, and customise their profiles. I designed and built the entire platform as sole developer, combining social networking, content sharing, and community features into one pixel-perfect experience tailored to the Habbo audience.

Members could earn virtual currency through in-game events, site mini-games, or Patreon and PayPal donations, then spend it on cosmetics such as profile stickers, username effects, and themes. The site also included a live DJ radio system streamed site-wide, a forum and wiki, an online shop, user-generated content uploads with comments and likes, and a full admin panel for moderation, events, and game setup. Seasonal theming — Halloween, Christmas, and more — could transform the whole site at the push of a button.

Features

• Global social feed with comments and likes
• MySpace-style profile customisation — draggable widgets, stickers, embedded content, and HTML sections
• Virtual economy — earn currency through in-game events, site mini-games, and Patreon/PayPal donations
• Online shop for cosmetics — stickers, username effects, themes, and other profile items
• User-generated content uploads — room designs, pixel art, and videos with comments and likes
• Live DJ radio streamed site-wide, with song requests
• Forum and wiki
• Seasonal theming — Halloween, Christmas, and other themes applied across the whole site on demand
• Pixel-perfect, game-inspired visual design
• SPA-like front-end navigation to keep the radio playing while users browse
• Admin panel for moderation, event creation, and game setup

Technologies used

• PHP
• Laravel (4.2, later upgraded)
• JavaScript
• HTML & CSS
• MySQL
• PayPal & Patreon integrations