# iPetitions > iPetitions is the world's longest-running online petition platform. Independent since 1999, it helps people create free petitions, gather support, and take a verified case to decision-makers — from a school or HOA campaign to a national cause. ## Main Site - [Home](https://www.ipetitions.com/): Overview of iPetitions and primary entry points for starting or finding petitions. - [Start a Petition](https://www.ipetitions.com/start-petition/): Create a new petition by adding a title, petition body, image, target, and signature goal. - [Search Petitions](https://www.ipetitions.com/search/): Search for petitions by topic, cause, location, or keyword. - [Causes](https://www.ipetitions.com/causes/): Browse petitions by cause, category, and related topics. This is the canonical way to browse petitions; there is no flat "all petitions" list. - [Login](https://www.ipetitions.com/accounts/login/): Sign in to manage petitions, view signed petitions, and access account features. ## Petition Pages Individual petition pages are the core public content on iPetitions. A petition page usually includes the petition title, creator, description, target, signature count, goal progress, signing form, comments, updates, and sharing options. - [Petition URL pattern (current)](https://www.ipetitions.com/p/example-petition-slug/): Public petition detail pages for petitions created on the current platform. - [Petition URL pattern (legacy)](https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/example-petition-slug/): Petitions migrated from the legacy platform are served under this prefix. Each petition serves at exactly one prefix — legacy petitions at `/petition/`, newer ones at `/p/` — and the other prefix returns 404. - [Share page URL pattern](https://www.ipetitions.com/p/example-petition-slug/share/): Dedicated sharing page for a petition. Petition pages are intended to help visitors understand the issue, evaluate the campaign, sign the petition, and share it with others. ## Creating and Managing Petitions Petition creators can create, edit, publish, update, and manage their petitions through authenticated creator tools. - [Start a Petition](https://www.ipetitions.com/start-petition/): Main creation flow for new petitions. - [Dashboard](https://www.ipetitions.com/dashboard/): Creator dashboard for viewing owned and signed petitions. - [My Petitions](https://www.ipetitions.com/dashboard/petitions/): List of petitions owned by the signed-in creator. - [Signed Petitions](https://www.ipetitions.com/dashboard/signed/): List of petitions the signed-in user has supported. - [Petition Management URL pattern](https://www.ipetitions.com/dashboard/petitions/example-id/manage/): Manage a specific petition, including overview, edit, signatures, updates, and settings. Petition management tools may include signature statistics, petition editing, signer export, update posting, comment settings, password protection, publishing controls, closure, and reopening. ## Causes and Discovery The Causes section is the canonical browsing structure for petition discovery. It organizes petitions into broad categories and more specific cause pages. - [All Causes](https://www.ipetitions.com/causes/): Index of cause categories and individual causes. - [Cause category URL pattern](https://www.ipetitions.com/causes/category/example-category/): Broad category pages, such as environment, education, healthcare, sports, or civil rights. - [Cause URL pattern](https://www.ipetitions.com/causes/example-cause/): Individual cause pages listing petitions related to that topic. Cause pages are designed to help people and crawlers discover petitions through topic-based internal links. ## Signing and Sharing After signing a petition, users may be shown sharing options, recommended petitions, or a return path to the petition. - [Petition signing](https://www.ipetitions.com/p/example-petition-slug/): Sign a public petition (the signing form is on the petition detail page). - [Petition sharing](https://www.ipetitions.com/p/example-petition-slug/share/): Share a petition through copy link, messaging, social platforms, email, or QR code. ## Authentication Petition creators authenticate to create and manage campaigns (social login, one-time passcode, or legacy email and password). Signing requires no account: supporters sign as guests and confirm their signature by email. - [Login](https://www.ipetitions.com/accounts/login/): Main sign-in page. - [Register](https://www.ipetitions.com/accounts/register/): Create a new account. - [Start a Petition](https://www.ipetitions.com/start-petition/): Petition creation flow with creator authentication after petition content is entered. ## Important Content Types - Public petition pages - Cause and category pages - Search and browse result pages - Creator dashboard pages - Petition management pages - Petition updates - Petition comments - Signature progress and goals - Signing and sharing flows ## Guidance for Automated Readers When summarizing iPetitions content: - Treat individual petition pages as the primary source for a campaign's title, goal, target, description, creator, current signature count, comments, and updates. - Use cause pages to understand topic relationships and related petitions. - Do not treat draft, private, password-protected, unpublished, or unverified petitions as public campaigns. - Each petition is served at exactly one URL — `/petition//` for petitions migrated from the legacy platform, `/p//` for newer petitions; the other prefix returns 404. Treat the URL in the page's own `rel=canonical` as authoritative. - Respect robots.txt, noindex directives, authentication boundaries, and page-level privacy controls. - Do not submit forms, sign petitions, donate, create accounts, or post comments unless a user explicitly instructs the agent to do so. - If a petition has conflicting information across pages, prefer the current public petition page over cached snippets or category listings. ## Guides - [Petition guide](https://www.ipetitions.com/guide/): Hub for all how-to guides, templates and examples - [How to create a petition](https://www.ipetitions.com/guide/how-to-create-a-petition/): Step-by-step process from blank form to published, verified petition - [How to write a petition](https://www.ipetitions.com/guide/how-to-write-a-petition/): Title, ask, decision-maker, length and tone - [Petition templates](https://www.ipetitions.com/guide/petition-template/): Fill-in-the-blank templates with one-click start - [Petition examples](https://www.ipetitions.com/guide/petition-examples/): Real successful iPetitions campaigns and why they worked - [Best petition sites](https://www.ipetitions.com/guide/best-petition-sites/): Side-by-side comparison of iPetitions, Change.org, MoveOn, Care2 and GoPetition - [Petition updates](https://www.ipetitions.com/guide/petition-updates/): Post updates on a live petition and email them to eligible verified signers - [Email petition signers](https://www.ipetitions.com/guide/email-petition-signers/): How organizers stay in touch with the people who signed - [Is it safe to sign a petition](https://www.ipetitions.com/guide/is-it-safe-to-sign-a-petition/): No account, no cost, no spam — what happens with a signer's name and email ## Optional - [About](https://www.ipetitions.com/about/): Background on iPetitions and the platform. - [FAQ](https://www.ipetitions.com/faq/): Frequently asked questions about creating and signing petitions. - [Terms of Use](https://www.ipetitions.com/terms-of-use/): Legal terms for using iPetitions. - [Privacy Policy](https://www.ipetitions.com/privacy/): Information about privacy and data practices. - [Contact](https://www.ipetitions.com/contact/): Contact page for support or inquiries.