June 17th, 2020 at 6:26 PM
We’ve considered flarum, discourse, and otherwise. They would work well for a lot of communities, but we have had some concerns as to whether or not it will fit well with the wide variety of content and formats that we use here. On one hand, they are modernized forum softwares and that’s great. But on the other hand, they just sort of feel like they are “missing something” somewhere in terms of running a community on them. That said, they run a lot of successful communities, so it depends.
it’s still on the table. It could be a great option if we integrated it with a CMS to handle more advanced features and homepage-like content.
it’s still on the table. It could be a great option if we integrated it with a CMS to handle more advanced features and homepage-like content.