Flarum
Flarum is a simple discussion platform for your website. It's free, and easy to use, with all the features you need to run a community. It's also extremely extensible, allowing for ultimate customizability.
Features
- Responsive design.
- A straightforward forum organizational structure.
- Support for multiple languages.
Pros
- Open-source and completely free to download & run on your preferred VPS hosting provider.
- It is accessible.
- Extremely fast and user-friendly.
Cons
- Limited core feature set.
- lack of support options.
- Better-suited to community-builders with development knowledge.
Disclaimer: To curate the pros, cons and reviews - we mine the internet for customer references regarding the said software. Some of our sources include Reddit, Product Hunt, Twitter & Quora (and sites like G2 & Capterra).
What you should do now
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Curated under the supervision of Sid Ramesh
Sid is a master community builder with 10 years of experience. Having started his journey working with Harvard University’s CS50x at age 17, Sid has catalysed growth for communities across domains - Travel and Hospitality, Coding, Finance, Marketing, Music, and Entrepreneurship to name a few. Currently, he leads Community at Build on Scenes.
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