I noticed that this forum is based on Discourse, but I’m sure it’s a few years old now, and it’s always hard to change platforms after a period of time.
I’m looking to start a new forum for a new product that I would support and do q&A, and put tips and tricks on and that sort of thing.
I would also want it to be Google searchable.
What would your recommendations be if you were starting to need this type of functionality? I know there’s a hundred options out there, but I’m just wondering what your thoughts are…
I searched out discourse, and I kind of like what I see in some aspects, but there’s a lot haters out there too and so I’m not sure.
I think that Discourse is the most popular forum system currently, and it sees frequent updates even though the design can seem a bit dated (there are themes that can freshen it up though). Self hosting it can be difficult as you need to be comfortable with Linux, but they offer a hosted version as well. Overall I am happy with and don’t think we can switch to a better platform for Bootstrap Studio’s forum.
There has been a movement away from forums and towards Discord servers, Facebook groups and GitHub discussions, so a forum may not be the best approach for every community.