I could use some tech advice and I know this is where Mastodon shines!
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I could use some tech advice and I know this is where Mastodon shines!
I'm need to create a #forum (long term) as part of a project. The team was going to default to a Facebook group, I have begged them not to, now it's on me to propose alternatives.
Needs
- private
- small scale
- safe from AI scraping
- for low tech users
- easy to set up & administer
- does not need hardcore moderation tools(I've run many forums in the past but I've been out of the loop a while.)
Any platform recs? 1/2
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Expanded specs
- We need an actual forum, not a Discord or Slack channel.
- DMs/PMs are not a priority.
- The project's larger website is built on WordPress. WordPress forum plug-ins are a hypothetical option.
- This is a small project and I have no budget for tech so I need options that are free or super cheap. (Welcome to life in no-/low-budget spaces.)
My brief is only: "Okay, then find a replacement for Facebook groups" so that's all I have for specs for now. 2/2
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@ShaulaEvans
Flarum is a nice Forum that always amazed me with its simple design. -
PointlessOne :loading:replied to Shaula Evans on last edited by
@ShaulaEvans Flarum (https://flarum.org/) comes to mind. It's a similar stack to WordPress. Has a tonne of extensions if you need some specific features that don't come baked in.
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Daniël Klabbersreplied to PointlessOne :loading: on last edited by
@pointlessone @ShaulaEvans there are extensions that integrate flarum with WordPress as well
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@[email protected] have you considered NodeBB? We also federate via ActivityPub so there's that too
Unfortunately no forum is safe from AI scraping yet.
