Widget to make a Forum

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Hey there @Epic_Games and welcome to the Community :wave:

Thanks a million for your amazing feedback, it means the world to us!

Glad to tell you that we already have a request for Forum widget. I’ve moved your comment to the dedicated thread where we’ll post all the updates.

In the meantime, it would be great if you could share your vision of this app. What features are must have? Are there any style settings you’d like to see in the app? What moderation options should be available?

Any additional info would be extremely helpful :slightly_smiling_face:

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Ok @Max here are some details about it:

  1. Responsive Design:

    • Importance: Ensure the forum adapts well to various screen sizes, including desktops, tablets, and smartphones.
    • Suggestions:
      • Implement a responsive web design framework.
      • Test the forum on different devices to ensure a seamless user experience.

  2. User-Friendly Navigation:

    • Importance: Enhance user experience through intuitive and accessible navigation.
    • Suggestions:
      • Design a clean and organized menu structure.
      • Include a search bar for quick content access.
      • Use breadcrumbs to show users their location within the forum.

  3. Modern and Cohesive Design:

  • Importance: A visually appealing and consistent design can engage users.
  • Suggestions:
    • Choose a modern color scheme that aligns with the brand.
    • Use high-quality images and icons.
    • Maintain consistency in fonts and styling throughout the forum.
  1. Customizable User Profiles:
  • Importance: Allow users to personalize their profiles for a sense of community.
  • Suggestions:
    • Enable profile pictures and cover photos.
    • Include options for users to add a bio or tagline.
  1. Thread Management:
  • Importance: Ensure easy and organized discussion threads.
  • Suggestions:
    • Use a clear thread hierarchy.
    • Implement thread categories and tags.
    • Enable thread subscriptions and notifications.
  1. Rich Media Support:
  • Importance: Encourage diverse content sharing.
  • Suggestions:
    • Support images, videos, and other media.
    • Ensure easy embedding of multimedia content within posts.
  1. Mobile-Friendly Attachments:
  • Importance: Allow users to upload and view attachments on mobile devices.
  • Suggestions:
    • Implement a responsive file uploader.
    • Ensure compatibility with various file types.
  1. Engagement Features:
  • Importance: Foster community interaction.
  • Suggestions:
    • Include reactions or upvoting system.
    • Implement a notification system for mentions and replies.
    • Integrate a real-time chat feature for instant communication.
  1. Accessibility Considerations:
  • Importance: Ensure the forum is accessible to users with disabilities.
  • Suggestions:
    • Use semantic HTML for proper screen reader support.
    • Provide alt text for images.
    • Ensure keyboard navigation is smooth.
  1. Moderation Tools:
  • Importance: Maintain a healthy and safe community environment.
  • Suggestions:
    • Implement robust moderation tools.
    • Allow reporting and flagging of inappropriate content.
  1. Performance Optimization:
  • Importance: Ensure fast loading times for a positive user experience.
  • Suggestions:
    • Optimize images and other media files.
    • Minimize HTTP requests.
    • Leverage caching mechanisms.
  1. Regular Updates and Maintenance:
  • Importance: Keep the forum software and plugins up-to-date.
  • Suggestions:
    • Schedule regular maintenance and updates.
    • Monitor user feedback for continuous improvement.

Hope to see the best! :upside_down_face:

Regards,
Tayyab Rauf Owner of Epic Games

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Wow, I couldn’t even expect such a detailed feedback! That’s incredibly helpful, thank you so much :heart:

All the suggestions sound reasonable and we’ll try to consider them when working on the app.

Once again, many thanks for your interest and help :slightly_smiling_face:

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Thank you! I’m really looking forward to it with a lot of excitement!

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There is a web-app called Skool that has the most basic, simplified, and intuitive forum for connecting community members for discussions, asking questions, and networking. The only downside, I have to send members away from my website! Would love an embeddable option.

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Hi @Cate_Bligh :wave:

A huge thank you for sharing your example!

I agree that it would be awesome to have a forum right on your website. We’ll try our best to consider this opportunity when working on this app.

We’ll keep you abreast of any news in this thread :slightly_smiling_face:

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Thank you very much for taking the time to reply.

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I currently use GoBrunch for community meetings but have a separate Discord channel for community forum communication. I’d like to have a forum I can embed right into GoBrunch with channel topics and the ability to tag or direct message users.

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Hello there @user10949 and welcome to Elfsight family :wave:

Thank you so much for sharing your feedback with us!

Happy to tell you that we already have a request for a Forum widget. I’ve moved your comment to the related thread, where we’ll keep you updated :slightly_smiling_face:

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I’m looking for widgets to add to my website, I do use Webador and that company recommended yours. I pretty have everything else for our website except for a public forum. I found online but it is really archaic. We have a small membership currently but of the number we have it would be great for them to add posts to a forum or blog. Of course I would select the number of people who could read only, edit, or modify as I am the builder and owner. I researching and creating a spreadsheet to show the features and costs for a forum widget. Thanks John

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Hi @Asian_Pacific_Oakmon and welcome to Elfsight family :wave:

A huge thank you for such a thorough description of your use case!

It sounds like our Forum widget should be a good fit for your needs. We’ll be sure to update you on any progress in this thread :slightly_smiling_face:

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Would be great to have customers able to either upload their photo to a specific product to show how they used it and/or a separate Customer Gallery where they can create their own showcase, liking back to the product they purchased to inspire other customers to buy. Would be even better to have commenting on it too so it eventually creates a simple forum type area on the website. Obviously with uploads having to be approved before publication! Thank you! :blush:

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Hi @Nikky :wave:

The good thing is that we already have a request for a Forum widget. I’ve merged your comment with this topic, so that you wouldn’t miss any important updates.

Thanks a bunch for sharing your feedback with us!

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This Should be Exist!!!

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Happy to see you’ve decided to team up with us @Gamer_tuna! Welcome :wave:

Yeah, we see that the Forum app received a lot of support from our users and we’ll try our best to consider it in one of our future updates.

Rest assured, we’ll keep you informed about any changes here !

In the meantime, it would be great if you could share your vision on the Forum app. How are you going to use it? What features are most important for you?

We’ll try to take your ideas into consideration when working on this app :slightly_smiling_face:

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Hello Again,
Can we know when Forum widget will launched its been 4 months! we are still waiting for it!

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Hello there @Epic_Games :wave:

Due to the heavy workload of our dev team, it’s challenging to share the ETA for the Forum widget. I am really sorry :pensive:

We see that many users showed their interest in this app, and we realize its importance to you. Once we receive any news from our devs regarding this app, I’ll immediately update you in this thread.

Many thanks for sharing your feedback with us!

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We like to have a fórum in our website online store is possible ? Share your use case and provide as many details to support your idea as possible. Thank you! :blush:

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Welcome to the Community @user1874 :wave:

Thanks a lot for sharing your thoughts with us!

Glad to tell you that we already have a request for a Forum widget. I’ve added your comment to the related thread, where we’ll keep you in the loop :slightly_smiling_face:

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Hey - we have been waiting for the Forum website for sometime, can you recommend another option until your Forum widget is built? I believe my site would benefit heavily from a Forum widget.

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