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Online Forum Software

Links

• List of Packages: 2021
• XenForo vs PhpBB (note: XenForo = commercial product = $150 + $40/year)

Candidate Requirements

• Modular / Extensible
• Theme-able / Customizable
• Zero Cost
• Implementation Language (e.g. PHP vs. Python)
• Ability to Like postings / Provide Feedback
• Modern UI
• Flexible/customizable user permissioning
• Organization of users into groups (role-based access control)
• Integration with single-signon solutions (e.g. auth0)
• Flexible user account management (self-service for resend password, etc.)
• Preservation for user anonymity (e.g. display names)
• Support for Graviton's & personal avatars
• Under active development
• Strong user community
• Open source
• Private messaging (with ability to mute/ignore others)
• User involvement tracking (features unlock with increased participation)