Discuz! X
Widely used Chinese-origin community forum system
Discuz! X is a popular forum and community management system, especially prevalent in Chinese-speaking communities. It offers forums, portals, groups, and a plugin ecosystem.
Key features
- Forums, portal and groups
- Large plugin and template market
- Strong moderation tooling
- Mobile and app support
Pros & cons
Strengths
- Released under the GPL-3.0 license
- First-class Docker support for quick deployment
- Written in PHP
- Lightweight — runs in 512 MB RAM
Trade-offs
- Documentation mostly in Chinese
- Dated codebase
Discuz! X replaces
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