Vanilla Forums
Open-source community forum software
Vanilla is an open-source community forum and discussion software written in PHP. It powers Q&A communities, idea boards, and traditional forums with a plugin and theme ecosystem.
Key features
- Discussions, Q&A, and ideas
- Plugin and theme system
- Social sign-in
- REST API
Pros & cons
Strengths
- Flexible community formats
- Established platform
Trade-offs
- Best features in cloud edition
- Setup can be involved
Vanilla Forums replaces
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