The Six Types of Online Communities (with Examples of Each) | Blog
An online community brings together people who wouldn’t normally connect with each other in the real world. Businesses, creators, and brands alike are all realizing the power of creating community in...
View ArticleDiscourse on a Raspberry Pi | Blog
A long standing feature request from our community is finally here! As of today, you are able to host a complete Discourse instance in a $35 Raspberry Pi. You can go ahead and follow our official...
View ArticleImprove Your Community Experience Using a DIY Community Health Check | Blog
Communities are living, breathing systems. They can either be growing, thriving, stale or dying, and this state of the community is defined by the community’s health. A healthy community is filled...
View ArticlePrivate Communities: What They Are and How to Build One | Blog
A private community is similar to its counterpart, public online communities, in that it’s a place for a group of people to come together for a common purpose, interest, or vision – doing so via the...
View ArticleDiscourse Gives Back: 2021 Edition | Blog
Discourse had a great year. We raised a $20 million Series A investment and grew to 56 people… but we couldn’t have done it without you! And now, as we do at the end of every year, it’s time to give...
View ArticleThe Eight Best Places to Build a Private Community | Blog
Building and running private communities is becoming a more important endeavor for creators, cohorts, coaches, companies, and more. People are looking for a safe space to connect with others online,...
View ArticleDiscourse 2.8 Released! | Blog
Today we release Discourse 2.8, building on Discourse 2.7 from May 2021. For post 2.0 releases we’ve chosen a new set of codenames based on the history of human communication; this release is Audion...
View ArticleOrganizing Your Online Community | Blog
Organization, while it may seem straightforward, is a crucial component of building a healthy community. How effectively your community is organized can affect just how much new and existing members...
View ArticleHow Social Networks Differ from Communities | Blog
On the surface, a social network and an online community can appear very similar. They both bring people together to share and discuss in a digital context. But when you dig in, there are stark...
View ArticleAudience vs. Community: What’s the Difference? | Blog
Audience and community are similar enough they basically seem to be the same thing. In reality, this is quite far from the truth. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at...
View ArticleGetting Started with Discourse - Part 3: Admin and Analytics | Blog
In this post, we’re wrapping up our Getting Started with Discourse series.If you missed part one or part two, go back and watch those first. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry...
View ArticleGetting Started with Discourse - Part 2: Discussions and Trust Levels | Blog
In this post, we’re continuing our video series on Getting Started with Discourse.If you missed it, check out part one first! This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at...
View ArticleGetting Started with Discourse - Part 1: Discourse Setup | Blog
If just getting the feel of using Discourse for the first time, you might be wondering what’s the best place to start. Our friend Jono Bacon, a leading community manager and consultant, put together a...
View ArticlePublish your community on the Windows Store | Blog
Did you know that you can make your existing (or brand new) Discourse site into a Microsoft Windows Store app? This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at...
View ArticleThe Home Office Desks of Discourse
Having been a fully remote, asynchronous company for nearly a decade at this point, we've discovered one thing about working from home. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at...
View ArticleFree Discourse Community For Creators
We would like to help creators build their communities. If you are a creator building on the web, then you might be eligible for a free, hosted Discourse community. Our amazing features make growing...
View ArticleWhat is asynchronous communication?
If you have ever said or heard someone say “Can you just send it to me through….” In that case, you have experienced the world of asynchronous communications. This is a companion discussion topic for...
View ArticleWhy Your Community Didn't Take Off (and How to Fix it)
Spoiler: It can't compete with Netflix. Too often we hear from customers who have tried and failed to get their community off the ground. They put in time and effort getting it all set up and then...
View ArticleHow carwow Improved Remote Work by Using Discourse
Every day, customers are building, growing, and running successful communities powered by Discourse. Today, we're highlighting one of them who improved how their company collaborates remotely with an...
View ArticleA Strategy For Making the Most of Community Health Metrics
Community health metrics can be overwhelming and trying to track everything is probably not going to deliver the results that you are hoping for. So which ones should you choose and how do you use...
View ArticleDiscourse Chat is now available. Try it out today!
Discourse Chat is now available to everyone as an open beta and is 100% free and open source, as always. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at...
View ArticleLess vs. More: The Battle for Better Communities
We live in a world where more is more. People are cranking out more content, posting more to social media, watching more movies, eating more food… abundance is the name of the game, it would seem....
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