Courses. Lovely. Every once in a while, a feature comes along that just clicks. Something that doesn’t just add more stuff to a platform, but actually unlocks new ways to engage, teach, and grow. That’s exactly how I feel about Invision’s new Courses feature. And I’ve got to say, I’m genuinely excited for what this could mean, not just for Administrata, but for forum admins everywhere. Invision didn’t just tack on a content module. They built something with real potential. Courses are structured
The first time I ever created a forum with categories, boards, and threads was funny to say the least. I confused categories with boards, boards with topics, and threads with replies. I didn't understand what any of these words really meant back then because forums were pretty new to me. So, I created about 50 categories. Then I started filling them up with boards because I thought that was a topic. A friend joined and asked me on MSN Messenger WTF, I had that many categories and boards for. He
There’s something exciting brewing at Administrata. Now that we're running on Invision, and we're kinda diving into some new waters, but we'd love to take you with us. Starting next month, we’re testing out a new feature called Live Topics. Think of it as a live chatroom meets community interview, built right into our platform. The idea? We host a real-time Q&As with forum admins, streamed straight on-site via webinar. And once the live session ends, the chat doesn’t vanish - it becomes a pe
You might’ve noticed a subtle new badge next to my name - the Community Expert tag. No, this isn’t something you apply for or a title we hand out like digital candy. It’s something earned quietly, behind the scenes, thanks to a new Invision Community v5 Cloud feature that’s surprisingly slick in how it operates. Let's see.... What is a Community Expert? Community Expert is a title awarded automatically by the platform, not by us. There are no forms to fill out, no hoops to jump through - you sim
There’s something to be said about the little touches that make software feel like it was built for you. Lately, I’ve found myself really appreciating one of those touches on Invision Community - the ability to add brief, smart guidelines right at the top of each forum. It might sound like a small thing, but when you're running a community, those micro-details really do matter. A short nudge about what each section is for, what kind of discussions belong there, and what to avoid… it helps set ex
Over the past few months, I’ve felt it creeping in — that quiet, nagging burnout. The kind that slowly pulls the excitement out of running a community, one slow update at a time. For a while, I tried to ignore it. Tweaking things here and there, customizing what I could, hoping for a spark, even a bright new custom theme. But it just wasn’t hitting like it used to. And then came the decision: we're migrating from XenForo to Invision Community. And let me tell you - it’s been a blast. The transit
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