General A new-ish forum script

[frm]

Looks like a great lightweight forum that can have many uses for communities that don't need the razzle-dazzle and just the conversation.

 

[capnsquarepants]

Looks like a great lightweight forum that can have many uses for communities that don't need the razzle-dazzle and just the conversation.

That was the plan, actually. Just straight conversation with some niceties. I feel like it helps brings people closer. Like IRC vs Discord (man I'm old).

 

[frm]

That was the plan, actually. Just straight conversation with some niceties. I feel like it helps brings people closer. Like IRC vs Discord (man I'm old).

I miss IRC... or what it used to be.

But yeah, I would keep it as light as possible. Include the hooks so people can expand on it, but if your aim is simplicity, it should be exactly like this and let users create what they want on top of it.

The only thing I'd have to offer is that you might want to add the total member count as an option to be viewable or not. Some forums display that and some don't.

Also, since you added member profiles, the newest member should link to their profile.

That's about all I'd add to it.

 

[Cory]

Light mode will be incoming soon!

Awesome, not everyone likes dark-toned themes. I generally prefer light-toned, but just don't make the mistake of making it a total whiteout like some forums do.

 

[capnsquarepants]

I miss IRC... or what it used to be.

But yeah, I would keep it as light as possible. Include the hooks so people can expand on it, but if your aim is simplicity, it should be exactly like this and let users create what they want on top of it.

The only thing I'd have to offer is that you might want to add the total member count as an option to be viewable or not. Some forums display that and some don't.

Also, since you added member profiles, the newest member should link to their profile.

That's about all I'd add to it.

Makes sense. I will put these in!

Awesome, not everyone likes dark-toned themes. I generally prefer light-toned, but just don't make the mistake of making it a total whiteout like some forums do.

Of course. No one likes to be blinded when opening a site at night haha. Also, just for you from this post, there is the functionality to let you know that there is a new reply while you are replying xD

 

[Cory]

there is the functionality to let you know that there is a new reply while you are replying

Awesome, I think that's a useful feature, especially depending on the niche of your forum. If it's a Q&A forum, for example, someone may answer before you do.

 

[capnsquarepants]

Had an idea when I was walking around. Reporting a thread. I know it's a normal feature but I am happy with how it turned out. I think it looks pretty slick (self praise is the best praise)

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[Bawse]

It looks pretty good. Nice simple design, SEO friendly URLs. Good work.

 

[capnsquarepants]

Thanks! Working on a light mode now and its a pain.

Edit: A preview was added in.
Edit2: The text is weird because I automated (using search and replace) a simple translation feature.

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[frm]

I like the simplicity of it.

The basic functions a community needs to communicate.

Then, allow for a layer of customization with the hooks and whatnot.