Build a Thriving Community Forum

Give your users a space to discuss, share knowledge, and connect — with categories, threads, tags, reactions, and full moderation tools.

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Unlimited Threads
Categories & Tags
User Reactions
Moderation Tools

Everything You Need to Run a Community Forum

The Forum module transforms your website into a fully featured discussion platform. Organize conversations by category, let users tag and react to threads, and keep everything clean with built-in moderation — all from one dashboard.

Whether you want to build a support community, a product feedback board, or a general discussion space — the Forum module has you covered.

  • Categorized discussions with hierarchical structure
  • Threaded replies for organized conversations
  • Flexible tag system for cross-category discovery
  • User reactions (like, helpful, agree, and more)
  • Moderation queue with approve, reject, and flag workflows
  • Custom forum slug for seamless website integration

How It Works

Get your community up and running in three simple steps.

1

Create Categories

Set up discussion categories with names, descriptions, and icons. Organize them hierarchically to match your community structure.

2

Users Post Threads

Community members create threads with rich text and attachments. They tag topics, reply to each other, and react to posts.

3

Community Grows

Discussions gain traction organically. Pin important threads, moderate content, and watch your community flourish.

Discussion Features

All the tools your community needs to have meaningful conversations.

Thread Creation

Users create threads with a rich text editor supporting formatting, links, and file attachments. Choose a category, add tags, and publish.

Nested Replies

Threaded conversations keep discussions organized. Reply to specific posts to maintain context and follow the flow of a conversation.

Categories

Organize discussions into hierarchical categories with custom names, descriptions, and icons. Nest subcategories for fine-grained structure.

Tags

Users apply tags to threads for cross-category discovery. Filter threads by tag to find related discussions quickly.

Pinned Threads

Stick important discussions to the top of a category or the entire forum. Announcements, rules, and guides always stay visible.

Thread Locking

Close threads to new replies when a discussion is resolved or no longer relevant. Locked threads remain visible and searchable.

Community Engagement

Features that keep your community active, engaged, and growing.

Reactions

Quick feedback without writing a reply.

  • Like
  • Helpful
  • Agree
  • Insightful
User Profiles

Community identity for every member.

  • Post count
  • Join date
  • Avatar
  • Activity history
Search

Find what you need instantly.

  • Full-text search
  • Filter by category
  • Filter by tag
  • Filter by author
Thread Views

Browse threads the way you prefer.

  • Latest threads
  • Most popular
  • Unanswered
  • My threads

Moderation Tools

Keep your community safe and healthy with powerful admin controls.

Moderation Queue

Review new posts before they go live. Approve or reject content from a centralized queue with one-click actions.

Report System

Community members flag inappropriate content. Reports are queued for moderator review with context and reason.

User Bans

Temporarily or permanently ban disruptive users. Set ban duration, add a reason, and optionally hide their past content.

Content Filtering

Define a blocklist of words and phrases. Posts containing blocked terms are automatically held for review or rejected.

Frequently Asked Questions

Navigate to your website settings and enable the Forum module. Choose a custom slug (e.g. /community or /forum), configure your categories, and your forum is live. No coding required.

Yes. Categories support hierarchical nesting, so you can create top-level categories with subcategories underneath. Each category has its own name, description, and optional icon.

Any registered website user can create threads and replies. You can configure whether guests can view the forum or if registration is required. Moderators and admins have additional permissions for pinning, locking, and managing content.

When moderation is enabled, new threads and replies are held in a queue before appearing publicly. Moderators can approve, reject, or edit posts from the admin dashboard. You can also combine this with content filtering to auto-flag posts containing specific words.

Yes. The forum slug is fully configurable. Choose any path like /community, /forum, /discussions, or anything that fits your brand. The slug integrates seamlessly with your website's URL structure.

Yes. Full-text search works across all threads and replies. Users can also filter by category, tag, and author. Browse views include latest, most popular, and unanswered threads for easy discovery.

Launch Your Community

Enable the Forum module and start building a vibrant community today — with categories, threads, tags, reactions, and full moderation built in.

Get Started

Part of the Pivlu Website Builder. No extra setup needed.