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ForumSpark on Discord
Started by Cedric ·
ForumSpark on Discord
Hi everyone,
We’ve set up a Discord server for ForumSpark. It’s a great place to hang out, chat with others, and share ideas about building and managing your communities. We'll develop the server further as we see fit.
Here’s what you can do on our Discord:
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Add-ons, automation and our Marketplace
Started by Cedric ·
Add-ons, automation and our Marketplace
Thanks to some great feedback, ForumSpark is in a much better shape than ever. But we're not slowing down. On the contrary...The Marketplace is now the official place for releasesFrom today we will start using our official Marketplace on the support board. I will be converting al...
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ForumSpark 2.0.1 BETA Release
Started by Cedric ·
ForumSpark 2.0.1 BETA Release
Greetings all,Since the release yesterday I have continued to do some fine tuning and minor fixes to ForumSpark 2. Here's a few fixes in 2.0.1:Section description blank on saveDeleting default sections gave a server errorPost rail customization ignored in the topic viewReaction,...
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ForumSpark 2.0 is here
Started by Cedric ·
ForumSpark 2.0 is here
I want to do this properly. Not a wall of bullet points, not a "we're thrilled to announce." Just me telling you what changed, the way I'd tell a friend over coffee or a beer.ForumSpark 2.0 has been the better part of almost a year of work, and it is easily the biggest thing I ha...
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A glimpse on ForumSpark 2.0
Started by Cedric ·
A glimpse on ForumSpark 2.0
A glimpse on ForumSpark 2.0I'll keep this one relatively short, because I don't want to give too much away just yet - but there's enough to talk about that it felt wrong to stay quiet any longer. And I can't contain my excitement personally.ForumSpark 2.0 is in active development...
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Meet the new Theme Studio
Started by Cedric ·
Meet the new Theme Studio
I have something exciting to share.As you know, a great deal of our time goes into building features that make it easy to customize your ForumSpark community. Now, creating themes just got a whole lot easier.It has always been possible to build stunning themes on ForumSpark, prov...
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Release 1.7.1
Started by Cedric ·
Release 1.7.1
This is a small yet with great impact release. Something that needed to be done before resuming work on 2.0.Performance Significantly faster page loads across the site which most noticeable on mobile and for logged-in members. Achieved by edge-caching the theme stylesheet, minify...
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Release 1.7.0
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Release 1.7.0
Release 1.7.0We’re getting close to 2.0 now, and a lot of this release is groundwork to make that jump smoother and break less along the way.But it’s not all plumbing - there’s a big new feature for anyone who likes their board just so, a proper “install it like an app” upgrade,...
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A small word of appreciation
Started by Cedric ·
A small word of appreciation
Greetings all,I take real pride and joy in knowing that ForumSpark gives people a place to build their own communities.So far, it’s been an absolute pleasure seeing these communities come to life - places where people can connect in a more structured and meaningful way, much like...
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Release 1.6.0
Started by Cedric ·
Release 1.6.0
Release 1.6.0I will try not to forget any new features we've now released on ForumSpark. As we are nearing 2.0, we've done some more preparations to make the development easier and break less stuff - we hope. This is a big one. There's a major new feature in Clubs, a member subsc...
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Live engagement indicators and toasts
Started by Cedric ·
Live engagement indicators and toasts
I’m currently testing some new live features for ForumSpark. These are designed to replace parts of our existing polling system, which is currently used for things like notifications and direct messages.The main drawback of polling is that it can be very CPU-heavy. As ForumSpark...
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Subscriptions
Started by Cedric ·
Subscriptions
As a platform, we always want to support you in any way possible. We try to make everything as easy as possible, so you don't need any knowledge to start a community. But we also want you to be able to earn money through your community. Member subscriptions make that possible.Now...
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Release 1.5.2
Started by Cedric ·
Release 1.5.2
Release 1.5.2Another update is here. This one is focused on polish - fixing a few rough edges across emoticons, moderation tools, and the forum list, with a couple of new additions that have been on the roadmap for a while. Emoticons - Several emoticon-related issues have been re...
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Release 1.5.1
Started by Cedric ·
Release 1.5.1
Release 1.5.1Another update is here. There's a mix of new features, quality-of-life improvements, and some deliberate removals that we think make the overall experience cleaner and more focused towards our 2.0 release. Pages Character Cap IncreasedThe character limit for Pages ha...
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The ForumSpark Developer Portal is Live
Started by Cedric ·
The ForumSpark Developer Portal is Live
The ForumSpark Developer Portal is LiveGreetings everyone,I've been working on this one for a while, and it's finally ready to talk about properly.ForumSpark now has a full Developer Portal. It's a place where anyone can build extensions - themes, widgets, and scripts - and publi...
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Release 1.5.0
Started by Cedric ·
Release 1.5.0
Release 1.5.0I'm happy to share another solid update with you all. Version 1.5.0 focuses on giving board owners more control over how their community looks, along with a number of important fixes behind the scenes.Font Awesome Icon MarkersForums can now use Font Awesome icons as...
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