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YouTube video by Discourse Making the move from Khoros to Discourse

ICYMI, a replay of our webinar on migrating from Khoros to Discourse is now available!

It includes a full walkthrough of the migration process, real-world examples, and a Q&A with customers who’ve been through it.

🎥 Watch it now:
youtu.be/5rqm3pMzpuE

YouTube video by Sam Saffron Discourse Topic Filter Demo

Last week we shipped a refresh to the topics filtering UI!

🔍 The Filter link is in the sidebar
⌨️ Filter with any keyword
⚡ Autocomplete for easy filter discovery

We hope this helps make topics quick and easy to find!

Learn more: meta.discourse.org/t/new-topic-...
Demo: youtu.be/bb3OWS4DLtA?...

Thanks to everyone who joined today’s webinar on migrating from Khoros to Discourse!

If you couldn’t make it, don’t worry, the replay will be available soon.

A big thank you to Orit Yehezkel and Flavia Sasaki for joining us and sharing your experience and advice!

Webinar on Making the move from Khoros to Discourse. If you've been exploring a move to Discourse, our webinar will give you a clear picture of what's involved. July 16, 2025 at 1pm Eastern time

Today is the day!

Join us at 1pm ET for our live webinar where we’ll walk through how real communities have made the switch from Khoros to Discourse.

There is still time to register:
zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Making the move from Khoros to Discourse. If you've been exploring a move to Discourse, our webinar will give you a clear picture of what's involved. July 16, 2025 at 1pm Eastern Time. Register Now!

Join us on Wednesday for our latest webinar where you'll learn everything you need to know about migrating from Khoros to Discourse.

We’ll walk you through the migration process, share real examples, and answer your questions live.

📅 July 16, 2025 | 1pm ET
Save your spot:
zoom.us/webinar/regi...

How Ask Discourse became Andela’s AI community management assistant At Discourse, we believe that community builders should always have a place to turn when they have questions. That’s why we created Ask Discourse

When Andela launched their private community, MC Elias used Ask Discourse to finish a custom badging program in time for launch.

In our latest blog post, she shares how Ask Discourse has become a valuable support channel.

Read the story:
blog.discourse.org/2025/07/how-...

Booth at Community Led conference

Introducing Translations powered by Discourse AI

Ipads showing translation tools

👋 Hello from Community-Led World Conference 2025!
Stop by our table to check out a live demo of Discourse’s AI-powered translation tools and have a chat with us!

screenshot of new Discourse rich text editor

We’re excited to announce the release of our new rich text editor ✍️⌨️

Composing posts and messages is now more visual and intuitive with our new WYSIWYG mode.

Don’t worry, Markdown mode is still fully supported.

Get all the details here: meta.discourse.org/t/introducin...

Horizon Theme ℹ Summary Horizon is a simple, beautiful theme that improves the out-of-the-box experience for Discourse sites. 👓 Preview Preview on Discourse Theme Creator 🛠 Repository Horizon is part of Discour...

We’re excited to announce our new theme: Horizon.

Built in close collaboration with our community, Horizon is perfect for busy admins who want a clean, modern look right out of the box.

Try it today:
meta.discourse.org/t/horizon-th...

How to prepare your community for a Discourse migration A community rarely changes their platform lightly. The motivation is often to improve the experience, enhance functionality, and ensure the platform

In our latest blog post, we share our guide to planning a migration to Discourse that builds trust and gets your members excited for the change ahead.

Read the guide:
blog.discourse.org/2025/06/how-...

Webinar: Meet the Customer Projects Team. June 25, 2025 @1pm Eastern Time. See real examples of customer projects.

Come meet our Customer Projects Team!

Learn how we support our customers when they need custom features, integrations, or migrations.

Bring your questions for our live Q&A.

📅 June 25 | 1 PM ET

Save your spot 👇
zoom.us/webinar/regi...

How to Launch an Enterprise Community in 30 Days with Discourse Building an enterprise community from scratch in just 30 days might sound impossible. It’s not. This is for anyone wondering how to get started

If you're building a new community, you'll want to check out our latest blog post.

It’s a full breakdown of the approach Jordan Violet and Derek Putnam from Netwrix used to launch an enterprise community in just 30 days.

Read the full story:
blog.discourse.org/2025/06/how-...

Mastering AI for Community Building Mastering AI for Community Building Understand the evolving landscape of AI to leverage it effectively for your community.

We’re excited to share our latest white paper, Mastering AI for Community Building.

We talked to community experts to bring you real-world insights on applying AI to the day-to-day work of community building.

Download now:

www.discourse.org/downloads/ma...

We’re happy to share that one of our longtime users, Greg Sutcliffe, will be hosting a session about Discourse at #flocktofedora in Prague.

If you’re going, it’s a great chance to learn some practical tips and ask questions!

📅 Jun 5 | 4PM CEST

cfp.fedoraproject.org/flock-to-fed...

YouTube video by Discourse Why people join and stay in communities

Catch the replay of our latest webinar!

We explore what motivates people to participate in communities and share practical tips to boost engagement.

youtu.be/x3oNIrhmUC8

Why people join and stay in communities. Join Discourse Customer Success team to learn what motivates people to join, what holds them back and how to build lasting trust with onboarding strategies that work.

Why do people join a community and why do they stay?

Our Customer Success team is hosting a live webinar to share insights into the psychology of participation plus a live Q&A period and open discussion with our team!

📅 May 20 | 🕐 1 PM ET

Register here
zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Introducing a new visual layout for themes and theme components We’re excited to announce a significant update to how themes and theme components are presented in Discourse! This update brings a more intuitive and user-friendly experience when browsing, selecting,...

We have a new update for Discourse admins!

The themes page now features a visual gallery, making it easier to browse, preview, and manage both themes and components.

Get all the details 👇
meta.discourse.org/t/introducin...

How Celigo doubled their community engagement after migrating to Discourse We love celebrating our customers and their success with Discourse, but it’s especially exciting when that success comes quickly and shows the impact a strong community can have.

Celigo wanted to build a stronger, more active community, but their first platform wasn’t working.

After switching to Discourse, they were able to bring their community vision to life.

Get all the details in our latest blog post:
blog.discourse.org/2025/05/how-...

OpenAI image generation and editing now supported in Discourse AI Discourse AI now supports OpenAI image generation and editing using the gpt-image-1 API. Create and edit images using OpenAI’s latest models (gpt-image-1). New “Designer” persona supports detailed p...

Discourse AI now supports image generation and editing with OpenAI’s latest model (gpt-image-1).

Use our new “Designer” persona to create or update images with prompts. Everything saves as uploads in Discourse, so it’s easy to share or reuse.

meta.discourse.org/t/openai-ima...

Community week demo days with Peter Anderson, Enterprise Account Executive and David McClure, Director of Product at Discourse. Walk through a live demo of Discourse on Wednesday May 14 at 11AM Eastern. Powered by Community Week.

Come see Discourse in action!

We’re doing a live demo for Community Week Demo Days on May 14 at 11AM EST.

We’ll walk you through the platform and answer your questions.

Save your spot: lu.ma/demodays-dis...

Discourse and the Fediverse! The Fediverse offers ways to expand the reach of Discourse communities and help them build bridges with people active in other spaces, all while keeping the conversation civil, meaningful and focused.

We believe in a more connected, open web.

That’s where our ActivityPub plugin comes in. Now your Discourse community can share content directly into the Fediverse

Get all the details in our latest blog post:
blog.discourse.org/2025/04/disc...

webinar on getting buy-in for your community. April 9 at 1pm Eastern.

Today’s the day! 🎉

Join us for our webinar where we’ll walk through how to get leadership buy-in for your community, plus a live Q&A with our Customer Success Team.

📅 April 9, 2025 @ 1 PM ET

Don’t miss out!
zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Hey there! 👋

We love to see that you visited our Discourse community! You’re always welcome to post there, too.

Custom domains are available on our Standard and Business plans, but not on the Starter plan.

You can check out everything that’s included at each level here: discourse.org/pricing

20 Community Metrics Explained Understanding the language of community metrics gives you a leg up when communicating your community’s value to stakeholders.

Understanding common community metrics makes it easier to focus on what really matters.

We’ve put together 20 key metrics: what they mean, why they’re important, and how to use them.

Read more 👇
blog.discourse.org/2025/04/20-c...

Get buy-in for your community. webinar April 9 2025 at 1pm ET.

Join our Customer Success Team for a free webinar on how to get leadership support for your community.

🗓️ Wednesday, April 9 at 1:00 PM ET
💬 Bring your questions for our bonus Q&A session right after!

Register now 👇
zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Today has been great for the Ember Initiative 🐹 And I wanted to share why in a quick 🧵

I'm pretty happy to have @discourse.org as a backer at a tier that allows us to have a 2 hour pairing session every week. We can use this time to work on anything even tangentially related to the Initiative.

Unity Discussions front page

Looking for insights and advice on Unity and game development?

Unity Discussions is full of developers sharing tips, solving problems, and connecting.

You can find Unity and other great communities on Discourse Discover

discover.discourse.org

The Start of the Ember Initiative - Mainmatter Announcing the start of the Ember Iniative

We're proud to be investing in the future of @emberjs.com by supporting The Ember Initiative.

As their ongoing efforts move Ember forward, we're happy to back this important work.

Read more about The Ember Initiative:
mainmatter.com/blog/2025/02...

Great read from @verge on the future of online communities. For the thousands of communities powered by Discourse, that future is now.

You can explore a variety of communities here:
discover.discourse.org

Current Projects - February 2025 Welcome to Current Projects, a monthly newsletter about what we’re currently working on at Discourse. Your questions and feedback are welcome! Kicking off Review queue improvements We are kicking of...

Our latest Current Projects newsletter is here!

Here’s a look at the projects we're kicking off: AI-powered translations, revamped review queues, built-in spam detection, a new composer, and a new theme 🚀

Check it out and let us know what you think 👇

meta.discourse.org/t/current-pr...