Has anyone here ever tried out the Vanilla forum software? It was the first modern forum platform I remember seeing back in the early 10's, but I never actually joined a forum that used this software before. I've never tried it out either, since I wasn't really a fan of the layout. I've only ever seen people use Flarum as well as Discourse when it comes to modern forum software. Would you ever give this software a test?
Vanilla Forums
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I used to have a few forums running them. I stopped using them after a SaaS bought them. The open-source version is not grabbing the attention it as used to be. I really thought someone would fork it, nothing of that sort either.
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The open source version is still there. I saw a release some 2-3 months back old. But the support and overall enthusiasm is not high as it used to be on the open section.
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My personal opinion. It is unsafe as a free software at the moment. Not sure what the roadmap is.
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There is an update by Open Vanilla forums admin Linc. He says it is unlikely we see another build of open source Vanilla.
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Yep, the post says no official update since May 2021.
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Here is the screenshot about the status of Vanilla forums open source version
Currently, the latest post in this thread
https://open.vanillaforums.com/discussion/387…logic-an-update
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I do not see any reliable fork as well for open source Vanilla forums.
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That is natural. We received free forums have already moved to stagnant mode years ago. Who is going to fork a forum that might have complications with the new owner.
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I really thought there would be at least one open source release after Higher Logic acquired Vanilla.
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Looks like Vanilla is dead from the moment of acquisition. No contribution at all from the new owners.
@Linc also said somewhere in that forum that third party plugins also died away.
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To be honest, a lot of people disliked their UI.
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Vanilla had a conventional UI option too. If I remember correctly, they had at least 3 layout options for the home page.
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There is no point talking about it anymore. The project got only one community release and they say it is not audited.
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No forks is a big bad news.
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Maybe forums are gone for good.
With Discord and social media taking all the people, there is little room for forums.
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I don't believe that. Discourse, Xenforo, Woltlab, Invision etc have a lot of users who pay a fortune for their software.
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Nice that it is gone. Not a big fan. The community was helpful though.
What do you expect? Buying a software and giving it away for free? Saints are rare these days.
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I really thought someone would fork it.
I agree, I never trusted they would give free versions infinitely.
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