Is Flarum a Good Choice for My Upcoming Community Forum?

SychO

huseyinfiliz core updates were shown in the Extension Manager as well

that is also the case for 1.8, you just have to initiate an update check after some time to make sure the cached results are updated. Although it probably doesn't matter that much anymore..

huseyinfiliz

SychO This is very interesting. I’ve updated Flarum dozens of times on different servers, but I’ve never seen a core update appear. Usually, Flarum updates automatically while updating a different extension.

If that’s the case, as you can see from this discussion, people are very confused about this. I think a clearer system needs to be implemented.

luceos

huseyinfiliz Usually, Flarum updates automatically while updating a different extension

This is actually true for minor and patch releases. Your composer.json restricts flarum to a major version as depicted by flarum/core set at a certain value.

Kabir

luceos What is the most stable version I should choose? I prefer a version that doesn't require SSH or Composer for installation or updates.

Kabir

Spez Flarum on your hosting and manage it using cpanel, be sure to sign up for hosting that supports SSH access.

If this is the case, it's a big deal for me. The person(s) supposed to maintain the forum once it's finished shouldn't have SSH access to my server. They aren't experienced enough to be trusted with SSH. By the way, could you please let me know the version you're using so I can avoid that version?

Spez

Kabir As far as I know, Flarum only has 2 versions: normal version and no-public-dir version. It's just different in Flarum's path. Flarum installs and updates using Composer, that's the basics. However, as I said, you can install and update Extensions (Plugins) using the Extensions Manager tool available on Flarum. And as @huseyinfiliz said, you can also update the Flarum version using ExtensionsManager. The version I use is the no-public-dir version, I see a lot of people using this version.

Kabir

luceos So I can assign multiple roles and hide if I want. That's a relief to know.

Kabir

huseyinfiliz I don't like auto-updates. Auto-updates in any CMS can pose a risk of things becoming complicated. However, it's great to display if an update is available, as long as it doesn't update automatically.

One more thing—what is the most stable version I should choose? I prefer a version that doesn't require SSH or Composer for installation or updates.

Kabir

Anyway, I am sure of one thing: the community is rich and responsive. Whether the issue is resolved or not, an immediate response matters a lot. You guys are amazing!
@huseyinfiliz @SychO @Spez @RelicSystem @luceos

Spez

huseyinfiliz Note: When I tested it, it seemed like I could update Flarum through the Extension Manager, just as if I were installing an extension.

I typed "flarum/core:v2.0.0-beta.2," and it updated automatically. For you, this might appear as something like "flarum/core:v1.8.9."

New knowledge. Thank you.

abc123

It is very suitable to use Laravel to develop forums and social chat systems. Laravel is built for the mobile era.

Kabir

abc123 But I am not a developer and I don't have interest in laravel.

abc123

It is highly recommended to abandon mybb, mybb is not suitable for this era, you can use Laravel development, or use flarum development. It's the mobile era.

GreXXL

Kabir Flarum can be updated via the extension manger. You should still have as admin with SSH access as in some cases this can be necessary. The most recent production ready version is 1.8.9.

I also want to make everyone aware that you can edit posts and it is not necessary or allowed to post multiple times in succession.

Kabir

Thank you all for providing detailed information!

I’ve installed version 1.8.9, and so far, it’s great. However, I couldn’t find solutions to the following requirements, which are very important for me:

User Groups: I want to grant specific access to certain user groups but not all permissions. For example, I’d like to give moderators access to "Invite" and "Tag" settings but restrict them from accessing other areas like Dashboard, Basics, Emails, Appearance, or extensions. Is there a way to achieve this? If there’s an extension available for this, it would be perfect and fulfill my requirements.
Renaming the "Member": I’m unable to rename the default user group "Member." It doesn’t appear in the permissions section where other user groups are listed. I wish there was a way to rename it to something more aligned with my needs.

If anyone has solutions or suggestions for these issues, I’d greatly appreciate your help!

SkakashiS

Kabir I’d like to give moderators access to "Invite" and "Tag" settings

I think that this is not possible, only admins can do that and the only group for that is the "admin" group. I think that there is no extension for this.

Kabir I wish there was a way to rename it to something more aligned with my needs.

This is only an internal name, where do you want to rename it? If it is somewhere in public, you can install this extension: https://flarum.org/extension/fof/linguist and change for your community every "member" where you find to the word that better fits for you.

abc123

Hopefully there will be a stable version of flarum, more extensions. Something for everyone

ernestdefoe

abc123 There is a stable version of Flarum. It’s what’s being used here. Been stable for quite some time now. The only thing that’s not stable is Flarum 2.x

luceos

abc123 Flarum 1.8.9 is the latest stable version with a massive amount of extensions. It seems you're basing your opinions on the beta of 2.0 which hasn't even been released yet, the only reason these beta's exist is so that developers can make their extensions compatible, so yeah that version is still unstable and doesn't have many extensions yet.

ernestdefoe

luceos yeah I’ve already explained that to them.

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