Comparison · 1 May 2026 · 6 min
Read →ForumForge vs XenForo: which forum platform fits your community?
Compare ownership, hosting, moderation depth, commerce, and long-term operating cost when choosing between ForumForge and XenForo.
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Comparison · 3 May 2026 · 6 min
Read →ForumForge vs Invision Community: which platform fits your community?
Compare suite complexity, applications, hosting, commerce, and long-term cost when choosing between ForumForge and Invision Community (IPS).
Migration · 8 May 2026 · 7 min
Read →Migrating from XenForo to ForumForge
A practical guide to planning structure, members, content, permissions, and launch when moving off XenForo.
Migration · 15 May 2026 · 6 min
Read →Migrating from Discourse to ForumForge
When a threaded discussion platform outgrows Discourse-style workflows and you want classic forum structure plus commerce and clubs.
Migration · 22 May 2026 · 7 min
Read →Migrating from Invision Community to ForumForge
How to plan a move from Invision Community (IPS) when you want simpler operations, clearer pricing, and forums, pages, clubs, and commerce in one product.
Comparison · 24 May 2026 · 6 min
Read →ForumForge vs Discourse: forum structure or discussion-first?
Compare category navigation, staff controls, clubs, commerce, hosting, and the operating model when choosing between ForumForge and Discourse.
Migration · 26 May 2026 · 6 min
Read →Migrating from phpBB to ForumForge
How to plan permissions, structure, legacy archives, and launch when moving an older phpBB community to ForumForge.
Migration · 28 May 2026 · 7 min
Read →Migrating from vBulletin to ForumForge
A practical path for vBulletin communities that want modern moderation, clearer hosting, and forums plus pages and commerce in one platform.
Migration · 30 May 2026 · 6 min
Read →Migrating from Flarum to ForumForge
When a lightweight forum extension stack is not enough for clubs, commerce, staff depth, and long-term community operations.
Guide · 2 Jun 2026 · 8 min
Read →How to launch a forum in 30 days
A week-by-week launch plan for teams starting from scratch: structure, permissions, content, moderation, and go-live on ForumForge.
Guide · 5 Jun 2026 · 7 min
Read →Forum moderation checklist before and after launch
Reports, warnings, bans, staff permissions, escalation paths, and community rules — what to configure before your forum goes live.
Guide · 8 Jun 2026 · 5 min
Read →ForumForge hosted vs self-hosted: a buyer's guide
Who should choose managed hosting, who should run their own servers, and how pricing maps to operational responsibility.
Guide · 12 Jun 2026 · 7 min
Read →Community operations after launch: the first 90 days
Weekly rhythms for staff, content seeding, quiet forum recovery, member onboarding, and keeping a new community healthy after go-live.
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