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Amit Tandon
@monster • Oct 26, 2026

Oct 26, 2026
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What makes people stay active in communities?

Just about a week ago, we held a feedback session with our ~20 beta users. Everyone had lots of points to discuss. Everyone wanted to contribute something or the other....

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Changelog: Version: 4.0.6

Major Improvements to Direct Messages in Jatra

Kaustubh Katdare Admin
@kaustubh-katdare

Oct 22, 2026

release ui ux direct messages

We're excited to announce Jatra v.4.0.6. This version brings major upgrade to Jatra's DM system: Quick overview: Refined message bubbles, quoted replies and date dividers across both themes. 😍 Smoothed...

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Kaustubh Katdare Admin
@kaustubh-katdare • Oct 20, 2026

Oct 20, 2026
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Jatra October 2026 Update - New Features Planned

Thought I'd share a quick update on what's cooking behind the scenes at Jatra. Courses - Ready (Internal Testing) We are currently testing courses. Community admins can now launch (or...

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Kaustubh Katdare Admin
@kaustubh-katdare • Oct 18, 2026

Oct 18, 2026
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Jatra Releases Free Marketing and Community Tools

We are excited to announce the release of free tools for marketers and community builders. These tools help you achieve specific goal. You can visit all the tools here: Free...

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Kaustubh Katdare Admin
@kaustubh-katdare • Oct 14, 2026

Oct 14, 2026
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Jatra Introduces Gamification

We've delayed introducing gamification as a core feature of Jatra communities for a long time. I'm pleased to announce the introduction of Jatra's Gamification System. It's being made available to...

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Kaustubh Katdare Admin
@kaustubh-katdare • Oct 13, 2026

Oct 13, 2026
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Community Gamification: The Right and Wrong Expectations

As we prepare to roll out gamification for all Jatra-powered communities, I want to share my learnings from 20 years of community building. I believe most community managers and builders have the wrong expectations of the gamification system built into a platform. Let’s talk about...

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Kaustubh Katdare Admin
@kaustubh-katdare • Oct 12, 2026

Oct 12, 2026
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Jatra - October 2026 Update

It's been a while since we shared an update on what's happening behind the scenes at Jatra. In the last few days, we shipped several features: Product Roadmap: New Feature:...

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Richard M
@richard • Oct 16, 2026

Oct 16, 2026
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Facebook Community Chats Shut Down - What's The Best Alternative?

Facebook shut down the Community Chats on August 29, 2025. All existing chats were removed with no export or fallback options - and new ones cannot be created. If your...

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Kaustubh Katdare Admin
@kaustubh-katdare • Oct 16, 2026

Oct 16, 2026
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11 Solid Reasons Your Business Should Build an Online Community

The number of businesses adopting community-led growth is rising every day. Having an engaged online community for your business is now a necessity. It drives compounding growth, higher retention, lowers support costs, builds trust among your customers and future-proofs your business. In this article, you...

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Steve Miller
@1SciMAi • Oct 7, 2026

Oct 7, 2026
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What's the best forum software for SEO?

I’m looking for a forum software that offers SEO out of the box. One of my friends mentioned about this site and it looks promising. I want to learn about...

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Frederick M. Burns

@frederickburns

About me: Hello! I’m here to learn and connect with people who have experience in online advertising and local business growth. I’ve recently been exploring adwords long island and how paid search can work alongside other digital strategies.

Interests: Community Building, Member Onboarding, Community Moderation, Community SEO, Platform Migration, Retention Tactics, AI and Community, Community Analytics, Ambassador Programs, Monetization

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Kaustubh Katdare Admin
@kaustubh-katdare • Oct 7, 2026

Oct 7, 2026
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Jatra can now replace your standalone product feedback management software

This one is big, and personal. Prior to founding Jatra, I helped build a community at a SaaS. I observed that while users wanted to share feedback, request features and...

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Changelog: Version: 4.0.5

New Feature: Product Roadmap

Kaustubh Katdare Admin
@kaustubh-katdare

Oct 6, 2026

new feature improvement bugfix

I'm pleased to announce the launch of 'Roadmap'. Jatra-powered communities built around software products can now publish a detailed roadmap for their software, right within the community. Use Cases: Community...

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Changelog: Version: 4.0.4

Redesigned Quiz Cards Now Live with New Race Track 🤯

Kaustubh Katdare Admin
@kaustubh-katdare

Oct 4, 2026

ui ux improvements

We've redesigned and launched the new Quiz cards for all Jatra-powered communities. Here's a quick overview: Quiz cards got a fresh, compact look with a race track and clearer player...

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Kaustubh Katdare Admin
@kaustubh-katdare • Oct 5, 2026

Oct 5, 2026
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How to Write a Community Welcome Message (Tips and Examples)

A good community welcome message has three parts: a warm greeting, community introduction and tips for members to get involved. Whenever a new community is created on Jatra, we automatically...

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Changelog: Version: 4.0.3

SEO Improvements and Cleaner Community Feed

Kaustubh Katdare Admin
@kaustubh-katdare

Oct 3, 2026

release improvements seo

We've released a few improvements to the SEO capabilities of Jatra. Until now, the community main feed didn't have an H1 title. We introduced "Latest on {community name}" as the...

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Kaustubh Katdare Admin
@kaustubh-katdare • Oct 16, 2026

Oct 16, 2026
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Get Your Community Cited by AI - The Community AEO Guide

The most-cited source in AI answers about your category is a forum you do not own. Peec AI analysed 30 million sources across ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Gemini, Perplexity and AI Overviews. Reddit came on top, followed by YouTube and LinkedIn (Ref: Ai Search Engines...

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Changelog: Version: 4.0.2

Events Update: Support for Online Registration for Offline Events

Kaustubh Katdare Admin
@kaustubh-katdare

Oct 3, 2026

improvement

We have released a minor update to Jatra's event post-type. Event organizers can now add 'Registration Link' for all the events that are offline or in-person. Earlier, event registration information...

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Kaustubh Katdare Admin
@kaustubh-katdare • Oct 3, 2026

Oct 3, 2026
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The Role of AI in Community Building: Why It's a Boon, Not a Threat

Poll: Is AI a Boon or a Threat for Community Builders?

I built my first community in 2005. I started it on an open source community platform called phpBB. Over the next ten years it grew into Asia's largest engineering community, with more than 400,000 members. We used no ads (frankly, we didn't have the money...

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Community Chat Room - Beta Testing

This is a test chatroom to beta test the 'Rooms' post-type, launching soon.

Kaustubh Katdare

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17 Sep 2026

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1. Evan
  add typing indicators!!
2. Kaustubh Katdare
  Thank you everyone for participating in this room. We've launched Rooms feature for all the communities on Jatra. Closing this one.
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