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What is Dunbar's number?
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#A#B#C#DExplanation:Anthropologist Robin Dunbar proposed 150 as the rough limit of stable relationships one person can maintain. Community builders use it to argue for smaller sub-groups once a space gets big. -
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Future of Communities in AI-Led World
Kaustubh Katdare @kaustubh-katdareAug 5, 2026 14The best way to predict the future is to figure out what will NOT change in the next 10 years. As AI takes over the social media and most of...
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@kaustubh-katdare • Aug 5, 2026Aug 5, 202624Get 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... -
@kaustubh-katdare • Aug 4, 2026Aug 4, 202680
New members join, but don't post. What worked for your community?
Most common problem online communities face is - new members join, but do not post. They just read a few posts, some like content and then never return. I faced...
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Changelog: Version: 3.7.3Published: Aug 3, 2026Version 3.7.3 of Jatra Community Platform introduces a quality of life feature: Thread Locking. The admins and owners can now lock any thread across all post types that support replies...
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Changelog: Version: 3.7Published: Jul 29, 2026We are excited to release the latest version of Jatra - 3.7. This release packs one of the most awaited feature: Hero Panels. Hero Panels: Jatra's Hero Panels allow admins...
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@1SciMAi • Aug 3, 2026Aug 3, 20267.9KHow to Grow a Telegram Channel Organically?
I am looking for tips and suggestions to grow a telegram channel. I work for a startup in the B2C space; and our founders want us to have a community...
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@kaustubh-katdare • Aug 3, 2026Aug 3, 202696Subdomain vs Subfolder for Your Community - It Just Doesn't Matter
If you do not have the time and can trust someone who's spent nearly 20 years building online communities and experimenting with SEO, here's the TL;DR version: Both subdomain and subdirectory are equally good for SEO. Your community will attract organic traffic irrespective of its... -
@kaustubh-katdare • Jul 31, 2026Jul 31, 202690
Important :: Default Community Session Duration Update
We've recently rolled-out a change to the session lifetime. Until now, we had a 30-day window for users to stay logged-in. That is, if the user logged-in today, they'd stay... -
@kaustubh-katdare • Jul 31, 2026Jul 31, 202663
Introducing Hero Panels -> Multi-purpose Banners for Your Community
We are excited to introduce a new feature - Hero Panels Community owners can now feature up to 3 hero panels above the home feed- perfect for announcements, events, launches,... -
Changelog: Version: 3.7.2Published: Jul 30, 2026We are pleased to roll out 'Member List'. Member list allows admins and members to take a quick glance at the members of the community. Note that this is the...
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Changelog: Version: 3.7.1Published: Jul 30, 2026We are pleased to release several speed improvements to Jatra. Mostly - the index pages, activity feed and channel counts were causing slow queries in some of the communities. We've...
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@paulad • Jul 27, 2026Jul 27, 20263.4KHow to get more members in WhatsApp community?
Hi everyone, I'm in the process of creating a WhatsApp Community for digital marketers in my city. I'm trying to figure out the best way to: Create and structure the...
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@CcjtSrS • Jul 22, 2026Jul 22, 20261.4K
Need help deciding between Facebook Group or Dedicated Platform to host our community
I need to decide whether to build our community on Facebook Group or a dedicated community platform like Jatra, Discord or Circle. I am inclined towards Facebook Group because most...
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@richard • Jul 22, 2026Jul 22, 20263.0KFacebook Community Chats Shut Down - What's The Best Alternative?
Facebook has shut down Community Chats, leaving thousands of group admins and members without one of the only real-time tools inside Groups. As of today, no new chats can be...
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@moni • Jul 22, 2026Jul 22, 2026635How much does it cost to build a Facebook community?
Has anyone here outsourced the community building? I’m looking to hire a person to build a Facebook community for us. How much should we spent on it? Is it worth...
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Changelog: Version: 3.6.2Published: Jul 16, 2026Today, we have released a new addition to Jatra's Spam Catcher. We now monitor user registrations and flag the suspicious users. This is how the system works: Potential spammy user...
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Changelog: Version: 3.6.1Published: Jul 15, 2026We have released a small feature that improves Jatra's moderation system. Admins can now ban individual users or a group of users from the admin panel. We have been struggling...
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@kaustubh-katdare • Jul 15, 2026Jul 15, 202680
Does the order of URLs in an XML Sitemap Matter?
Yesterday, while talking to a potential customer of Jatra, we talked about Jatra's advanced SEO (and AEO) capabilities. . During the discussion, the client asked if the order of URLs...
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@kaustubh • Jul 15, 2026Jul 15, 20262.4KJatra - A Powerful Discourse Alternative for Communities
It’s been 20 years since I started managing online communities.Back in 2005, I created my first community on phpBB - a popular platform at the time. Over the next two decades, I switched platforms multiple times:phpBB → vBulletin → xenForo → custom solution → Jatra.Along...