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Paula Derrenger
@paulad • Mar 23, 2025

Mar 23, 2025

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What are the best ways to monetize community?

I’m looking for ways to monetize the community beyond subscriptions. We charge an annual fee for access to exclusive, member-only channels. Are there other simple, overlooked ways to generate revenue...

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Changelog: Version: 2.1.3

New Confetti Effect - Upon Clicking 'Like' Button

Published: Mar 5, 2025

improvement

Eliminated a CSS plugin and directly injected all the CSS required to produce a fantastic “confetti” effect. I don’t want to add any pictures or photos; but want you to...

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Kaustubh Katdare
@kaustubh • Apr 20, 2025

Apr 20, 2025

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SEO for Online Communities: Ultimate Guide to Organic Growth

I am a big fan of open communities - the ones that expose content to search engines and users without requiring a login.When you nail SEO - your online community...

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Changelog: Version: 2.1.2

Minor Update: Members List Available Inside Settings

Published: Feb 24, 2025

new feature

A small quality of life upgrade has just been released on Jatra. The admins and the owners of the Jatra powered communities can now access their members list from within...

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Kaustubh Katdare
@kaustubh • Feb 12, 2025

Feb 12, 2025

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Jatra - 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...

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Paula Derrenger
@paulad • Mar 25, 2025

Mar 25, 2025

1.9K

Jatra's Community Channel Management Feature is Superb!

Huge kudos to the Jatra team for creating such an intuitive interface for channel management. It’s incredibly simple and easy to navigate, which is a breath of fresh air. Platforms...

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Praise

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Archived
Paula Derrenger
@paulad • Feb 15, 2025

Feb 15, 2025

2.1K

How would you revive a dead community?

Keeping a community lively is proper tough. In one of the communities I run, barely 1% of the members actually get involved. No one’s posting, and replies are rare -...

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Kaustubh Katdare
@kaustubh • Jan 30, 2025

Jan 30, 2025

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January, 2025 : Community Platform Update

After several weeks of silence, I thought I’d give our fellow Jatra family members an update on what’s happening behind the scenes. We spent past 3 months building the ‘Channels’...

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Changelog: Version: 2.0.0

Public, Private and Restricted Channels on Jatra

Published: Jan 29, 2025

new feature bugfix improvement

We are excited to announce a major upgrade to Jatra Community Platform. Following is the overview of what’s new, and available immediately to all Jatra consumers.You can now create 4...

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Alex Novak
@qBiJ4Do • Mar 20, 2025

Mar 20, 2025

1.7K

Is Jatra an Alternative to Upvoty?

Hi! I saw someone on Reddit mention that Jatra could be a good alternative to Upvoty. I’m a bit confused, though—is Jatra a community platform, or is it more of...

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Kaustubh Katdare
@kaustubh • Feb 13, 2025

Feb 13, 2025

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Sneak Peek At Upcoming Features on Jatra

ETA: January, 2025 last week.After several weeks of working behind the scenes, we are excited to start 2025 with a huge update to Jatra Community Platform.The settings section is getting...

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Kaustubh Katdare
@kaustubh • Mar 26, 2025

Mar 26, 2025

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Self-Hosted Vs. Fully Managed Community Platform - What Should You Pick?

When starting a new community, you’ll have to choose between a self-hosted and a fully-managed community platform.In my career spanning 20 years as an entrepreneur and community builder, I’ve managed...

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Kaustubh Katdare
@kaustubh-katdare • Dec 28, 2024

Dec 28, 2024

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Reply count is not updated after deleting replies

Submitting this on behalf of our customer; so that we can keep track. Here are steps to reproduce:Find a thread with more than 1 repliesDelete one reply and observeThe reply...

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Bug

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Reviewing
Steve Miller
@1SciMAi • May 6, 2025

May 6, 2025

1.6K

How can I increase engagement in our online community?

I’m building an online community for a D2C brand. The goal is to create a space where customers connect, share, and engage. We recently launched, and sign-ups are going well....

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Angela Williams
@angela-williams • Dec 18, 2024

Dec 18, 2024

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How can I improve community management skills?

I wish to know what are the proven ways to improve community management skills. I am new to community management and learning new skills every day. Just read Kaustubh’s post...

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Kaustubh Katdare
@kaustubh • Dec 16, 2024

Dec 16, 2024

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What are the negative parts of building online community?

It’s important to be aware of the negative aspects of building an online community. In this article, I will share some of the challenges that I have faced while building...

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Paula Derrenger
@paulad • Dec 17, 2024

Dec 17, 2024

1.3K

Can Jatra be an alternative to Scenes community platform by Graphy?

Graphy’s Build on Scenes community software is being shut-down. They are no longer interested in hosting communities. I wish to know if Jatra can be an alternative to Graphy Scenes...

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Rahul Roy
@rahulroy • Feb 25, 2025

Feb 25, 2025

1.3K

Is Jatra an Alternative to XenForo?

I’m looking for an alternative to XenForo. We are looking to build a customer community for our D2C brand. We don’t have any specific requirements in mind, but the platform...

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Kaustubh Katdare
@kaustubh • Apr 11, 2025

Apr 11, 2025

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Closed Vs. Open Community: Let's Settle the Debate

There are two main types of communities: Open and Closed. This article will help you decide whether your community should be open (public) or closed (private).I am a strong advocate...

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Changelog: Version: 1.1.4

Images now occupy full width of the screen

Published: Nov 23, 2024

bugfix

A small cosmetic change has been rolled out today. When the layout is adjusted to suit the screen, the featured images now follow the width, occupying the empty space.Here’s a...

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