Community Feed
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Kaustubh Katdare Admin@kaustubh-katdare • Jul 31, 2026Jul 31, 202697We 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: 3.7.2
Kaustubh Katdare Admin@kaustubh-katdarePublished: 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... -
Changelog: Version: 3.7.1
Kaustubh Katdare Admin@kaustubh-katdarePublished: 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... -
@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, 20263.1KFacebook 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 • Aug 6, 2026Aug 6, 2026667How 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: 3.6.2
Kaustubh Katdare Admin@kaustubh-katdarePublished: 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... -
Kaustubh Katdare Admin@kaustubh-katdare • Jul 15, 2026Jul 15, 2026104Does 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... -
@kaustubh • Aug 3, 2026Aug 3, 20261.8KUser Feedback Tool - Integrated Within the Community
I am excited to announce the latest addition to the Jatra’s ever-growing feature set: A user-feedback collection tool integrated within your Jatra-powered community. What does it help you do? Feedback... -
Kaustubh Katdare Admin@kaustubh-katdare • Jul 10, 2026Jul 10, 2026234Best Community Platforms in 2026 - According to Reddit
According to Reddit, the best community platforms in 2026 to host a community are: Jatra Community Platform: Best overall. Highlights are advance SEO, AEO and native multi-content support. Jatra team...
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@moni • Jul 31, 2026Jul 31, 2026584Boss asked me to build a Slack community. I have no idea.
Hi everyone! So…I recently joined a startup here in Berlin as a social media manager. I’m good with content creation, running campaigns and keeping our socials active. But my boss...
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Kaustubh Katdare Admin@kaustubh-katdare • Jul 6, 2026Jul 6, 2026182What is a White Label Community Platform? Meaning, Benefits and How it Works
Building a community platform is a complex process. It requires a lot of maintenance, updates and monitoring. This is why businesses do not build their own community platform. They run their customer communities on a platform someone else built. However, they wrap it with their... -
Kaustubh Katdare Admin@kaustubh-katdare • Jun 30, 2026Jun 30, 2026687How to Build a SaaS Community in 2026
Building a community for your SaaS is the highest RoI growth hack you'll ever implement. It's like building a system that acquires new users for you on autopilot and also engages them. A properly managed community even turns your customers into brand evangelists.Too good to... -
@kaustubh • Jun 30, 2026Jun 30, 20262.4KHow to Build a SaaS Community Effortlessly
In this guide, I’ll teach you how to build a successful SaaS community effortlessly. I’d like you to follow the playbook I’ve built over the last 18 years of my experience as a founder and community-builder.We’ll leverage SEO, organic growth-hacking techniques and content techniques to... -
Kaustubh Katdare Admin@kaustubh-katdare • Aug 4, 2026Aug 4, 2026896Custom Meta Descriptions Will Be Deprecated Through Upcoming Updates
We've decided to deprecate the custom meta descriptions through upcoming updates to Jatra. Over the past few years, we've seen that the custom meta descriptions are not valued by Google... -
Kaustubh Katdare Admin@kaustubh-katdare • Jun 25, 2026Jun 25, 2026300Why Product Feedback, Changelog, and Roadmap Should Live Inside Your Community
Where Should Product Feedback Live? Inside Your Community, Not a Separate Tool I've operated in the SaaS world for almost a decade. There was a time when SaaS companies kept three separate sections on their website: Product feedback: a widget or a form for customers... -
@kaustubh • Jun 24, 2026Jun 24, 20265.0KWhat are some of the alternatives to XenForo?
XenForo is a dominant player in the world of community platforms. I’d like to know about the latest forum and community platforms in the market that are alternative to XenForo?...
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@cool-dog • Jun 24, 2026Jun 24, 2026416
Which Community Platform is the Best for Small Teams?
I represent a small software team based in Estonia. We build custom software for ecommerce brands, and several of our clients sell products that are quite popular across Central Europe....
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Kaustubh Katdare Admin@kaustubh-katdare • Jun 24, 2026Jun 24, 2026254What Is a Reliable Community Engagement Platform? (Know Before You Commit)
A reliable community engagement platform is software that hosts your member discussions and content with three guarantees: your data stays yours and you can export it anytime, your content remains accessible for years (including to search engines), and the vendor's business doesn't depend on locking...