How to know which forum software are we running?

Hey @alejandro - welcome to Jatra. Jatra's spam prevention system blocks any links added from new members. Sorry about that. You can DM me the link to your forum. I'll be happy to look into it.

The best way to know which forum software you are running is to look into the forum's footer area. Almost all forum software place their branding with link to the forum software. For example, we put Jatra Community Platform link in the footer of the forum.

There are other ways too:

1. Visual Inspection: Many forum software will have a unique look. You can identify them by comparing their look with that of the official forum software. For example, forum software like vBulletin, phpBB, xenForo, Flarum, Discourse have a unique look.

2. Looking into HTML: Although this is not the most accurate method. However, some software either have HTML comments or some traces of the original forum software vendor in the HTML source code. Just right click on any thread of the forum -> view source to see the code.

A few vendors offer white-labeling of the forum. It makes it impossible to identify the software if it's heavily modified. In that case, you can ask a question in the forum and expect a response from the owners.

I'm curious - what makes you want to know about the forum software?

Addendum. There are few advance ways to find out which forum software you're using:

1. Cookie Name Check: Open your browser's developer tools (F12 key), go to Application or Storage tab and then check cookies. You may find the forum software identifier like xf_ for XenForo, phpbb_ for phpBB etc.

2. BuiltWith: Technology profiling companies are best at finding out these patterns and give you ready-made answer.

3. URL Structure: Typically, you'll find /threads/ in the URL for XenForo, /t/ for forums powered by Discourse etc.

I hope this information is helpful. If you share specific URLs or forums you want to identify, our fellow community builders can help.