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  • Emma Goel
    Emma Goel
    @aTfJ1zb • Apr 17, 2025
    Apr 17, 2025
    556

    What's your best tactic for community success and engagement?

    Share your best tactic to ensure success of your online community and boost engagement? Do you focus only on high-value members and cater to their needs or there’s something else...

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  • Paul Mills
    Paul Mills
    @aL1PKCS • Apr 17, 2025
    Apr 17, 2025
    730

    What is a community of practice (CoP)?

    Recently came across the term “community of practice” in an article and I’m trying to get a clear picture of what it really means. I know it involves people who...

    Like 4 Replies 3
  • Emma Goel
    Emma Goel
    @aTfJ1zb • Apr 20, 2025
    Apr 20, 2025
    741

    Is Community Building a Skill?

    Hi team! I’m new to Jatra - joined after a friend recommended this space. I’ve spent the last 7 years as a social media manager, focused on content creation, follower...

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  • Kaustubh Katdare
    Kaustubh Katdare Admin
    @kaustubh-katdare • Oct 15, 2025
    Oct 15, 2025
    1.9K

    The SPACES Model Explained: Proving Your Community's Value

    TL;DR:SPACES breaks community impact into six business outcomes:SupportProductAcquisitionContributionEngagementSuccessChoose one primary and one secondary outcome for the next quarter.Track two or three laser‑focused KPIs for each; convert wins to dollars.A monthly, one‑page Community P&L keeps leadership hooked.Benchmarks show peer answers can save $2 million a month...
    Like 4 Replies 2
  • Changelog: Version: 2.3.0

    SEO Booster: "DiscussionForumPosting", "Article", "NewsArticle" Structured Data Support

    Kaustubh Katdare
    Kaustubh Katdare Admin
    @kaustubh-katdare
    Apr 14, 2025
    new feature improvement bugfix
    We have released an important SEO update for all Jatra powered communities. Jatra now automatically adds “DiscussionForumPosting”, “Article” and “NewsArticle” structured data to your content.What is Structured Data? Search engines...
    Like 4 Replies 3
  • Alex Xu
    Alex Xu
    @alex • Apr 12, 2025
    Apr 12, 2025
    1.1K

    How much does an online community platform typically cost?

    My team and I are exploring options for launching a dedicated online community for a skincare brand in the UK. I have looked at platforms like Circle, Discourse, Slack and...

    Like 4 Replies 1
  • Sia Kate
    Sia Kate
    @CcjtSrS • Apr 2, 2025
    Apr 2, 2025
    1.5K

    How did you get your first 10 community members?

    Starting a new community is always exciting. But getting your first 10 members can sometimes feel like the hardest to get. This discussion is an extension of Kaustubh’s article -...

    Like 4 Replies 2
  • Changelog: Version: 2.2.0

    New: Community SEO, Layout Optimization and Performance Improvements

    Kaustubh Katdare
    Kaustubh Katdare
    @kaustubh
    Mar 17, 2025
    new feature improvement bugfix
    I’m excited to release the version 2.2.0 - our major update to Jatra in 2025. This release is paced with amazing features, massive SEO improvements and of course, performance improvements.Let’s...
    Like 4 Replies 3
  • Sara
    Sara VIP
    @butterfly-sara • Jun 3, 2025
    Jun 3, 2025
    1.8K

    What is the future of online communities?

    Hey everyone! I’ve been thinking a lot about how online communities are evolving and where they might be headed. I joined this community after reading Are Online Forums Dead? by...

    Like 4 Replies 2
  • Kaustubh Katdare
    Kaustubh Katdare
    @kaustubh • Mar 25, 2025
    Mar 25, 2025
    2.0K

    [Steps] Build Organic Online Community for Brand

    Most entrepreneurs, markets and community builders believe that their social media following is their “brand community”. The truth is social media is just a broadcast channel for most brands to make announcements and share product updates. Very few realise that a brand’s social media following...
    Like 4 Replies 3
  • Rohit Kapoor
    Rohit Kapoor Champion
    @rohit • Feb 21, 2026
    Feb 21, 2026
    14.3K

    Looking for an Alternative to Vanilla Forums [Higher Logic Killed It]

    Higher Logic, the company that owned Vanilla Forums has informed that they are no longer maintaining the open source version of Vanilla Forums. We have been looking for an alternative...

    Like 4 Replies 1
  • Kaustubh Katdare
    Kaustubh Katdare
    @kaustubh • Feb 15, 2025
    Feb 15, 2025
    2.5K

    Why Build an Online Community: Advantages and Disadvantages

    What excites me about building the Jatra Community Platform is the possibilities it unlocks for businesses. Most of the entrepreneurs are aware of only the ‘user-engagement’ aspect and have not explored the true potential of an online community built around their business. Did you know...
    Like 4 Replies 3
  • Kaustubh Katdare
    Kaustubh Katdare
    @kaustubh • Jul 15, 2026
    Jul 15, 2026
    2.4K

    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 decades, I switched platforms multiple times:phpBB → vBulletin → xenForo → custom solution → Jatra.Along...
    Like 4 Replies 3
  • Alex Xu
    Alex Xu
    @alex • May 24, 2025
    May 24, 2025
    21.6K

    What's the Best PHP Forum Software In Your Opinion?

    If you were to start a new forum for your online business - which PHP forum software would you choose and why? You may ask - why PHP and not...

    Like 4 Replies 3
  • Steve Miller
    Steve Miller
    @1SciMAi • Feb 15, 2025
    Feb 15, 2025
    1.8K

    As a community manager, do you quickly reply to all new questions?

    Sorry for multiple posting. I wish to know if it’s a good strategy to quickly reply to the new questions posted by users or wait for the other members to...

    Like 4 Replies 3
  • Thomas Browne
    Thomas Browne
    @RDgl4Jx • Aug 27, 2026
    Aug 27, 2026
    2.0K

    What does a community manager do all day, hour by hour?

    What exactly does a community manager do every day? I've noticed that a lot of startups and even big companies hire community managers, but their job descriptions often feel vague...

    Like 4 Replies 5
  • Steve Miller
    Steve Miller
    @1SciMAi • Nov 29, 2024
    Nov 29, 2024
    1.6K

    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...

    Like 4 Replies 3
  • Paula Derrenger
    Paula Derrenger Champion
    @paulad • Dec 4, 2024
    Dec 4, 2024
    1.6K

    How can I block AI bots from scraping our content?

    Am I the only one concerned about AI bots scraping our content to train themselves? It feels like the problem is already out of control. Our community is built on...

    Like 4 Replies 6
  • Paula Derrenger
    Paula Derrenger Champion
    @paulad • Dec 2, 2024
    Dec 2, 2024
    2.6K

    What's the best platform for building an online community?

    I’d like to know about the best platform out there to build an online community? Some of the popular choices I see are Facebook Groups (for interest based communities), LinkedIn...

    Like 4 Replies 1
  • Kaustubh Katdare
    Kaustubh Katdare
    @kaustubh • May 6, 2025
    May 6, 2025
    3.4K

    KPIs for Community: Tracking The Community Engagement and Growth

    I began building communities back in the days when ‘online community building’ wasn’t a thing. The first (and the biggest) community I ever built grew organically on just two key questions:Did I get new members today?Did I have fun today?Back in 2005, those were the...
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    Well noted. thank you

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