Kaustubh Katdare

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Article coming soon. Note: @BlockChainMentor , @norman , @monster

It's a very common problem and it's similar to "Build and they'll come". In business, foun...

It's a very common problem and it's similar to "Build and they'll come". In business, founders think if they build a solid...

Major Improvements to Direct Messages in Jatra

We're excited to announce Jatra v.4.0.6. This version brings major upgrade to Jatra's DM system: Quick overview: Refined message bubbles, quoted replies...

Jatra October 2026 Update - New Features Planned

Thought I'd share a quick update on what's cooking behind the scenes at Jatra. Courses - Ready (Internal Testing) We are currently...

Jatra Releases Free Marketing and Community Tools

We are excited to announce the release of free tools for marketers and community builders. These tools help you achieve specific goal....

@jakubpacanda - Our roadmap has affiliate partnership program. We'll pay a commission to a...

@jakubpacanda - Our roadmap has affiliate partnership program. We'll pay a commission to anyone who brings new customers to Jatra. Launching soon!...

You can decide which trophies to add to your shelf. 🙂 Give it a try.

You can decide which trophies to add to your shelf. 🙂 Give it a try.

Community Gamification: The Right and Wrong Expectations

As we prepare to roll out gamification for all Jatra-powered communities, I want to share my learnings from 20 years of community...

Update: Gamification is now available on all Jatra communities. Our initial testing has sh...

Update: Gamification is now available on all Jatra communities. Our initial testing has shown positive results. We request all admins to turn...

Jatra Introduces Gamification

We've delayed introducing gamification as a core feature of Jatra communities for a long time. I'm pleased to announce the introduction of...

Jatra - October 2026 Update

It's been a while since we shared an update on what's happening behind the scenes at Jatra. In the last few days,...

Update: We wrote a detailed guide that helps businesses determine if they are ready to bui...

Update: We wrote a detailed guide that helps businesses determine if they are ready to build a customer community. Read it here:...

@1SciMAi - Steve...We wrote a guide to address this question. Take a look Best Forum Softw...

@1SciMAi - Steve...We wrote a guide to address this question. Take a look Best Forum Software for SEO in 2026 - Tested...

Welcome, @frederickburns ! If you have specific questions - shoot them anyway.

Welcome, @frederickburns ! If you have specific questions - shoot them anyway.

Here's a detailed changelog entry for the roadmap feature: New Feature: Product Roadmap |...

Here's a detailed changelog entry for the roadmap feature: New Feature: Product Roadmap | Jatra Community Here's Jatra's own roadmap (only available...

Jatra can now replace your standalone product feedback management software

This one is big, and personal. Prior to founding Jatra, I helped build a community at a SaaS. I observed that while...

New Feature: Product Roadmap

I'm pleased to announce the launch of 'Roadmap'. Jatra-powered communities built around software products can now publish a detailed roadmap for their...

The best part of this update is that quiz now supports replies 🤙🏼

The best part of this update is that quiz now supports replies 🤙🏼

Redesigned Quiz Cards Now Live with New Race Track 🤯

We've redesigned and launched the new Quiz cards for all Jatra-powered communities. Here's a quick overview: Quiz cards got a fresh, compact...

Revisiting this thread after a while. Since last update, there have been new developments....

Revisiting this thread after a while. Since last update, there have been new developments. First - Facebook is NOT killing Groups. It's...

Welcome Email for New Community Members Subject: You're in! Welcome to [Community] 🎉 Hi...

Welcome Email for New Community Members Subject: You're in! Welcome to [Community] 🎉 Hi {first_name}, Thanks for joining [Community]. You're now part...

Welcome Message for a Course or Cohort Community Welcome to Cohort [#] of [Course Name]!...

Welcome Message for a Course or Cohort Community Welcome to Cohort [#] of [Course Name]! 🎓 For the next [X weeks], this...

Welcome Message for a Developer Community Hey builders! 👨‍💻 Welcome to [Community], a...

Welcome Message for a Developer Community Hey builders! 👨‍💻 Welcome to [Community], a place for developers working with [stack/tool]. No question is...

Welcome message for a Customer Community (B2B / SaaS) Hi everyone, and welcome to the [Pr...

Welcome message for a Customer Community (B2B / SaaS) Hi everyone, and welcome to the [Product] Community 👋 This is where [Product]...

SEO Improvements and Cleaner Community Feed

We've released a few improvements to the SEO capabilities of Jatra. Until now, the community main feed didn't have an H1 title....

Here's a proof of Jatra's Community receiving citation in AI. I ran a few queries on forum...

Here's a proof of Jatra's Community receiving citation in AI. I ran a few queries on forum software that is good for...

Absolutely. No one can guarantee AI citation. However, the QnA content and discussions are...

Absolutely. No one can guarantee AI citation. However, the QnA content and discussions are the prime candidates that LLMs refer when citing...

Events Update: Support for Online Registration for Offline Events

We have released a minor update to Jatra's event post-type. Event organizers can now add 'Registration Link' for all the events that...

Frankly speaking - it's going to be super difficult to identify real humans on the Interne...

Frankly speaking - it's going to be super difficult to identify real humans on the Internet. Unless we establish a protocol for...

Hi @evan - long time! It's free forever, for all Jatra powered communities! 💯

Hi @evan - long time! It's free forever, for all Jatra powered communities! 💯

@nifty-wizard - welcome to Jatra. We are absolutely sure that we want the humans in contro...

@nifty-wizard - welcome to Jatra. We are absolutely sure that we want the humans in control. That's why Jatra AI simply does...

@rambling-rabbit - recently switched from Discord to Jatra. Could you please share your th...

@rambling-rabbit - recently switched from Discord to Jatra. Could you please share your thoughts? @norman - would love to hear from you...

Demo : How Jatra AI Moderator Catches Spam

I wanted to show you how Jatra's AI moderator catches spam as soon as it's created. On one of the Jatra-powered communities...

The Role of AI in Community Building: Why It's a Boon, Not a Threat

I built my first community in 2005. I started it on an open source community platform called phpBB. Over the next ten...

Always start with questions members ask often. Once you have covered the FAQs, you can sta...

Always start with questions members ask often. Once you have covered the FAQs, you can start targeting the questions for which you...

@BlockChainMentor - We'll handle this in the official support channel.

@BlockChainMentor - We'll handle this in the official support channel.

Update: Another tool I strongly recommend using for SEO is Google Trends. It's a free tool...

Update: Another tool I strongly recommend using for SEO is Google Trends. It's a free tool that tells you what are the...

How to do SEO yourself - without costly tools

The expert SEO advice on the Internet revolves around costly tools for keyword research. Ahrefs, Semrush and similar tools are good; but...

@BlockChainMentor - Jatra AI is already rolled out to all the communities including AoB. I...

@BlockChainMentor - Jatra AI is already rolled out to all the communities including AoB. It only flags the messages that are spammy...

Jatra AI - The Dawn of Smarter Communities

I built my first community, a global community of engineers, in 2005. Over the next 10 years, it grew to become Asia’s...

Jatra AI - Advanced, AI-Assisted Moderation

We are excited to announce Jatra AI moderation. After months of internal trials; we have rolled out AI-powered moderation for all Jatra-powered...

You’re welcome. We are trying to make progress, fast but one step at a time. Feedback is w...

You’re welcome. We are trying to make progress, fast but one step at a time. Feedback is welcome. Let’s connect over a...

Watta surprise! Welcome to Jatra, @jakubpacanda 👍🙏🏼

Watta surprise! Welcome to Jatra, @jakubpacanda 👍🙏🏼

Someone suggested that we should make this a part of the community onboarding process. Rig...

Someone suggested that we should make this a part of the community onboarding process. Right now, we show 'rules' - which is...

Is Khoros Delaying Data Migration for Its Clients?

I recently had a chat with a Khoros customer who's looking to migrate community to some other platform (not Jatra 😔 )....

An unusual way of testing community platform before you buy!

I think community platform evaluation follows a typical path: either you book a call with the vendor and then they show you...

Welcome back, Amit!

Welcome back, Amit!

Should customer questions be hidden from public?

A few days ago, I turned the feedback and feature requests channel from public to private. A few weeks before that, I...

We'll discuss different use-cases for Rooms soon!

We'll discuss different use-cases for Rooms soon!

Jatra "Rooms" - Generally Available for All Communities

Rooms let your members chat together in one place- perfect for quick questions, group discussions, live text Q&As, or casual catch-ups. Members...

New Feature: User Account Deletion (With Waiting Time) and Data Export

Jatra now supports self-serve account deletion, with time to change your mind. Your members can now request account deletion from their profile...

Smiley Pack Upgrade

Jatra v3.9.4 brings a small UI upgrade. We have upgraded our smiley pack. We now support multiple emojis grouped. Here's how it...

Community Chat Room - Beta Testing

This is a test chatroom to beta test the 'Rooms' post-type, launching soon.

Update: We've pushed a few more minor layout upgrades specifically for the mobile layout....

Update: We've pushed a few more minor layout upgrades specifically for the mobile layout. Requesting fellow members to browse using mobile -...

Minor UI Update - Mobile Navigation and Pinned Events

Jatra v3.9.3 introduces minor UI/UX updates: Mobile navigation menu updatedOn few of the mobile devices, the mobile menu was cut-off. We have...

@rahulroy - the best way to optimize an existing community for SEO (and AEO) is by adjusti...

@rahulroy - the best way to optimize an existing community for SEO (and AEO) is by adjusting the titles of the discussion...

Update: This PDF is meant to be used along with our detailed writeup on how to launch a b2...

Update: This PDF is meant to be used along with our detailed writeup on how to launch a b2b SaaS community in...

Community 90-Day Launch Checklist

Attached PDF contains specially crafted checklist to launch your B2B SaaS community with confidence. It offers step by step guidance so that...

How To Keep Customer Data Private in Support Forums?

I've been thinking - what's the best way to keep customer data private and yet allow access to multiple stakeholders - while...

The best way to handle duplicate questions or requests in your community?

Forums often receive duplicate questions or requests that have been answered multiple times. I wish to know how do our fellow community...

How to Choose a Forum Software in 5 Minutes by Scanning Public Page

Typically, a vendor demo will show you the logged-in view of the forum software. However, that is not the first view your...

Image SEO - Optimizing Images for Search Engines and AI

CrazyEngineers, the engineering community I started in 2005, gets about 149000 visits/year only from Image Search. I did not write any content,...

@BlockChainMentor - let us know if this helps solve the problem.

@BlockChainMentor - let us know if this helps solve the problem.

Jatra Shop Improvement: Flexible Pricing for Services

We've just pushed a small change to 'shop' post-type that should help community advertise services better - Flexible pricing for services: Price...

Which forum software did Jeff Atwood co-found?

Hint: Jatra Community Platform is a competitor to it!

Clarification: No action is required from Jatra community admins.

Clarification: No action is required from Jatra community admins.

Thank you, @paulad . Interests could help with user-matching. We'll expand it to allow aut...

Thank you, @paulad . Interests could help with user-matching. We'll expand it to allow automatic member-matching.

Shop is a post-type; and it's standalone. You can link to it from your posts / articles. I...

Shop is a post-type; and it's standalone. You can link to it from your posts / articles. In future, we may allow...

Jatra Discovery Call - 30 Minute

Free 30-minute discovery call with Kaustubh Katdare I've been building online communities since 2005. The first one, CrazyEngineers, passed 400,000 members wit...

Just about an hour ago, we had to push this security update on urgent basis. While we'd ha...

Just about an hour ago, we had to push this security update on urgent basis. While we'd have loved to inform all...

Introducing Jatra SecureShield 🛡: A safer way to protect your account

We’ve improved how Jatra protects accounts when connecting email, Google, or LinkedIn. Previously, a matching email could connect a new sign-in method...

Howdy Norman! It's a pleasure to interact with you. Could you share more about AfricaGigs?

Howdy Norman! It's a pleasure to interact with you. Could you share more about AfricaGigs?

Please read the full changelog on New: Showcase Products & Services with Jatra Shop | Jatr...

Please read the full changelog on New: Showcase Products & Services with Jatra Shop | Jatra Community

New: Showcase Products & Services with Jatra Shop

Jatra communities can now showcase products and services directly inside the community. Shop is intentionally lightweight. Jatra does not handle payments, orde...

Introducing Shop: Showcase What You Sell 🛍️

You can now feature products and services directly inside your Jatra community. We deliberately kept this simple. Jatra isn't trying to replace...

"Eternal September" describes the decline of what?

Jatra's onboarding supports 'interests'. It allows admins to know what topics are members...

Jatra's onboarding supports 'interests'. It allows admins to know what topics are members interested in and can plan content or understand the...

Please read out detailed changelog - New Features and Improvements: Member onboarding and...

Please read out detailed changelog - New Features and Improvements: Member onboarding and introductions | Jatra Community

New Features and Improvements: Member onboarding and introductions

Jatra-powered Communities now have a flexible onboarding experience that admins can enable when they are ready. Members can confirm their display name,...

New Feature -> Jatra User Onboarding. Make New Members Feel At Home 👋

We are excited to introduce Jatra User Onboarding - a feature that's been on our roadmap for a long time. User onboarding...

Hello @BlockChainMentor ! Let me know your comments on the onboarding flows.

Hello @BlockChainMentor ! Let me know your comments on the onboarding flows.

Invite us to your live shows @alejandro . Welcome back to the community. 😁

Invite us to your live shows @alejandro . Welcome back to the community. 😁

Haha. Welcome back Alex! 🙂

Haha. Welcome back Alex! 🙂

Jatra August - September 2026 BTS Update

It's time to share what's going on at Jatra behind the scenes. In the past few weeks, we've launched several new features...

The best way to make people participate in a community is to create content they care for...

The best way to make people participate in a community is to create content they care for and then tag them. When...

Update. Coming back to this because I found my old notebook with my own schedule from 2016...

Update. Coming back to this because I found my old notebook with my own schedule from 2016! The handwriting is so bad,...

For detailed feature list, options and other info, please refer to our detailed changelog...

For detailed feature list, options and other info, please refer to our detailed changelog entry: New Feature: Native Events for Jatra Communities...

New Feature: Native Events for Jatra Communities

Jatra now includes a dedicated Event post type for organizing community events. Events work like other Jatra posts while providing event-specific publishing,...

Introducing Events on Jatra 🎉

We're excited to announce "Events" - natively supported 'event' post-type on Jatra. Your community’s events can now live where your community already...

What does IRC stand for?

@BlockChainMentor - this should be useful to promote your upcoming events. @rambling-rab...

@BlockChainMentor - this should be useful to promote your upcoming events. @rambling-rabbit - FYI.

New Features -> Pinned (Sticky) Posts and More Hero Panels

Jatra v.3.7.5 introduces two new features: Pinned/Sticky Posts: Admins can now pin any post to the top of the main feed. The...

Absolutely. If the content is placed in a subfolder like example.com/communitythe communit...

Absolutely. If the content is placed in a subfolder like example.com/communitythe community does receive benefit of the backlinks built to marketing and...

@norman - Permissions system is being worked on. As you already know - we keep things simp...

@norman - Permissions system is being worked on. As you already know - we keep things simpler on the admin front by...

It's not planned, but I've made a note of the request.

It's not planned, but I've made a note of the request.

Who created the first emoticon?

This topic keeps popping up in every discussion. The misinformation out there is just over...

This topic keeps popping up in every discussion. The misinformation out there is just overwhelming. I'll repeat my advice: Subdomain or Subdirectory...

@paulad - just noticed your reply. Sorry that I couldn't reply earlier. It's due, and I...

@paulad - just noticed your reply. Sorry that I couldn't reply earlier. It's due, and I know. I'm going to write a...

Thank you, Paula. As discussed in yesterday's call about getting engagement in WhatsApp co...

Thank you, Paula. As discussed in yesterday's call about getting engagement in WhatsApp communities, I've written a small guide - WhatsApp Community...

Update: I've wrote about 11 common techniques and tips to boost community engagement. Thes...

Update: I've wrote about 11 common techniques and tips to boost community engagement. These are more strategic ones. These strategies have been...

How to Boost Community Engagement: Respond. Don't Answer

The simplest trick I learned to boost community engagement was to stop answering questions. When a new member posts a question, be...

Here are few more ways to get more members into your WhatsApp group. These are from severa...

Here are few more ways to get more members into your WhatsApp group. These are from several years of building and growing...

Right now, we don't and we won't mostly likely have a detailed user roles system. Most mem...

Right now, we don't and we won't mostly likely have a detailed user roles system. Most members don't care about it and...

Which online community launched in 1985?

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

Addendum. There are few advance ways to find out which forum software you're using: Cookie Name Check: Open your browser's developer tools...

Not now, but planned. Jatra is designed to let one person manage very large communities. A...

Not now, but planned. Jatra is designed to let one person manage very large communities. An important feature on our roadmap -...

Hey @alejandro - welcome to Jatra. Jatra's spam prevention system blocks any links added f...

Hey @alejandro - welcome to Jatra. Jatra's spam prevention system blocks any links added from new members. Sorry about that. You can...