Kaustubh Katdare

Kaustubh Katdare

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Founder

Kaustubh is a 3x TEDx Speaker, Community Builder and Founder at Jatra Community Platform. I would love to help you build your community.

Member since
Jun 17, 2024
Last active
Oct 25, 2026
Total activities
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  1. #Community Discussions and QnA

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

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

  2. #Community Discussions and QnA

    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...

  3. #Platform Updates and Releases

    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...

  4. #Official Announcements

    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...

  5. #Official Announcements

    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....

  6. #Official Announcements

    @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!...

  7. #Official Announcements

    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.

  8. #Learn Community Building

    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...

  9. #Official Announcements

    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...

  10. #Official Announcements

    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...

  11. #Official Announcements

    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,...

  12. #Learn Community Building

    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:...

  13. #Community Discussions and QnA

    @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...

  14. #Introductions

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

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

  15. #Official Announcements

    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...

  16. #Official Announcements

    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...

  17. #Platform Updates and Releases

    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...

  18. #Platform Updates and Releases

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

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

  19. #Platform Updates and Releases

    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...

  20. #Community Discussions and QnA

    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...

  21. #Community Discussions and QnA

    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...

  22. #Community Discussions and QnA

    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...

  23. #Community Discussions and QnA

    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...

  24. #Community Discussions and QnA

    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]...

  25. #Platform Updates and Releases

    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....

  26. #Learn Community Building

    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...

  27. #Learn Community Building

    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...

  28. #Platform Updates and Releases

    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...

  29. #Learn Community Building

    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...

  30. #Official Announcements

    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! 💯

  31. #Official Announcements

    @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...

  32. #Community Discussions and QnA

    @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...

  33. #Community Discussions and QnA

    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...

  34. #Learn Community Building

    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...

  35. #Learn Community Building

    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...

  36. #Official Announcements

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

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

  37. #Learn Community Building

    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...

  38. #Learn Community Building

    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...

  39. #Official Announcements

    @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...

  40. #Official Announcements

    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...

  41. #Platform Updates and Releases

    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...

  42. #Introductions

    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...

  43. #Introductions

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

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

  44. #Community Discussions and QnA

    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...

  45. #Community Discussions and QnA

    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 😔 )....

  46. #Community Discussions and QnA

    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...

  47. #Introductions

    Welcome back, Amit!

    Welcome back, Amit!

  48. #Community Discussions and QnA

    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...

  49. #Platform Updates and Releases

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

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

  50. #Platform Updates and Releases

    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...

  51. #Platform Updates and Releases

    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...

  52. #Platform Updates and Releases

    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...

  53. #Community Chat Rooms

    Community Chat Room - Beta Testing

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

  54. #Platform Updates and Releases

    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 -...

  55. #Platform Updates and Releases

    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...

  56. #Community Discussions and QnA

    @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...

  57. #Free Resources

    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...

  58. #Free Resources

    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...

  59. #Community Discussions and QnA

    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...

  60. #Community Discussions and QnA

    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...

  61. #Learn Community Building

    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...

  62. #Learn Community Building

    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,...

  63. #Platform Updates and Releases

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

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

  64. #Platform Updates and Releases

    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...

  65. #Community Trivia Quiz

    Which forum software did Jeff Atwood co-found?

    Hint: Jatra Community Platform is a competitor to it!

  66. #Official Announcements

    Clarification: No action is required from Jatra community admins.

    Clarification: No action is required from Jatra community admins.

  67. #Official Announcements

    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.

  68. #Official Announcements

    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...

  69. #Jatra Store

    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...

  70. #Official Announcements

    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...

  71. #Official Announcements

    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...

  72. #Introductions

    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?

  73. #Official Announcements

    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

  74. #Platform Updates and Releases

    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...

  75. #Official Announcements

    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...

  76. #Community Trivia Quiz

    "Eternal September" describes the decline of what?

  77. #Official Announcements

    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...

  78. #Official Announcements

    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

  79. #Platform Updates and Releases

    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,...

  80. #Official Announcements

    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...

  81. #Introductions

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

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

  82. #Introductions

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

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

  83. #Introductions

    Haha. Welcome back Alex! 🙂

    Haha. Welcome back Alex! 🙂

  84. #Official Announcements

    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...

  85. #Community Discussions and QnA

    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...

  86. #Community Discussions and QnA

    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,...

  87. #Official Announcements

    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...

  88. #Platform Updates and Releases

    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,...

  89. #Official Announcements

    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...

  90. #Community Trivia Quiz

    What does IRC stand for?

  91. #Platform Updates and Releases

    @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.

  92. #Platform Updates and Releases

    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...

  93. #Learn Community Building

    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...

  94. #Platform Updates and Releases

    @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...

  95. #Official Announcements

    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.

  96. #Community Trivia Quiz

    Who created the first emoticon?

  97. #Learn Community Building

    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...

  98. #Learn Community Building

    @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...

  99. #Learn Community Building

    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...

  100. #Community Discussions and QnA

    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...

  101. #Community Discussions and QnA

    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...

  102. #Community Discussions and QnA

    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...

  103. #Platform Updates and Releases

    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...

  104. #Community Trivia Quiz

    Which online community launched in 1985?

  105. #Community Discussions and QnA

    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...

  106. #Platform Updates and Releases

    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 -...

  107. #Community Discussions and QnA

    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...

  108. #Community Trivia Quiz

    In the 90-9-1 rule, what is the 1?

  109. #Platform Updates and Releases

    New Feature 🙌 - Member Recognition with Badge System

    Every community has a handful of people who show up, answer questions, and keep conversations alive. Jatra v3.7.4 lets you mark them....

  110. #Community Trivia Quiz

    What is Dunbar's number?

  111. #Free Resources

    Future of Communities in AI-Led World

    The best way to predict the future is to figure out what will NOT change in the next 10 years. As AI...

  112. #Learn Community Building

    Get Your Community Cited by AI - The Community AEO Guide

    The most-cited source in AI answers about your category is a forum you do not own. Peec AI analysed 30 million sources...

  113. #Community Discussions and QnA

    New members join, but don't post. What worked for your community?

    Most common problem online communities face is - new members join, but do not post. They just read a few posts, some...

  114. #Platform Updates and Releases

    Update: The radio-boxes have been replaced with nice icons. 🙂

    Update: The radio-boxes have been replaced with nice icons. 🙂

  115. #Platform Updates and Releases

    @BlockChainMentor - Our latest feature should take care of the use case where admins can p...

    @BlockChainMentor - Our latest feature should take care of the use case where admins can prevent others from commenting on public but...

  116. #Platform Updates and Releases

    New Feature :: Thread Lock 🔒

    Version 3.7.3 of Jatra Community Platform introduces a quality of life feature: Thread Locking. The admins and owners can now lock any...

  117. #Platform Updates and Releases

    Thank you, @paulad . Hope you like the new system. If you have suggestions, let us know.

    Thank you, @paulad . Hope you like the new system. If you have suggestions, let us know.

  118. #Learn Community Building

    One of the points discussed in yesterday's meeting. The potential client is looking to mig...

    One of the points discussed in yesterday's meeting. The potential client is looking to migrate their community from Slack and asked if...

  119. #Official Announcements

    Important :: Default Community Session Duration Update

    We've recently rolled-out a change to the session lifetime. Until now, we had a 30-day window for users to stay logged-in. That...

  120. #Learn Community Building

    Subdomain vs Subfolder for Your Community - It Just Doesn't Matter

    If you do not have the time and can trust someone who's spent nearly 20 years building online communities and experimenting with...

  121. #Platform Updates and Releases

    New Feature :: Member List 🙌

    We are pleased to roll out 'Member List'. Member list allows admins and members to take a quick glance at the members...

  122. #Platform Updates and Releases

    Jatra v.3.7.1 - Speed Improvements with Faster Queries

    We are pleased to release several speed improvements to Jatra. Mostly - the index pages, activity feed and channel counts were causing...

  123. #Official Announcements

    Give it a try and let us know your feedback. It's a powerful feature and comes with config...

    Give it a try and let us know your feedback. It's a powerful feature and comes with configuration options.

  124. #Platform Updates and Releases

    Jatra V. 3.7 # New Feature :: Hero Panels + Layout Update

    We are excited to release the latest version of Jatra - 3.7. This release packs one of the most awaited feature: Hero...

  125. #Official Announcements

    Introducing Hero Panels -> Multi-purpose Banners for Your Community

    We are excited to introduce a new feature - Hero Panels Community owners can now feature up to 3 hero panels above...

  126. #Community Discussions and QnA

    Hi Shahid, what's the problem you are facing? What kind of community is it? It'd help if y...

    Hi Shahid, what's the problem you are facing? What kind of community is it? It'd help if you share some more context...

  127. #Community Discussions and QnA

    Update: The point about Facebook missing out on organic community growth is right. When de...

    Update: The point about Facebook missing out on organic community growth is right. When deciding a community platform for your community, there...

  128. #Community Discussions and QnA

    Update: Facebook owes you nothing. They can shut down communities or disable features that...

    Update: Facebook owes you nothing. They can shut down communities or disable features that don't serve their ad model. If you are...

  129. #Community Discussions and QnA

    Update: While Facebook is free, there are hidden costs of running a Facebook Community. I...

    Update: While Facebook is free, there are hidden costs of running a Facebook Community. I recently wrote an article on this topic...

  130. #Platform Updates and Releases

    Further Enhancements to Jatra's Spam Catcher

    Today, we have released a new addition to Jatra's Spam Catcher. We now monitor user registrations and flag the suspicious users. This...

  131. #Platform Updates and Releases

    Jatra Moderation System Improvements - Easy User Bans

    We have released a small feature that improves Jatra's moderation system. Admins can now ban individual users or a group of users...

  132. #Community Discussions and QnA

    Does 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,...

  133. #Learn Community Building

    Update: We have published a detailed comparison of Discourse and Jatra Community Platform....

    Update: We have published a detailed comparison of Discourse and Jatra Community Platform. The article compares both platforms on various parameters from...

  134. #Community Discussions and QnA

    Best 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...

  135. #Community Discussions and QnA

    Update: @moni - We've published a guide that shows how to bring a slack community back to...

    Update: @moni - We've published a guide that shows how to bring a slack community back to life. The techniques and tips...

  136. #Learn Community Building

    If you are looking for a white-label community platform for your business and want to talk...

    If you are looking for a white-label community platform for your business and want to talk to someone who understands this space,...

  137. #Learn Community Building

    What 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...

  138. #Learn Community Building

    If you are looking for community platforms for your B2B SaaS, we've released a detailed co...

    If you are looking for community platforms for your B2B SaaS, we've released a detailed comparison guide on how the most popular...

  139. #Learn Community Building

    Update: We have published a detailed comparison of various community platforms for SaaS co...

    Update: We have published a detailed comparison of various community platforms for SaaS communities: Best Discourse Alternatives for SaaS Communities in 2026

  140. #Official Announcements

    Custom 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...

  141. #Learn Community Building

    Agreed. We don't have full feature parity with Canny yet; but that's not the point. A lot...

    Agreed. We don't have full feature parity with Canny yet; but that's not the point. A lot of SaaS companies will do...

  142. #Learn Community Building

    Why 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....

  143. #Community Discussions and QnA

    Welcome to Jatra, @cool-dog . I'm the founder at Jatra; so read everything below with that...

    Welcome to Jatra, @cool-dog . I'm the founder at Jatra; so read everything below with that in mind. I'll be straight about...

  144. #Learn Community Building

    What 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...

  145. #Official Announcements

    Jatra Update : June 2026

    Dear Jatra family, it's been a while since we posted an update on what's happening behind the scenes at Jatra. New Clients:...

  146. #Platform Updates and Releases

    Update: Jatra is soon receiving a visual makeover! 🙂

    Update: Jatra is soon receiving a visual makeover! 🙂

  147. #Platform Updates and Releases

    New Feature :: "Quick Posts" - New Post Type for Quick Posting

    We are excited to announce the launch of new "post" post-type. This new post-type allows quick posting in the community; without needing...

  148. #Community Discussions and QnA

    Update: We've tested and compared some of the top alternatives to Xenforo - a popular foru...

    Update: We've tested and compared some of the top alternatives to Xenforo - a popular forum software. The article also contains what...

  149. #Community Discussions and QnA

    Update: Those of you looking for official documentation from Google, look Pagination Best...

    Update: Those of you looking for official documentation from Google, look Pagination Best Practices for Google | Google Search Central | Documentation...

  150. #Community Discussions and QnA

    Pagination and Canonical URLs in Communities and Forums - What's the Right Way?

    Pagination is an important aspect of forums and community platforms. While building Jatra, one of the key decisions I had to make...

  151. #Official Announcements

    A caution though: Enabling Push Notifications on mobile / laptop will lead to single notif...

    A caution though: Enabling Push Notifications on mobile / laptop will lead to single notification sent multiple times. During our global rollout,...

  152. #Official Announcements

    Tagging @fluffy-rickshaw , @florian and @YmH9kAs

    Tagging @fluffy-rickshaw , @florian and @YmH9kAs

  153. #Official Announcements

    Tagging @norman , @BlockChainMentor , @butterfly-sara

    Tagging @norman , @BlockChainMentor , @butterfly-sara

  154. #Official Announcements

    Tagging @ambarish , @monster , @abrakdabra - Please do install the app. We'll soon have a...

    Tagging @ambarish , @monster , @abrakdabra - Please do install the app. We'll soon have a visual 3-step guide to enabling notifications...

  155. #Official Announcements

    Beta Testing : Web Push Notifications + Jatra Progressive Web App

    At Jatra, we are testing two upcoming features - Web Push Notifications and Progressive Web App. Web Push Notifications: We've tried to...

  156. #Learn Community Building

    Update: I've just published a thread on how to get your community content indexed faster....

    Update: I've just published a thread on how to get your community content indexed faster. This is not possible with WhatsApp. Take...

  157. #Learn Community Building

    How to Get Forum Content Indexed and Ranked Faster

    I built CrazyEngineers community from 0 -> 400,000+ members organically. Between 2011 - 2017, it was one of the largest engineering forums...

  158. #Platform Updates and Releases

    New Feature 🎉 : 'meme' Post Type : Share Memes Like a Pro

    I am excited to introduce a new 'post-type' in Jatra's growing list of natively supported post-types: Meme This post-type was developed specially...

  159. #Learn Community Building

    Update: WhatsApp is NOT a great community platform. It's a chat tool and it excels at allo...

    Update: WhatsApp is NOT a great community platform. It's a chat tool and it excels at allowing real time chat among a...

  160. #Learn Community Building

    There's an update: WhatsApp has been promising a new feature that will let users choose th...

    There's an update: WhatsApp has been promising a new feature that will let users choose their 'usernames'. This will allow them to...

  161. #Learn Community Building

    Update: WhatsApp has released a video that shows the process. It's bit old; but should giv...

    Update: WhatsApp has released a video that shows the process. It's bit old; but should give you an idea of how to...

  162. #Learn Community Building

    How to Build a Community on WhatsApp — and Watch It Fail

    Over the past eight years, I have built 12 communities on WhatsApp. Some peaked at 50 members and others pushed past 800....

  163. #Community Discussions and QnA

    Hi @florian , we've discussed this over the call. I'll share the highlights from our call...

    Hi @florian , we've discussed this over the call. I'll share the highlights from our call in this thread for future visitors...

  164. #Community Discussions and QnA

    Welcome to Jatra, Ying. We're happy to have you in the community. I've run a vBulletin (vB...

    Welcome to Jatra, Ying. We're happy to have you in the community. I've run a vBulletin (vB) powered community for a few...

  165. #Community Discussions and QnA

    Perfect! Good visuals enhance the overall on-page UX; which helps reduce the bounce rate a...

    Perfect! Good visuals enhance the overall on-page UX; which helps reduce the bounce rate as well as improve the session time. Both...

  166. #Community Discussions and QnA

    Short answer: Images are very important for SEO. Images act as SEO-enhancers. I'll explain...

    Short answer: Images are very important for SEO. Images act as SEO-enhancers. I'll explain how Googlebot and web crawlers treat images and...

  167. #Community Discussions and QnA

    Really appreciate, @monster . I'll let you know. Might need your help review the script.

    Really appreciate, @monster . I'll let you know. Might need your help review the script.

  168. #Official Announcements

    Announcing Jatra Polls : The Most Beautiful Polling System You've Ever Seen

    We've just announced the new "Polls" feature. You may read the details in our changelog: New Feature: Poll 🎉 : Attach Polls...

  169. #Platform Updates and Releases

    New Feature: Poll 🎉 : Attach Polls to Your Discussions, Articles and Announcements

    Say hello to Jatra's Poll system! Polls has been one of the core features that popped-in our discussions for a while. I'm...

  170. #Free Resources

    Why Private Communities are Harder to Grow

    Should your community be public or private? In this short article, I discuss the pros and cons of building a private community...

  171. #Platform Updates and Releases

    Jatra UI Update : Wider Layout + More Space

    The hawk-eyed members of Jatra might have already noticed that we've a wider layout. The wider layout allows us: More space for...

  172. #Platform Updates and Releases

    Note: Resource post type is available to all Jatra powered communities. In order to enable...

    Note: Resource post type is available to all Jatra powered communities. In order to enable it: Head over the the admin panelCreate...

  173. #Platform Updates and Releases

    Introducing "Resource" Post Type 🎉 : Share files, videos and links with your community

    Every great community runs on shared knowledge. The tutorial that saves someone a weekend. The spreadsheet template that becomes the team standard....

  174. #Free Resources

    LinkedIn Post - Should you build a community on Reddit?

    I wrote a LinkedIn post on building a community on Reddit (rented land) vs owned platform (like Jatra Community Platform). Check it...