Kaustubh Katdare

Kaustubh Katdare

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
May 22, 2026
Total activities
706

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  1. #Community 101

    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...

  2. #Feedback

    Update: Status of the bug changed from New -> Building.

    Update: Status of the bug changed from New -> Building.

  3. #Feedback

    Bug :: Cursor Jumps to the Bottom of Text When Draft is Saved While Editing

    We are aware of a bug in Jatra's editor that causes the text cursor jump to the end of the text /...

  4. #Community 101

    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....

  5. #Discussions

    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...

  6. #Community 101

    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...

  7. #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:...

  8. #Feedback

    Update: Status changed to 'Reviewing'. Profile links will be a part of the upcoming layou...

    Update: Status changed to 'Reviewing'. Profile links will be a part of the upcoming layout upgrade we are planning. While the design...

  9. #Platform Updates

    Update: Jatra is soon receiving a visual makeover! 🙂

    Update: Jatra is soon receiving a visual makeover! 🙂

  10. #Platform Updates

    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...

  11. #Discussions

    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...

  12. #Discussions

    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...

  13. #Discussions

    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...

  14. #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,...

  15. #Announcements

    Tagging @fluffy-rickshaw , @florian and @YmH9kAs

    Tagging @fluffy-rickshaw , @florian and @YmH9kAs

  16. #Announcements

    Tagging @norman , @BlockChainMentor , @butterfly-sara

    Tagging @norman , @BlockChainMentor , @butterfly-sara

  17. #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...

  18. #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...

  19. #Community 101

    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...

  20. #Community 101

    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...

  21. #Platform Updates

    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...

  22. #Community 101

    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...

  23. #Community 101

    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...

  24. #Community 101

    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...

  25. #Community 101

    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....

  26. #Discussions

    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...

  27. #Discussions

    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...

  28. #Discussions

    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...

  29. #Discussions

    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...

  30. #Discussions

    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.

  31. #Feedback

    @paulad - thank you for reporting this. I believe access to the resources should be for me...

    @paulad - thank you for reporting this. I believe access to the resources should be for members only. Therefore, guests should be...

  32. #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...

  33. #Platform Updates

    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...

  34. #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...

  35. #Platform Updates

    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...

  36. #Platform Updates

    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...

  37. #Platform Updates

    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....

  38. #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...

  39. #Platform Updates

    Thank you, Shubhada. In near future, we'll add a new metric to the analytics: Number of DM...

    Thank you, Shubhada. In near future, we'll add a new metric to the analytics: Number of DMs exchanged. When a community exchanges...

  40. #Discussions

    Update: We've published a comprehensive study on the differences between Discourse and Jat...

    Update: We've published a comprehensive study on the differences between Discourse and Jatra. We've considered several factors while comparing these two communi...

  41. #Platform Updates

    SEO Improvements :: Better Structured Data

    We have published several updates to Jatra's core that target a few SEO bugs and introduces improvements. SEO & Structured Data Improvements...

  42. #Discussions

    Community SEO - how do I know it's working?

    So, how do you know that all the SEO improvements you've implemented are working? Looking at Google Analytics and Google Search Console...

  43. #Discussions

    How to migrate your community from Discourse to Jatra?

    Can you migrate your community from Discourse to Jatra? Yes - you can. However, it's not a 'self-serve' migration. We'll do it...

  44. #Community 101

    Server-Side Rendering (SSR) Vs. Client-Side Rendering (CSR) - What's Better for SEO?

    Modern web applications can render the content in two fundamentally different place: on the server before the response is sent or in...

  45. #Discussions

    The most accurate definition of an online community

    I noticed that people have different definitions of an online community. Here's the most accurate definition of an online community: An online...

  46. #Feedback

    Using sitewide notice for displaying products services is not a good idea. We have a proto...

    Using sitewide notice for displaying products services is not a good idea. We have a prototype for 'shop' post type that can...

  47. #Platform Updates

    I'm glad you liked it, @BlockChainMentor .🙌

    I'm glad you liked it, @BlockChainMentor .🙌

  48. #Platform Updates

    Reply to this reply and test-drive the nested replies feature yourself. 😀

    Reply to this reply and test-drive the nested replies feature yourself. 😀

  49. #Announcements

    There are even more changes planned; Amit. Stay tuned 🙂

    There are even more changes planned; Amit. Stay tuned 🙂

  50. #Community 101

    You are welcome, @moni ! 🙂

    You are welcome, @moni ! 🙂

  51. #Announcements

    Jatra Nested Replies and Future Scope

    We've recently released the Jatra's Nested Replies system to all the communities powered by Jatra Community Platform. We now request our fellow...

  52. #Community 101

    Update: There are lots of questions being asked via DMs about optimizing the community con...

    Update: There are lots of questions being asked via DMs about optimizing the community content - questions / articles etc. for SEO....

  53. #Announcements

    Update: Nested Replies feature is now live: Sneak Peek At Jatras Nested Replies

    Update: Nested Replies feature is now live: Sneak Peek At Jatras Nested Replies

  54. #Platform Updates

    New Feature 🎉 : Nested Replies - Clarity > Chaos!

    We are proud to announce the general availability of Jatra's Nested Replies system to all Jatra-powered communities. Jatra's Nested Replies system chooses...

  55. #Discussions

    Welcome to Jatra @brave-forest . Jatra is designed to work with any website. It can be con...

    Welcome to Jatra @brave-forest . Jatra is designed to work with any website. It can be configured to work on a subdomain...

  56. #Announcements

    Thank you, @BlockChainMentor and @priyasahu . We're aiming to launch this over the weekend...

    Thank you, @BlockChainMentor and @priyasahu . We're aiming to launch this over the weekend. Currently testing load times and a few edge...

  57. #Announcements

    Sneak Peek @ Jatra's Nested Replies

    When we built the first prototype of Jatra - we were 100% sure that we won't introduce nested replies. Nested replies aren't...

  58. #Announcements

    Update: We are expecting slight delays in beta launches of the above features. We are pri...

    Update: We are expecting slight delays in beta launches of the above features. We are prioritising the nested replies feature over the...

  59. #Discussions

    Welcome back, @priyasahu . I've updated the title of this thread. It's not possible to tr...

    Welcome back, @priyasahu . I've updated the title of this thread. It's not possible to transfer WhatsApp Community to Jatra. WhatsApp does...

  60. #Announcements

    April 2026 Behind the Scenes: Jatra Rooms + Nested Replies and One More Thing

    It's been a while I posted an update about what's happening behind the scenes at Jatra. Here's a sneak peek at what...

  61. #Feedback

    @norman - the concept of banner is really simple - to show a message or announcement to gu...

    @norman - the concept of banner is really simple - to show a message or announcement to guests and logged-in members. It...

  62. #Announcements

    Thank you, @monster and @norman . I appreciate your encouragement. Jatra builds upon the c...

    Thank you, @monster and @norman . I appreciate your encouragement. Jatra builds upon the core that was developed for nearly 10 years....

  63. #Platform Updates

    @alex - We used to have 120 minutes as the session timeout; which has now been updated to...

    @alex - We used to have 120 minutes as the session timeout; which has now been updated to 30 days. Plus, we...

  64. #Community Quiz

    Which platform does this logo represent?

  65. #Community Quiz

    Community SEO : Which tag prevents page indexing?

  66. #Platform Updates

    Tagging @buoyant-moderator and @peaceful-pal - thank you for suggesting this feature.

    Tagging @buoyant-moderator and @peaceful-pal - thank you for suggesting this feature.

  67. #Platform Updates

    New Feature 🎉 : Stay Logged-In on Your Device

    Jatra Version 3.3.3 introduces a quality of life feature that lets users stay logged-in on their device. The logins persist even when...

  68. #Platform Updates

    Jatra Theme Designer UI + Usability Updates

    We've released a small set of fixes to Jatra's UI designer. Following is the summary of the changes implemented in version 3.3.2:...

  69. #Community 101

    I'm glad you liked it @BlockChainMentor . There's a lot to cover in this topic; and I plan...

    I'm glad you liked it @BlockChainMentor . There's a lot to cover in this topic; and I plan to dive deeper. Pair...

  70. #Community 101

    Why Your Community Gets No Traffic (And How to Fix It)

    If your community is getting no traffic, this article will show you why. You will learn the biggest mistakes that stop communities...

  71. #Platform Updates

    Sitemap Generation Performance Improvements

    We have released a patch to improve the performance of Jatra's sitemap generator. We received a complain about site becoming unresponsive for...

  72. #Platform Updates

    Attention @BlockChainMentor : When publishing articles with large number of links, the pos...

    Attention @BlockChainMentor : When publishing articles with large number of links, the posting may slow down. Please let us know if you...