updates

Today we release Discourse 2.8, building on Discourse 2.7 [https://civilized-discourse-construction-kit-inc.ghost.io/2021/05/discourse-2-7-released/] from May 2021. For post 2.0 releases we’ve chosen a new set of codenames [https://meta.discourse.org/t/codenames-for-post-2-0-discourse-releases/89212] based on the history of human communication; this release

Discourse had a great year. We raised a $20 million Series A investment [https://civilized-discourse-construction-kit-inc.ghost.io/2021/08/discourse-series-a/] and grew to 56 people... but we couldn’t have done it without you! And now, as we do at the end of every year, it’s time to give

We're pleased to announce that Discourse has taken $20 million in Series A investment from Pace Capital [https://pacecapital.com/], joined by our seed investors, First Round Capital [https://firstround.com/]. It's been quite a journey since our seed foundation in 2012 [https://blog.codinghorror.com/civilized-discourse-construction-kit/] and the launch

Today we release Discourse 2.7, building on Discourse 2.6 [https://civilized-discourse-construction-kit-inc.ghost.io/2020/11/discourse-2-6-released/] from last November. For post 2.0 releases we’ve chosen a new set of codenames [https://meta.discourse.org/t/codenames-for-post-2-0-discourse-releases/89212] based on the history of human communication; this release

Today we release Discourse 2.6, building on Discourse 2.5 [https://civilized-discourse-construction-kit-inc.ghost.io/2020/06/discourse-2-5-released/] from June. For post 2.0 releases we've chosen a new set of codenames [https://meta.discourse.org/t/codenames-for-post-2-0-discourse-releases/89212] based on the history of human communication; this release is Baudot

Today we launch Discourse for Teams [https://teams.discourse.com]. Teams is affordably priced, privacy-focused, and comes pre-configured with special tools for teamwork, productivity and internal discussions -- all specifically designed for teams that either already work remotely, or are adopting remote work. Visit teams.discourse.com [https://teams.discourse.

When Discourse Gives Back [https://blog.discourse.org/2017/12/discourse-gives-back-2017/] was last published in 2017, we were delighted and humbled to see the wider Discourse community resonate with our mission to give back to the open source projects we rely on. While we admit that we dropped the ball

Today we release Discourse 2.5, building on Discourse 2.4 [https://civilized-discourse-construction-kit-inc.ghost.io/2020/02/discourse-2-4-released/] from February. For post 2.0 releases we've chosen a new set of codenames [https://meta.discourse.org/t/codenames-for-post-2-0-discourse-releases/89212] based on the history of human communication; this release is Greek

The world is in the midst of a global pandemic [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_coronavirus_pandemic]. I'm sure you've seen a lot of these messages, so we'll get right to the point. As a completely free open source tool for coordinating online work, Discourse can

Today we release Discourse 2.4, building on Discourse 2.3 [https://civilized-discourse-construction-kit-inc.ghost.io/2019/06/discourse-2-3-released/] from last year. For post 2.0 releases we've chosen a new set of codenames [https://meta.discourse.org/t/codenames-for-post-2-0-discourse-releases/89212] based on the history of human communication; this release is

If you'd like a deeper dive into the philosophy of Discourse, the project -- what it is, what it set out to do, and why it exists -- I can recommend a few presentations and podcasts I've done over the years which go deeper on background than what you'll find

Today we release Discourse 2.3, building on Discourse 2.2 from February. For post 2.0 releases we've chosen a new set of codenames based on the history of human communication; this release is Vinca. Completely overhauled flag and review system Arguably the the biggest change in this release

Today we release Discourse 2.2, building on Discourse 2.1 from September 2018. For post 2.0 releases we've chosen a new set of codenames based on the history of human communication; this release is La Pasiega. UI refinements For consistency with mobile and to free up horizontal space

Today we release Discourse 2.1, building on Discourse 2.0 from May. We've chosen a new set of codenames for releases starting with 2.1 that are based on the history of human communication. This release is Bhimbetka, and the next two will be La Pasiega and Vinca. Access

We released Discourse 2.0 on May 31st, building on Discourse 1.9 from January. New Admin Dashboard We've completely redesigned the admin dashboard to show off your most relevant and essential community health metrics right at the top, as well as trending searches. 0:00/1× Shared Drafts Staff

We released Discourse 1.9 on January 3rd, building on Discourse 1.8 from last June. Show Who's Replying Discourse is all about replies being disconnected in time and space, but we agree that showing when people are actually replying to a topic is genuinely useful in a variety of

We've had a fantastic year at Discourse, growing our team [https://civilized-discourse-construction-kit-inc.ghost.io/2017/11/discourse-team-grows-to-20/] to 20 21 people. (There's also something exciting and major happening early in 2018 that we've worked hard on for the last six months that we can't quite announce yet. But trust me

As of Discourse 1.8, every new user who joins will get a welcome PM from discobot: Discobot is a natural extension of our original, static welcome PM. However, Discobot is much more than a greeter; it also offers to interactively "play" the Discourse game with each new visitor. 0:

We're thrilled to release Discourse 1.8 today, building on Discourse 1.7 from January. Narrative Welcome Bot Perhaps the biggest new feature in this release is our narrative welcome bot, which greets new users with a personal message and offers to interactively "play" the Discourse game with them. 0:

This week we unveiled a completely revamped discourse.org [http://www.discourse.org/]! When our original website was first launched in 2013, Discourse's features were quite novel. Concepts like "infinite scrolling", "dynamic notifications" and "mobile-friendly" were state of the art for open source community platforms, especially stuck-in-90s era forum software.

Today we would like to announce our much anticipated Official API Docs! You can find them at: http://docs.discourse.org Today, more than ever, an application needs to be able to integrate with other applications and the Discourse API allows you to easily integrate your Discourse forum with any

As of today*, it's been four years of Discourse! It feels like only only yesterday [https://blog.discourse.org/2013/02/the-discourse-team/] that we launched Discourse as an open source project. We've certainly been busy for the last four years: * 1 official non-beta release [https://blog.discourse.org/2014/08/