The other big platforms have been years in the making, and for what ForumSpark has accomplished, Iโd say itโs on the right track to give them some competition in the future. But when youโre looking at what the big platforms offer, what do they have that ForumSpark is missing besides millions of users?
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Iโd like to suggest a feature where guests can only see part of topics, like for instance, if you only want the first post in topics visible to guests, (you could set how much they see, in the admin panel) it would allow guests to get an idea of your content, without making everything visible.
I noticed if you set a forum to be visible but not readable, to guests, for example, those posts are still shown on the activity page to groups that it shouldnโt, in this case, guests.
It seems that once you delete a post itโs lost forever. Is it possible to add a soft delete option or a confirmation prompt when deleting to make sure that I want to delete a post? I clicked delete on a post by accident on one of my forums instead of react ๐
Do you like what forums are today or do you miss what they were like in the past?
I miss the days before HTTPS became a thing. Not because I donโt like security, just because Iโm using that to reference when forums seemed to be a lot better in terms of popularity.
Of course, forums got a lot easier to user moving forward.
What do you all think? What was your favorite forum era?

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What are your favorite forum niches to run?
How about to be a member of?
What forum niche are you simply not a big fan of?
Hi Guys! I finally made it here and registered. Kim here. I am 54 and a mom of two. I own the Creators Connection forum and am currently redoing it. I am looking forward to chatting with everybody. Hey Cedric!
Do you still add your forum to directories?
Do you think directory links still provide a good way for people to find your forum?
Or do you think directory links are a thing of a the past?
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I'm looking to have a custom theme designed for Spark Promotion, and I'm happy to pay for the work.
I'm not entirely sure what I want the theme to look like just yet, so I'm open to ideas and suggestions. I'd love something modern, professional, and fitting for a forum promotion community.
A few things I'm looking for:
- A custom, unique design for Spark Promotion.
- Both light and dark mode options.
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As I'm paying for a custom design, exclusivity is important to me. I want something that is made specifically for Spark Promotion.
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Sometimes you make a huge first post with tons of info about something(example a new game launching) and new info comes out you want to address but the first post is already too long and people already started commenting.
Iโve seen big topics where the OP will reserve the next few posts for future information which is good if you already planned it out.
What I think would be a good option for administrators or groups with the permissions enabled is to insert a post between other posts already in a topic. It could be for adding new information or for moderation purposes, pointing out a specific post to the public that wonโt be allowed to continue.
Iโve had a couple of people suggest badges for Spark Promotion but we really need an extension or something for it. Basically they could be granted manually or automatically based on various things such as member length, post count, etc.
These would display in the member profile and somewhere in the users post. Either under the post or in the post rail.
This code allows you to add image badges to the mini profile on a user-basis.
Admin CP โ Themes โ Board Templates โ Below the board
<script>
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
const BADGE_SIZE = 25;
const userBadges = {
'USERNAME': [
{ src: 'IMAGE_URL', title: 'BADGE_TITLE' },
{ src: 'IMAGE_URL', title: 'BADGE_TITLE' },
],
};
const layouts = [{
post: '.b2-post',
name: '.post-author-name',
target: '.b2-post__rail',
mode: 'append'
},
{
post: '.post-card-layout',
name: '.post-author-name',
target: '.post-card-layout__byline',
mode: 'append'
},
{
post: '.reply__details',
name: '.reply__details__username',
target: '.reply__details__username',
mode: 'append'
},
];
const buildBadges = badges => {
const box = document.createElement('div');
box.className = 'user-badges';
box.style.cssText = 'display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.25rem;justify-content:center;margin-top:.3rem';
for (const {
src,
title
}
of badges) {
const img = document.createElement('img');
img.src = src;
img.width = BADGE_SIZE;
img.height = BADGE_SIZE;
img.alt = title;
img.title = title;
img.loading = 'lazy';
box.append(img);
}
return box;
};
for (const layout of layouts) {
document.querySelectorAll(layout.post).forEach(post => {
if (post.querySelector('.user-badges')) return;
const author = post.querySelector(`${layout.name} .user-tooltip[data-username]`);
const badges = author && userBadges[author.dataset.username];
const target = post.querySelector(layout.target);
if (!badges || !badges.length || !target) return;
target.append(buildBadges(badges));
});
}
});
</script>This is the only part you need to edit:
const BADGE_SIZE = 25;
const userBadges = {
'USERNAME': [
{ src: 'IMAGE_URL', title: 'BADGE_TITLE' },
{ src: 'IMAGE_URL', title: 'BADGE_TITLE' },
],
};The 25 can be changed to the width and height you want the badges to be.
You can add more images, like so:
'USERNAME': [
{ src: 'IMAGE_URL', title: 'BADGE_TITLE' },
{ src: 'IMAGE_URL', title: 'BADGE_TITLE' },
{ src: 'IMAGE_URL', title: 'BADGE_TITLE' },
],You can repeat that whole block to add badges for more users:
const userBadges = {
'USERNAME': [
{ src: 'IMAGE_URL', title: 'BADGE_TITLE' },
{ src: 'IMAGE_URL', title: 'BADGE_TITLE' },
],
'USERNAME': [
{ src: 'IMAGE_URL', title: 'BADGE_TITLE' },
{ src: 'IMAGE_URL', title: 'BADGE_TITLE' },
],
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How long did it take you to get 1,000 members on your forum?
The 1,000-member milestone is a big deal in terms of forum membership, especially these days where not as many people are into forums as they were 20 or 30 years ago.
Do you think most forums wonโt see 1,000 members for years or will some even see that metric at all?
Hello,
Loving the forum so far. It would be great if we could delete custom items from usersโ inventories. From what I can tell, we can only set them to expire at the moment.
Have any of you successfully used Quora to generate new members to your forum?
If so, how did you do it? What was your strategy?
How often did you use Quora for the purposes of getting new forum members?
How do you feel about using fake members to make your forum look active?
Is this a practice you have used in the past? Would you still use it today?
Would you be afraid of getting caught and it ruining your reputation on the forum?
Hi,
I'm trying to set up certain sections where members can create topics, but these need to be approved by an admin or moderator before becoming visible.
I've looked through the Posting & Topics settings, but I can't see an option for topic approval.
Is this feature available on ForumSpark, or am I missing a setting somewhere?
Thanks!
Have you ever owned more than one forum at a time?
If yes, how many have you owned?
How difficult was it to run that many forums?
Would you do it again?
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