Misago
Modern forum software built with Django and React
Misago is a fully featured, modern discussion forum application designed to be fast, scalable, and responsive. It provides the core features expected from a production internet forum, with a Django backend and a JavaScript-driven frontend.
Key Features
- User accounts with profiles, avatars, and password reset
- OAuth2 social login via many providers
- Categories with unlimited depth of subcategories
- Post editor supporting Markdown, a BBCode subset, or both
- Moderation tools for editing, moving, approving, hiding, deleting, and closing content
- Permission system with roles/ranks and category-level access control
- Read tracking to highlight new/unread content
- Private threads for invited participants
- Attachments support including thumbnailing
- Polls, best-answer marking for basic Q&A, and edit history/logs
- GDPR-oriented features and settings
- JSON API for integrations
Use Cases
- Hosting community discussion forums for products, games, or organizations
- Running a Q&A-style help community using threads and best-answer marking
- Integrating forum authentication and data with an existing site via OAuth2 and API
Misago is a strong choice for teams that want a modern forum experience with robust moderation, flexible permissions, and a contemporary web stack suitable for customization and integration.
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JavaScript
Django
Webpack
Docker
Python
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