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flarum/framework
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Delightfully simple forum software.

v1.8.14(2mo ago)6.7k647↓50%867[27 issues](https://github.com/flarum/framework/issues)[14 PRs](https://github.com/flarum/framework/pulls)MITPHPPHP &gt;=7.3CI passing

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About Flarum
------------

[](#about-flarum)

**[Flarum](https://flarum.org/) is a delightfully simple discussion platform for your website.** It's fast and easy to use, with all the features you need to run a successful community. It is designed to be:

- **Fast and simple.** No clutter, no bloat, no complex dependencies. Flarum is built with PHP so it’s quick and easy to deploy. The interface is powered by Mithril, a performant JavaScript framework with a tiny footprint.
- **Beautiful and responsive.** This is forum software for humans. Flarum is carefully designed to be consistent and intuitive across platforms, out-of-the-box.
- **Powerful and extensible.** Customize, extend, and integrate Flarum to suit your community. Flarum’s architecture is amazingly flexible, with a powerful Extension API.

[![Screenshot of a Flarum instance, showing multiple discussions and tags.](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/7f09816271b739de3cf1d0399857a09e3e7c51cb3a2acad0147733cfaa0e1227/68747470733a2f2f666c6172756d2e6f72672f6173736574732f666c6172756d2f686f6d652d73637265656e73686f742e706e67)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/7f09816271b739de3cf1d0399857a09e3e7c51cb3a2acad0147733cfaa0e1227/68747470733a2f2f666c6172756d2e6f72672f6173736574732f666c6172756d2f686f6d652d73637265656e73686f742e706e67)

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

This repository contains Flarum's core code. If you want to set up a forum, visit the [Flarum skeleton repository](https://github.com/flarum/flarum). For support, refer to the [documentation](https://docs.flarum.org/), and ask questions on [Flarum Discuss](https://discuss.flarum.org/) (our community forum) or [Discord server](https://flarum.org/discord/).

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Thank you for considering contributing to Flarum! Please read the **[Contributing guide](https://docs.flarum.org/contributing)** to learn how you can help.

Security Vulnerabilities
------------------------

[](#security-vulnerabilities)

If you discover a security vulnerability within Flarum, please send an e-mail to . All security vulnerabilities will be promptly addressed. More details can be found in our [security policy](https://github.com/flarum/core/security/policy).

License
-------

[](#license)

Flarum is open-source software licensed under the [MIT License](https://github.com/flarum/flarum/blob/master/LICENSE).

###  Health Score

66

—

FairBetter than 99% of packages

Maintenance87

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity50

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community42

Growing community involvement

Maturity76

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor2

2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~60 days

Recently: every ~10 days

Total

65

Last Release

57d ago

Major Versions

v1.8.9 → v2.0.0-beta.12024-12-08

v1.8.10 → v2.0.0-beta.32025-04-25

v1.8.11 → v2.0.0-beta.42025-11-25

v1.8.12 → v2.0.0-beta.62026-01-30

v1.8.14 → v2.0.0-beta.82026-03-23

PHP version history (8 changes)v0.1.0-betaPHP &gt;=5.4.0

v0.1.0-beta.3PHP &gt;=5.5.9

v0.1.0-beta.7PHP &gt;=5.6.0

v0.1.0-beta.8PHP &gt;=7.1

v0.1.0-beta.13PHP &gt;=7.2

v0.1.0-beta.16PHP &gt;=7.3

v2.0.0-beta.1PHP ^8.2

v2.0.0-beta.8PHP ^8.3

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/504687?v=4)[Daniël Klabbers](/maintainers/Luceos)[@luceos](https://github.com/luceos)

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/16573496?v=4)[IanM](/maintainers/imorland)[@imorland](https://github.com/imorland)

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1630413?v=4)[Gregor Hammerschmidt](/maintainers/GreXXL)[@GreXXL](https://github.com/GreXXL)

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Top Contributors

[![tobyzerner](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/128862?v=4)](https://github.com/tobyzerner "tobyzerner (3377 commits)")[![franzliedke](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/249125?v=4)](https://github.com/franzliedke "franzliedke (1377 commits)")[![flarum-bot](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/39334649?v=4)](https://github.com/flarum-bot "flarum-bot (1088 commits)")[![askvortsov1](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/38059171?v=4)](https://github.com/askvortsov1 "askvortsov1 (762 commits)")[![luceos](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/504687?v=4)](https://github.com/luceos "luceos (613 commits)")[![SychO9](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/20267363?v=4)](https://github.com/SychO9 "SychO9 (577 commits)")[![davwheat](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7406822?v=4)](https://github.com/davwheat "davwheat (276 commits)")[![imorland](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/16573496?v=4)](https://github.com/imorland "imorland (218 commits)")[![dsevillamartin](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6401250?v=4)](https://github.com/dsevillamartin "dsevillamartin (124 commits)")[![dcsjapan](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/13129997?v=4)](https://github.com/dcsjapan "dcsjapan (79 commits)")[![clarkwinkelmann](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5264300?v=4)](https://github.com/clarkwinkelmann "clarkwinkelmann (76 commits)")[![dependabot[bot]](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/29110?v=4)](https://github.com/dependabot[bot] "dependabot[bot] (74 commits)")[![tankerkiller125](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3457368?v=4)](https://github.com/tankerkiller125 "tankerkiller125 (55 commits)")[![milescellar](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/160068451?v=4)](https://github.com/milescellar "milescellar (54 commits)")[![sijad](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7693001?v=4)](https://github.com/sijad "sijad (40 commits)")[![rob006](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5972388?v=4)](https://github.com/rob006 "rob006 (36 commits)")[![DavideIadeluca](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/146922689?v=4)](https://github.com/DavideIadeluca "DavideIadeluca (31 commits)")[![KyrneDev](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/13856015?v=4)](https://github.com/KyrneDev "KyrneDev (28 commits)")[![w-4](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/36057469?v=4)](https://github.com/w-4 "w-4 (24 commits)")[![datlechin](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/56961917?v=4)](https://github.com/datlechin "datlechin (22 commits)")

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Tags

communityflarumforumhacktoberfestjavascriptlaravelphpforumdiscussion

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Type Coverage Yes

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