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Silverstripe module adding Yahoo Groups/Vanilla Forum style discussions

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Silverstripe Discussions
========================

[](#silverstripe-discussions)

Simple forum module for silverstripe that uses a more blog like list of discussions with categories instead of the traditional "folder" structure.

The idea is to create a module similar to Yahoo / Google groups or Vanilla Forum.

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- SilverStripe 3.2
- [silverstripe-australia/silverstripe-gridfieldextensions](https://github.com/silverstripe-australia/silverstripe-gridfieldextensions): SilverStripe Grid Field Extensions Module
- [silverstripe/silverstripe-comments](https://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-comments): Comments

Maintainer Contact
------------------

[](#maintainer-contact)

- Mo

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

[](#installation)

The preffered method of installation is Composer (see the [official docs](https://docs.silverstripe.org/en/3/developer_guides/extending/modules/#installation))

To install via composer run the following:

```
composer require i-lateral/silverstripe-discussions

```

NOTE: The above will install the latest tagged release

Basic Usage
-----------

[](#basic-usage)

Once installed, make sure you run a `dev/build` to add the new page type, categories, etc.

This will also automatically add a "Discussions" Page to your site tree, and a "poster" and "moderator" security group.

### Adding Categories

[](#adding-categories)

Discussions can be categoriesed by simple category objects. You can add categories by navigating to the discussions page in the CMS and adding categories.

### Starting (and commenting on) Discussions

[](#starting-and-commenting-on-discussions)

In order for a user to start a discussion, they must have the "DISCUSSIONS\_POSTING" permission (this is also true for commenting on a discussion).

By default users will get this permission by registering for an account and then clicking the link in the verification email that the site sends them.

If you wish to disable this functionality, you will need to change the registration configuration of the users module (add the following to your `config.yml`):

```
Users:
  new_user_groups:
    - discussions-posters
  require_verification: false
  send_verification_email: false

```

**NOTE** It is not advisable to do this, the verification adds an extra layer of spam protection (otherwise bots or spammers could easily sign up with fictitious accounts and post messages).

###  Health Score

31

—

LowBetter than 68% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity14

Limited adoption so far

Community12

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity66

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 91.7% of commits — single point of failure

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 ~1 days

Total

3

Last Release

3243d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![mlewis-everley](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/687143?v=4)](https://github.com/mlewis-everley "mlewis-everley (22 commits)")[![barry-bookinglive](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8995766?v=4)](https://github.com/barry-bookinglive "barry-bookinglive (2 commits)")

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Tags

silverstripegroupsforumchatdiscussion

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