http://www.bing.com:80/search?q=Open+Source+Forum+SoftwareSearch resultshttp://www.bing.com:80/s/a/rsslogo.gifhttp://www.bing.com:80/search?q=Open+Source+Forum+SoftwareCopyright © 2026 Microsoft. All rights reserved. These XML results may not be used, reproduced or transmitted in any manner or for any purpose other than rendering Bing results within an RSS aggregator for your personal, non-commercial use. Any other use of these results requires express written permission from Microsoft Corporation. By accessing this web page or using these results in any manner whatsoever, you agree to be bound by the foregoing restrictions.https://open.vanillaforums.com/An Update on Vanilla Open Source Announcement 1.7K views 0 comments Most recent by System December 2025 ReleasesThu, 02 Apr 2026 02:39:00 GMThttps://open.vanillaforums.com/discussion/39620/higher-logic-has-terminated-open-source-vanillaI therefore strongly recommend migrating to another forum software, like Flarum, immediately. Your forum will eventually become compromised without ongoing security updates. Last year, I appeared on the Community Signal podcast and the title of our episode was When Open Source Community Software is Bought By Private Equity.Sun, 29 Mar 2026 07:45:00 GMThttps://open.vanillaforums.com/categoriesCategories - Explore archival community support for legacy Vanilla Forums.Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:30:00 GMThttps://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/Access resources and support to enhance your Vanilla Forums experience, including guides, tips, and solutions for common issues.Fri, 03 Apr 2026 07:25:00 GMThttps://open.vanillaforums.com/discussion/7860/scalability-anyone-running-a-large-forumToe: You have to view source to get a peek at what the CommentID is to see how many comments were made. AFAIK, EMB & AMB both imported a large number of threads from old software, whereas Mozilla's add-on discussions site started from scratch last year and already has 8k discussions and 18k comments.Thu, 26 Feb 2026 15:17:00 GMThttps://open.vanillaforums.com/discussion/25409/free-vs-paid-what-are-the-differencesLastly, I remember that the open source version isn't really meant for live usage, just developers to test plugins and such. Please forgive me if I missed some obvious section of the site where this information is readily available.Sun, 29 Mar 2026 08:06:00 GMThttps://open.vanillaforums.com/discussion/39624/an-update-on-vanilla-open-sourceHere’s what that means going forward: We will discontinue ongoing development and support of the Vanilla open source solution. Higher Logic will no longer be contributing new features, fixes, or updates to the OSS codebase. The OSS codebase will remain available on GitHub. We know many of you still rely on and care about this software.Wed, 01 Apr 2026 18:54:00 GMThttps://open.vanillaforums.com/discussions/p91Community-based support for open source Vanilla forum owners, developers, and theme creators.Sat, 06 Jul 2024 06:09:00 GMThttps://open.vanillaforums.com/discussion/38372/is-vanillaforums-development-dead-dyingWhen I started looking at Vanilla months ago, I found out about the commercial aspect of it and thought "Oh wow, that's how an open source forum can survive. With an open source-commercial service hybrid model.Sun, 01 Mar 2026 11:24:00 GMThttps://open.vanillaforums.com/categories/blogAn Update on Vanilla Open Source Announcement 1.7K views 0 comments Most recent by System December 2025Thu, 02 Apr 2026 02:54:00 GMT