Forumz — boards, threads, profiles, and moderation on Grav. JSON under user/data/forumz/. No database. No Discourse rent. Optional Mambers identity bridge across the Social Stack.
"Groundswell not fork — village forums around the Grav castle."
The numbers don't lie
Why it hits different
YAML config, .mforum page files, or Admin2 / EvvyTink board CRUD. Create, edit, delete without hand-editing yaml if you don't want to.
Flat JSON per board. Pin, lock, approve queue. Public REST API for headless or bundled forumz.js embed on any page.
Register, login, session cookies — or bridge Grav Login via Mambers for one username across Messenger, Forumz, and Eventz.
Admin2 panel at /plugin/forumz. EvvyTink at /mud-admin → Forumz. Queue, ban profiles, manage boards.
Works on any Grav site. Optional :::forum fences when grav-mud-alpha is installed — GravMUD is a bonus lane, not a requirement.
Pairs with Mambers (identity), Messenger (DMs), Eventz (meetups). Same flat-file philosophy — mortals on shared hosting welcome.
Groundswell not fork
Lite ships today — boards, threads, profiles, bundled UI, Admin2 moderation + board management. Pro roadmap (commercial) adds attachments and advanced moderation — not required for the free GPM entry.
Ship it