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The Community Forum App

An alternative to the deprecated Wix Forum app

Background

In April 2025, Wix announced it will be deprecating it's beloved and widely used Forum app, in an effort to consolidate users in it's inferior Groups app. As of April 15th the app is no longer available on the Wix App Market and begining October 2025, users will no longer be able to post on existing forums. Wix Forum apps will be permanently deleted from all sites in March 2026. 

Get The App

The Community Forum app is currently in very early development stages (aka. Alpha) and not yet available on the Wix App Market. You can get access to try out the app for Free by filling out the form below. 

Please note that breaking changes may occur in future versions of the app.

Key Features

💬 Forum Features​

  • Category Overview with post counts and responsive layout

  • Post Listings with pagination, sorting, and filtering

  • Rich Post Creation using a full WYSIWYG editor

  • Threaded Replies with nesting, likes, voting, and reactions

  • Media Uploads for posts and replies (images/files)

  • Real-time Updates for counts and new activity

🛠️ Admin & Moderation Tools

  • Category & Post Management (create, reorder, edit, pin, moderate)

  • Moderation Controls with 3 levels (None, All, Smart)

  • Tag System for organizing and filtering posts

  • Bulk Operations for mass moderation and cleanup

  • Report System for user-flagged content with admin review flow

🔍 Search & Discovery

  • Global Search across posts, replies, and categories

  • Smart Filters by content type, tags, or date

  • Instant Results with plain-text previews

👥 Member Integration

  • Wix Members Integration with automatic author profiles

  • Role-Based Access Control for permissions and moderation

  • Seamless Login/Logout using Wix SDK

🎨 Modern UI/UX

  • Wix Design System components with Lucide icons

  • Responsive Design with mobile-first approach

  • Skeleton Loaders, Toast Notifications, and Focus Management

  • Accessibility Features like keyboard navigation and ARIA support

📈 Content Analytics & Engagement

  • Like/Vote System for posts and replies

  • View Tracking and Activity Timestamps

  • Pinned Posts and SEO-friendly post slugs

⚙️ Performance & SEO

  • Lazy Loading and Pagination for performance

  • SEO Tags and Structured Data (JSON-LD)

  • Dynamic Page Titles and clean URL structure

🔄 Migration Tools

  • Wix Forum Import for categories, posts, and replies

  • Dry Run Mode, Progress Tracker, and Undo Tools

🧰 Setup & Integration

  • Auto Widget Installation for key pages

  • Admin Dashboard Access post-install

  • Full Member System Integration

  • Optional Data Migration from existing forums

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