For those operating a pure standalone forum (and not using a social platform like Facebook or Reddit), Discourse has won: https://discourse.org/ https://discour

For those operating a pure standalone forum (and not using a social platform like Facebook or Reddit), Discourse has won: https://discourse.org/ https://discourse.org/ , https://github.com/discourse/discourse https://github.com/discourse/discourse It’s available hosted or you can install it and/or pay someone to (https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-some-reputable-managed-discourse-hosting-providers-out-there/54702 https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-some-reputable-managed... and many others). The default user-facing experience is excellent.