Hi guys,
I’d like to test out 2 views of our forum. I can’t find any information if I could do it inside Discourse. Could we do it using some external tool?
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A discussion on A/B testing within the forum is taking place. Agnieszka_Jaskiewicz is looking to test two views of the forum and is unsure if it’s possible within Discourse. Mittineague suggests querying the database to determine theme preference, but awesomerobot notes that direct A/B testing within Discourse isn’t possible and recommends using an external tool.
Alternatively, awesomerobot mentions that the community tends to make individual changes and observe the community’s reaction. gdpelican expresses interest in developing a solution for A/B testing themes and encourages collaboration. Jeremie_Leroy responds to gdpelican and expresses interest in A/B testing between two landing pages to reduce bounce rates.
I’m not sure what you mean by “test out 2 views”. If you mean which theme members are using, you could query the database. That could be some indication of preference.
You can’t do it directly within Discourse. An external A/B testing tool could potentially work, but it depends on how the tool works and the specifics of the test. There’s a lot of potential variation.
We tend to avoid doing A/B testing ourselves in favor of making individual changes and seeing how the community reacts.
A/B testing themes / theme components is something that I’ve had a sniff at in the past, and might come up with something useful as some point. If this is a project that anyone has interest in investigating (either with code help or sponsorship), feel free to reach out.
Hi James, i would be interested in the A/B testing, between 2 landing pages in order to reduce the bounce rate. Did you find a solution ?