Do I need Wordpress? Or Discourse can be my solution to ALL?

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Hello, for the past few days, I’ve been going to bed with thoughts about Discourse. I have a strong desire to build a supportive community centered around the self-development niche. I possess a vast amount of incredible information that I’m eager to share.

But I’m not too sure about whether I should create a WordPress website with a Discourse forum or simply use the forum as the central hub for everything, including a blog, community hangout, and course archive. Which option would be smarter and more beneficial? Should I have a WordPress site for content, such as a blog and restricted-paywall content, and then use the forum for discussions? Or should I consolidate everything in one place using the Discourse forum? While WordPress is known for its versatility and robustness, all I really need is a platform to discuss and share information, with the ability to lock certain content for premium or paid members. The only downside I can think of is the potential impact on SEO. What are your thoughts on this?

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Discourse is highly customizable. If you have some technical skills—or just have the time to browse through enough plugin and theme-component topics, I believe discourse can be a solution to all. In fact, I’m trying to do so on my discourse forum.

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Welcome roman :slight_smile:

Discourse is a forum engine, so it’s meant to discuss and share information. :slight_smile:

There’s an official plugin that would achieve this:

You may find this topic interesting to read:

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Thank you for your response. I’ve made the decision to go with Discourse and utilize Carrd to construct landing pages for collecting email addresses.

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