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

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Welcome roman

@RomanJag

all I really need is a platform to discuss and share information

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

@RomanJag

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There’s an official plugin that would achieve this:

Discourse Subscriptions

Summary Discourse Subscriptions allows site owners to sell recurring and one-time purchase subscriptions that grant access to a group on a Discourse instance. Repository Link https://github.com/discourse/discourse-subscriptions Install Guide How to install plugins in Discourse Features Discourse Subscriptions supports the following features: Create new products and plans from the admin panel Cancel and refund subscriptions from …

@RomanJag

The only downside I can think of is the potential impact on SEO. What are your thoughts on this?

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