# Effectively using Discourse together with group chat

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**Created:** [10 באפריל,‏ 2018,‏ 1:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/effectively-using-discourse-together-with-group-chat/84977 "2018-04-10T13:29:35Z")\
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**Post date:** [12 בנובמבר,‏ 2018,‏ 1:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/effectively-using-discourse-together-with-group-chat/84977/6 "2018-11-12T13:27:17Z")

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Ty for this post @erlend_sh ! Super informative! And giving some answer to questions i had from a long time.

In our small group we increased the use of whatsapp and as a result Vbullettin forum post collapsed.  
Having moved on mobile people feel more easy and immediate to use WA.

I’ve set up a Discourse forum which is much more mobile friendly to counter this trend.  
But chat is still very active and forum is quieter than i would like… (Users are still getting used to the new platform so i need more time to see the final effect!)

I would like to know if there are some suggested way to integrate forum and chat.  
I see many plugins for chat platforms (not whatsapp) but it seems to me they are meant to push important thread from the forum to the chat to highlight them more.  
I wanted to know if there is something to get part or all the chat and import it in the forum.

i agree that chat and forum are different mediums but i think it’s worth to integrate them better!

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