This guide explains how to opt-in your Discourse community to be included in Discourse Discover, a new initiative to make Discourse communities more discoverable.
Required user level: Administrator
What is Discourse Discover?
Discourse Discover is a standalone site that makes it easy for anyone to find communities that use Discourse as their platform. It serves as a showcase of unique communities within the Discourse ecosystem, increasing your communityâs visibility and allowing others to draw inspiration from the diversity of Discourse-powered sites.
How to join Discourse Discover
Opting in to Discourse Discover is a straightforward process:
Log in to your Discourse site as an administrator.
Go to Admin > Settings.
In the settings search box, type âdiscoverâ.
Check the checkbox next to âinclude in discourse discoverâ.
Your site will now be eligible for inclusion in Discourse Discover; sites are typically added within a few business days of submission.
Verifying your siteâs inclusion
To verify that your site is correctly configured to be included in Discourse Discover, you can check your siteâs basic information JSON file:
Add /site/basic-info.json to the end of your siteâs URL. For example: https://yourdiscoursesite.com/site/basic-info.json
Look for the include_in_discourse_discover field in the JSON response.
Ensure its value is set to true.
Example:
{
"title": "Your Site Name",
"description": "Your site description",
"locale": "en",
"include_in_discourse_discover": true
}
Benefits of joining Discourse Discover
By opting into Discourse Discover, youâre:
Increasing your communityâs visibility to potential new members.
Joining a showcase of unique Discourse communities.
Contributing to the growth and diversity of the Discourse ecosystem.
Potentially drawing inspiration from other communities within the network.
Privacy and control
When you opt in to Discourse Discover:
Youâre allowing Discourse to feature your community on the Discover page and in Discourse marketing materials.
You will share community metadata and anonymized usage statistics with Discourse.
The promotion of communities is at Discourseâs discretion.
I have opted into this since day one, and from what I can tell, my site has not been included. Is there a way for me to tell why? From what I can see, I have followed all the needed steps.
So Iâm here suggesting a way to share the Discover link already filtered by language/country instances to make it easier to share. I know itâs a small request, but it makes a difference for me.