Hi everyone.
I haven’t’ used Discourse in a while, now I’m back I see so much has changed (what a great community!).
If I had to install a fresh new forum, what components, and plugins (or themes) would you recommend?
Thanks a lot.
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The discussion revolves around recommended plugins and components for a fresh Discourse installation. Carlo asks for suggestions, and pfaffman advises checking the Discourse pricing page to see what plugins are offered in various plans. merefield suggests browsing the #plugin and #theme-component tags to find popular options.
Canapin shares a list of plugins and components they use on their own forums, including:
- Plugins: Data Explorer, Who’s Online, Discourse Yearly Review, and Discourse Locations (unofficial)
- Components: DiscoToc - automatic table of contents, Inline PDF Previews, and MD Topic List Mobile (unofficial)
Carlo thanks Canapin for the list and expresses interest in DiscoToc - automatic table of contents.
Have a look at Discourse pricing | Discourse - Civilized Discussion and see what plugins are offered on the various plans.
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Go to Customization > Plugin , select “Top” and Period “Year”?
Same for Tag Customization > Theme component ?
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It entirely depends on your needs, whether it’s cosmetic or adds features.
I can still share the components and plugins I use on all (or almost all) my own forums.
Plugins:
Data Explorer: always useful as an admin.
Who’s Online: it’s a nice touch to inform people that there is actually other folks browsing at the same time, and it fits my communities sizes
Discourse Yearly Review: adds a bit of fun 
Discourse Locations (unofficial): I use it on my trading categories.
Components:
DiscoToc - automatic table of contents: great for guides
Inline PFD Previews: it’s convenient
MD Topic List Mobile (unofficial): greatly improves the topic list on mobile in my opinion
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Thanks, this is a great tip!
Thank you for the list! DiscoTOC - automatic table of contents looks great