# Sample Forum to See Admin Features?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/sample-forum-to-see-admin-features/392680
**Category:** General
**Created:** [January 5, 2026, 6:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sample-forum-to-see-admin-features/392680 "2026-01-05T06:32:33Z")
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### Author: ![jomaxro](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jomaxro/32/126216_2.png) [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2026, 4:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sample-forum-to-see-admin-features/392680/12 "2026-04-17T16:15:54Z")

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Blast from the past, wow. Yeah, that post is nearly 8 years old! As Bas and others have shared, we do not currently require a credit card to spin up a site. As Moin pointed out, we also have a free plan!

And Nate shared our _current_ stance (as opposed to my ancient comment) from the sign up page itself. No credit cards required _by default._ We retain the ability to require one should we see an uptick in spam or other issues.

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