# Why do Discourse forums require JS?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-do-discourse-forums-require-js/238156>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [September 5, 2022, 2:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-do-discourse-forums-require-js/238156 "2022-09-05T14:01:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Canapin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/canapin/32/119591_2.png) [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2022, 2:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-do-discourse-forums-require-js/238156/3 "2022-09-05T14:20:37Z")

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It’s just the way it’s made. Discourse doesn’t simply “needs” javascript, it IS a javascript application that is entirely loaded in your browser, and this application uses the API to load data from the server-side database.

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@Jagster was faster. Also, my explanation may be a bit vague, but I’m sure there are experts here that will be able to explain it better!

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