Hello Everyone,

I'm utilising codologic right now to create an online community for a project, and I'd appreciate some tips on how to increase user involvement through customisation. The forum functions flawlessly, however I believe there is still room for improvement in terms of user interaction and aesthetic appeal.

In particular, I'm curious about:

Customising the Theme: Is there a way to change the default forum layout, colour scheme, or typography? Are there any themes or tools that would improve appearance without compromising functionality?

Features of User Interactivity: I've noticed that a lot of well-known forums have leaderboards, achievements, and medal systems. Are these kinds of gamification elements supported by Codoforum, and if so, how can I use them? If not, is it possible to include outside programs to include these features?

What are some best practices for search engine optimisation on Codoforum? Does my forum have to have a certain plugin installed or configuration to rank higher in search results?

Security and Spam Prevention: Although the built-in security protections are useful, I'm wondering if there are any more actions or plugins that could assist protect the forum from spammers and unsolicited messages in particular.

Your suggestions or success stories about increasing mendix user engagement and personalisation would be much appreciated. Any advice, sources, or samples would be greatly valued!

Thank you in advance.

There are a few extensions, i.e. modules and themes, on GitHub. Just search for "Codoforum" on GitHub.
Apart from that, you'll probably have to get involved yourself and restyle a theme using CSS. To do this, simply copy the original theme, then change the name of the copied theme and make your changes using HTML and CSS.

As far as generating attention and finding users for your forum goes:

The only really working solution is actually to buy advertising on Twitter-X, Google, etc. All attempts that you can make yourself for free are hardly effective anymore because the online community in general has changed a lot and people hardly want to use forums and communities anymore, apart from stupid Facebook and Twitter.

Kind regards and good luck.