Ruby on Rails Forum

[naathyn]

Hi everyone, being a part of this community has really shown me how much people still value forum software. (I was big in the proboards scene during my teenage years and somehow had forgotten all about how much people truly get into this type of community).

So lately I have been designing my own forum software in Ruby, hopefully to monetize it. (If you are interested, see this link)

So while it is still in its early stages, I'd like to hear what you think of it so far. Obviously, to the eye, it's what you expect... a forum. But my hopes for this is to make the ease of use 100% better than the PHP alternatives.

Screenshots:

Main Page


Main Page Mobile


Boards Page


Source Code

I'd like to hear your opinions because I'm really looking forward to try pushing to the mainstream once complete.

 

[J Greig]

What's the registration and admin panel like? Could you post screenshots for them.

 

[naathyn]

Just started the project three days ago, haven't had a chance to add views to the admin panel or the registration panel. I added the categories and boards from the command line as well as 'registered'. I will keep you updated as the project progresses. 🙂

 

[kavin]

Looks good so far. Good luck. 🙂

Although it would be tough to compete with the PHP alternatives, this could be a good alternative if we look for a forum software coded in a non-PHP language. 🙂

 

[naathyn]

Thanks 🙂

I think the only reason it would be hard to compete with PHP forums is that PHP forums can be sold as is and simply uploaded, where as with Ruby on Rails, you actually need hosting that support a Rails environment (which unfortunately is a bit more expensive).