Vanilla Forums Features
The best way to manage feedback, spark discussion, and make customers smile. Hands down.
Simple
You don't need an IT department to set up or manage your community. You'll be engaging with your customers in minutes.
Customizable
Vanilla Forums give you total control over the features and appearance of your online community.
Versatile
Vanilla Forums offers modern features that give you even more functionality and control of your discussion forum.
Vanilla Forums are Simple to Use
No IT department necessary. Your mom could do this.
Simple: Clean, Friendly Design
- Easy-to-read user interface.
- Users are clearly identified by self-chosen photos & usernames.
- Vanilla Forums remember what you've read, and bring you right where you left off upon return.
- Easy, in-line editing & deleting permissions for administrators.
- User comments allow for live previewing, drafting, and auto-saving.
Simple: Administrative Dashboard
- Visit your Vanilla Forum by clicking the Visit Site link.
- The My Account link allows you to upgrade or downgrade from your current plan at any time.
- Stay on top of important notifications in your community from within your dashbaord.
- Quickly find any administration section: Dashboard, Appearance, Users, Forum, and others depending on your plan.
- Track & review activity in your community.
Vanilla Forums are Customizable
Total control to appear just like your site.
Customizable: Your Logo on Your Community
One-click logo uploading on all paid plans (your logo will appear on the top-left of your discussion forum).
Customizable: Quick & Easy Ready-made Themes
- Review your currently chosen theme.
- New themes added regularly.
- Preview and apply themes with a single button-click.
Customizable: Total Control Under the Hood
- Edit both HTML & CSS.
- Access to completely customize any pre-built theme.
- Preview customizations before applying.
- HTML & CSS help resources readily available.
- Keeps a revision history so you can jump back to previous edits.
Vanilla Forums are Versatile
Modern features of the web 3.0 movement are at your fingertips.
Versatile: Extras For Paid Plans
File Uploads
Attach files to your comments & discussions.
Vanilla Connect
Allow your existing users to sign into your community forum quickly & easily.
Versatile: User & Role Management
Permissions
Fine-grained control over who gets to do what.
Roles & Permissions
Quickly & easily create, manage, and organize roles.
Multi-Role Users
Users can be assigned to many roles.
Versatile: Extended Category Management
Nested Categories
Choose to have no categories, or full-on nested categories.
Category Permissions
You have total control over who gets to see particular discussion categories.
Free
- Unlimited Users
- Basic Themes
- Community Support
- 0 GB File Storage
Basic
- Unlimited Users
- Custom Domain & Logo
- Community Support
- 1 GB File Storage
Plus
- Unlimited Users
- Custom Domain & Html
- Email Support
- 5 GB File Storage
Premium
- Unlimited Users
- Custom Domain & Html
- Email Response in 24 hrs
- 15 GB File Storage