3. Features Overview

Features of the Laraforum Script

Technology Stack

  • TALL Stack (Tailwind CSS, Alpine.js, Laravel, Livewire)
  • Shared hosting friendly (Runs smoothly on cPanel, Plesk, etc.)
  • Inbuilt Script Installer
  • Fully responsive and mobile-friendly design
  • Optimized performance (lazy loading, caching, optimized queries)

Security & Optimization

  • Adblock detection (Encourage users to disable adblockers)
  • Block any country or IP address (For security and compliance)
  • Spam detection logic (Prevents bots and spam submissions)
  • Auto-ban users for repeated spam attempts
  • Role-based access control (Admin, Moderator, User)
  • CSRF & XSS Protection
  • Secure file upload handling

SEO & Monetization

  • SEO-friendly URLs (Clean structure, keyword-rich URLs)
  • Schema markup for better search engine rankings
  • Breadcrumbs navigation for better user experience & SEO
  • Meta title & description customization
  • Auto-generate alt text for images (Improves SEO)
  • Google Adsense integration
  • Auto-convert external links to nofollow + UGC attributes
  • Sitemap generation (Automatic/Manually)

Backup & Multilingual Support

  • One-click backup (Files + Database)
  • Multilingual support (Translate website into multiple languages)

User Features

Forum & Community

  • Separated forum project (e.g., ../forum)
  • Nested comments for blog posts (Auth)
  • Social login (Google)
  • Friend request system (Similar to social media platforms)
  • User reputation points (Gamification to encourage participation)
  • User badges & achievements (Recognize active users)
  • Live notifications (Real-time updates on replies, likes, messages)
  • Leaderboard (Shows top users based on activity)

Threads & Interactions

  • Thread topic creation by users
  • Rich-text edit for Threads and Replies
  • Upvote/downvote thread replies
  • Like system for thread replies
  • Image & media attachments in Replies (Supports images, videos, GIFs)
  • Private chat (Friends Only)
  • Public/private user profiles
  • Custom user bios and profile customization

User Verification & Moderation

  • Email-verified users
  • Moderator role & privileges
  • Report content system (Users can report spam or abuse)
  • User Follow / Unfollow System

Admin & Backend Features

User & Content Management

  • Manage users & moderators (Add, edit, ban, or delete users)
  • Potential moderator detection logic (Find active and responsible users)
  • Manage thread topic, replies (Edit, approve, delete)
  • IP tracking & banning (Monitor suspicious activities)

Design & Customization

  • Enable or disable theme change for Users
  • Set default theme from 15+ colorful themes
  • Custom branding options (Logo, favicon, colors)
  • Various Dark mode themes included

Custom Landing Page

  • Fully Customizable Business landing
  • Enable/Disable Landing page components
  • Alternative static Forum landing page

Performance & Analytics

  • Dashboard with statistics (User activity, post engagement, traffic)
  • Google Analytics integration
  • Cache system (Redis, file-based caching for speed)
  • Lazy loading for images (Faster page loading)
  • Full .webp support (Automatically converts each image file to the .webp format)

Custom Page Management & Blog

  • Admin blog post posting
  • Custom categories & tags for posts
  • Adsense Enabled
  • Blog Commenting System (Under Moderation)
  • Create Unlimited Custom Pages

Upcoming Features

  • User Mentions (@username tagging) [Free]
  • Push Notifications (Browser & Mobile) [FREE]
  • Android (Flutter) Mobile App [Paid]
  • AI-powered content moderation (Detect offensive content automatically)
  • Event Calendar & Group Discussions
  • Other Advanced Forum Features