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Discourse (software): History, Features & Overview

Discourse is an open source Internet forum system released on August 26, 2014. It was founded by Jeff Atwood, Robin Ward, and Sam Saffron.

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Discourse (software) topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Features and Overview as prominent areas in the source structure around Discourse (software).

Related topics
30
Source areas
3
Connected nodes
33
Extracted relationships
19
Concept neighborhoods
10
Bridge connections
33

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Features · 15 topics
Overview · 9 topics
History · 6 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Available in
Albanian, Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, Galician, German, Greek, Hebrew, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian,…
Developers
Civilized Discourse Construction Kit, Inc.
License
GNU GPL version 2 (or later)
Operating system
Linux
Release
August 26, 2014 (11 years ago) (2014-08-26)
Repository
github.com/discourse/discourse

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Features

History

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Discourse (software) connects Entity context

The extracted context around Discourse (software) shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Discourse (software) → Albanian, Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, Galician, German, Greek, Hebrew, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian,… Another extracted example is Discourse (software) → Civilized Discourse Construction Kit, Inc.. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Discourse (software)

Top relations

Available in · 1
Discourse (software) → Albanian, Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, Galician, German, Greek, Hebrew, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian,…
Developers · 1
Discourse (software) → Civilized Discourse Construction Kit, Inc.
License · 1
Discourse (software) → GNU GPL version 2 (or later)
Operating system · 1
Discourse (software) → Linux
Release · 1
Discourse (software) → August 26, 2014 (11 years ago) (2014-08-26)
Repository · 1
Discourse (software) → github.com/discourse/discourse
Stable release · 1
Discourse (software) → v2026.1.0 / 8 January 2026
Type · 1
Discourse (software) → Forum software
Website · 1
Discourse (software) → www.discourse.org
Written in · 1
Discourse (software) → Ruby, JavaScript

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

discourse users features categories new composer source topics trust support also developers software forum add messages groups plugins civilized system

Discourse (software) relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 19 structured relationships around Discourse (software). Examples in this analysis include Discourse (software) → Available in → Albanian, Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, Galician, German, Greek, Hebrew, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian,… and Discourse (software) → Developers → Civilized Discourse Construction Kit, Inc.. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Discourse (software)Available inAlbanian, Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, Galician, German, Greek, Hebrew, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian,…1.00infobox
Discourse (software)DevelopersCivilized Discourse Construction Kit, Inc.1.00infobox
Discourse (software)LicenseGNU GPL version 2 (or later)1.00infobox
Discourse (software)Operating systemLinux1.00infobox
Discourse (software)ReleaseAugust 26, 2014 (11 years ago) (2014-08-26)1.00infobox
Discourse (software)Repositorygithub.com/discourse/discourse1.00infobox
Discourse (software)Stable releasev2026.1.0 / 8 January 20261.00infobox
Discourse (software)TypeForum software1.00infobox
Discourse (software)Websitewww.discourse.org1.00infobox
Discourse (software)Written inRuby, JavaScript1.00infobox
replyinstance ofThey can take actions0.80text
likeinstance ofThey can take actions0.80text

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Discourse (software) bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Construction, Kit and Official. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Discourse (software)
    • Construction
    • Kit
    • Official
    • System
    • Civilized
    • Forum
    • Plugins
    • Developers
    • Written
    • Maintain
    • Users
    • Api
  • discourse (software)
    • Official
    • Construction
    • Kit
    • System
    • Civilized
    • Forum
    • Plugins
    • Developers
    • Written
    • Maintain
    • Users
    • Api
  • rest api
    • Forum
    • Developers
    • Support
    • Construction
    • Kit
    • Levels
    • Maintain
    • Official
    • Personal
    • User
    • Civilized
    • Groups
  • features
    • Composer
    • Civilized
    • Also
    • Trust
    • New
    • Users
    • Api
    • Construction
    • Kit
    • Levels
    • Maintain
    • Personal
  • internet forum
    • Api
    • Official
    • System
    • Software
    • Support
    • Written
    • Maintain
    • Open
    • Community
    • Plugins
    • Source
    • Developers
  • open source software business model
    • Source
    • Official
    • Application
    • System
    • Forum
    • Written
    • Developers
    • Maintain
    • Software
    • Allows
    • Community
    • New
  • software as a service
    • Official
    • Written
    • Maintain
    • System
    • Allows
    • Community
    • Source
    • New
    • Categories
  • open source
    • Source
    • Application
    • Official
    • System
    • Forum
    • Developers
    • Software

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Discourse (software), one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Discourse (software) with Features. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Discourse (software)Features · splits 18 ⟂ 16
Discourse (software)Overview · splits 24 ⟂ 10
Discourse (software)History · splits 27 ⟂ 7

Map overview Semantic statistics

Discourse (software)

Nodes34
Edges33
Triples19
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.058824
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Discourse (software) to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Features & Overview, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Discourse (software) · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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