# flaskbb/flaskbb

A classic Forum Software in Python using Flask.

Repository: https://github.com/flaskbb/flaskbb
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/flaskbb
Language: Python
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: flask, python, forum, flaskbb, social
Last push: 2026-08-22T18:45:38+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 88/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 67, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4739, "days_push": 11, "days_rel": 60, "gap_med": 136, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2660, forks 669 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:07.457244+00:00)

## What it is
FlaskBB is a classic self-hosted forum software written in Python using the Flask framework. It provides community discussion features such as private messages, group-based permissions, an admin interface, theming, and a plugin system.

## Use cases
- self-host a community discussion forum
- run a classic web forum in Python
- set up a support or Q&A board for a project
- create a private community with group-based permissions
- host a forum with full-text search on PostgreSQL or SQLite

## When to choose
- you want a self-hosted forum built on Flask and Python
- you need a lightweight, themeable forum with a plugin system
- you prefer a classic thread-based forum over modern chat platforms

## When to avoid
- you need a modern real-time chat or social network platform
- you require a forum in a language other than Python
- you need massive-scale forum hosting with multi-tenant support

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: web-framework, search-engine, plugin-system, cli, internationalization
- domain: web-development, self-hosted, cms, social-media
- platform: python, self-hosted, cross-platform
- tags: forum-software, flask, community, discussion-board, private-messages, web-server

## Member repositories
- flaskbb/flaskbb (main) score 88

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:07.457244+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:18:23.758862+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/flaskbb/flaskbb (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:07.457244+00:00, sha a388eacc7185)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/flaskbb/json (fetched 2026-08-29T10:01:10.729659+00:00, sha c25c1dfca6ea)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.