rubysherpas/forem
The best Rails 3 and Rails 4 forum engine. Ever. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5673
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 3619
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1549 stars · 412 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Forem is a Rails engine that adds forum functionality (forums, topics, and posts) to Rails 3 and Rails 4 applications. It is designed to be dropped into an existing app with a User model and authentication already in place.
Use cases
- add a forum to my rails app
- embed discussion boards in an existing ruby on rails project
- let users create topics and posts on my website
- build a community section for my rails application
- self-hosted forum engine for rails 4
When to choose
- you are maintaining a legacy Rails 3 or Rails 4 application and need basic forum features
- you want a mountable forum engine tightly integrated with your existing Devise-based user model
When to avoid
- starting a new project - the project is officially unmaintained and recommends Thredded instead
- you need security updates or support for modern Rails versions
- you need advanced forum features like moderation tooling or rich text editing
Facets
plugin · maturity abandoned
web-framework ui-components auth web-development backend cms ruby rails-engine forum discussion-board community unmaintained web-server
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/rubysherpas/forem · fetched 2026-08-28 · cf07afa0e4ea
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| rubysherpas/forem | main | 32 |
For agents
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