Killer Features
Vanilla is the best forum software. Based on ease-of-use and design simplicity,
Vanilla provides an unparalleled experience for guests, members, moderators, and administrators.
Moderation
Inline Moderation
Moderation tools appear for users with appropriate permissions in the places where users expect to find them. Depending on how you set up permissions, moderators get full control over things like: editing, stickying discussions, sinking discussions, closing discussions, deleting single or multiple pieces of content at the same time, and splitting & merging discussions.
Moderation Queue
Fill our content moderation queue based on a variety of triggers and automation tools. Let your community police itself!
Category-based Permissions
Limit who gets to post where with category-specific permissions.
Edit & Delete log
Keep a complete history of user comment edits & deletes with the option to restore any single piece of content at any time. We even provide a "diff" tool so you can see what changed from edit to edit.
In-page Editing & Previewing
Edit and preview comments right in the page with live updates.
Banning Users
Ban known spammers before they arrive with our powerful ban filters. Also ban unwanted members with a single button-click.
Troll Management
Stop trolls (people who stir up problems in communities) dead in their tracks with our suite of powerful troll management tools.