Kunena 
Version
3.0.0 (last update on May 15, 2013)
Rating
Compatibility
Reviews
214
License
GPLv2 or later
Non-Commercial
Type
Date Added
2 February 2009
Uses Updater?
- Yes
The most recent stable release, recommended for production websites running J! 2.5 and J! 3.1, is Kunena 3.0.0. This version supersedes K 2.0.
The essential differences between Kunena 3.0 and Kunena 2.0 are
* K 3.0 does not operate on J! 1.5 websites; and
* K 3.0 can only be installed on J! 2.5 and J! 3.x websites
Kunena 3.0 is a project that has been some ten months in the making. Among other things, the main design objectives for Kunena 3.0 were to remove many lingering legacy issues (caused by the requirement in older versions to maintain J! 1.5 websites) as well as to keep pace with current and emerging Joomla trends.
Details about Kunena 3.0.0 are contained in the release notes at http://www.kunena.org/docs/Kunena_3.0.0_Read_Me
For more details about the extent of features available in Kunena, please see http://www.kunena.org/docs/Kunena_Features
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I was looking for new forum instead of CcBoard. And with the possibility to migrate ccboard to the new forum.
I found an older version of Kunena 1.7.2 (thanks to your support). I installed it and imported ccboard. It worked great. After that the upgrade to Kunena 2.0.2 And to was easy. All done in less the n2 hours.
By the way it looks great too.
I found an older version of Kunena 1.7.2 (thanks to your support). I installed it and imported ccboard. It worked great. After that the upgrade to Kunena 2.0.2 And to was easy. All done in less the n2 hours.
By the way it looks great too.
Having been a user on the first versions of this component since 2008, I still find it hard to get a straight answer to errors and bugs that appear.
The developers do a great job of upgrading it on a regular basis, and with the 'You can not go back' versions mean that once you upgrade you're stuck with it.
The component works straight 'from the box' as long as your box is Kunena shaped.
Should you get a bug or error then support is VERY slow and only comes from Kunena users, and the Kunena forum has so many "only post in the right category' you request for help will get moved and moved and maybe your never get an answer.
A good component is one that works 90% of the time and the other 10% comes from Support, Kunena has 2% Support.
It is interesting to read back in the reviews and note that in 2009 "This will become one of the best Joomla! Forums at all".
Well, in 2012 it still is having issues.
Good Support is just as important as a good component, maybe more.
The developers do a great job of upgrading it on a regular basis, and with the 'You can not go back' versions mean that once you upgrade you're stuck with it.
The component works straight 'from the box' as long as your box is Kunena shaped.
Should you get a bug or error then support is VERY slow and only comes from Kunena users, and the Kunena forum has so many "only post in the right category' you request for help will get moved and moved and maybe your never get an answer.
A good component is one that works 90% of the time and the other 10% comes from Support, Kunena has 2% Support.
It is interesting to read back in the reviews and note that in 2009 "This will become one of the best Joomla! Forums at all".
Well, in 2012 it still is having issues.
Good Support is just as important as a good component, maybe more.
Kunena itself is decent. Not great, but not bad. It still needs a lot of improvement, and it needs to be made more efficient. It doesn't use the database as efficiently as it should, especially for a component this old. But that's tolerable.
However, what made me turn away from it, and what is NOT tolerable, is the absolutely horrid support. They have a few helpful mods, but for the most part, the majority are worthless.
And if I had to point to one single reason for me migrating my company from Kunena to Agora, it would be because of the support moderator named 'Sozzled'. His arrogant, brash, condescending attitude turned me away. I realize it's a non-commercial component, but that doesn't give them the right to treat people horribly... and they do.
Like I said, Kunena itself is not bad, but the support is where you'll find yourself standing all alone. Overall, support is important, and the Kunena team does very poorly in this area. Run, don't walk away from Kunena!! A MUCH better option is 'Discussions' or 'Ninja Board'. Kunena just isn't worth the hassle anymore.
However, what made me turn away from it, and what is NOT tolerable, is the absolutely horrid support. They have a few helpful mods, but for the most part, the majority are worthless.
And if I had to point to one single reason for me migrating my company from Kunena to Agora, it would be because of the support moderator named 'Sozzled'. His arrogant, brash, condescending attitude turned me away. I realize it's a non-commercial component, but that doesn't give them the right to treat people horribly... and they do.
Like I said, Kunena itself is not bad, but the support is where you'll find yourself standing all alone. Overall, support is important, and the Kunena team does very poorly in this area. Run, don't walk away from Kunena!! A MUCH better option is 'Discussions' or 'Ninja Board'. Kunena just isn't worth the hassle anymore.
I was looking for an easier solution than bridging a forum with Joomla and wanted something that could hook in on its own. I stumbled upon Kunena and dove in.
Although not quite as extensive as phpbb or other forum solutions, Kunena has come a long way in its relatively short life span. The level of difficulty is medium I would say as you do need to know how to navigate Joomla fairly well to set up permissions correctly with User Groups and Access levels. Once set up, it works great though.
It also scales very good. If your site is slow, it is probably not Kunena that is slowing it down.
The only down side is that since it is a free developed component is that support can be somewhat limited outside of the standard features that it comes with. So, if you are looking to style and change internal features, you will either need to hire someone to do it for you or know enough coding skills to do it yourself.
One feature that is missing is the ability to see Unread Posts, which my users seem to constantly remind me about. Last but not least, there are not a whole lot of templates out there for K2.0 relative to other forum solutions.
Nonetheless, give it a little bit more TIME and Kunena WILL be the go to solution for Joomla forum software.
Although not quite as extensive as phpbb or other forum solutions, Kunena has come a long way in its relatively short life span. The level of difficulty is medium I would say as you do need to know how to navigate Joomla fairly well to set up permissions correctly with User Groups and Access levels. Once set up, it works great though.
It also scales very good. If your site is slow, it is probably not Kunena that is slowing it down.
The only down side is that since it is a free developed component is that support can be somewhat limited outside of the standard features that it comes with. So, if you are looking to style and change internal features, you will either need to hire someone to do it for you or know enough coding skills to do it yourself.
One feature that is missing is the ability to see Unread Posts, which my users seem to constantly remind me about. Last but not least, there are not a whole lot of templates out there for K2.0 relative to other forum solutions.
Nonetheless, give it a little bit more TIME and Kunena WILL be the go to solution for Joomla forum software.
As a relative newb I was rather daunted to try Kunena on one of my sites - in the end it was very straightforward, it didnt even need a subdomain setting up. Everything just connected to the existing Joomla site very neatly. If I was to ask for any improvements it would be documentation / youtube for instal and basic customise, maybe some nicer templates and maynbe a better editor - but more than happy with it right now thanks
Kunena is good, no doubt. And it's the best option for a fully integrated forum in Joomla (forget the totally worthless Agora!). But no WYSIWYG editor is a BIG BIG drawback. Like someone else said, in 2012, there is absolutely no reason why anyone should deal with tags when using a forum. This should be so standard it's not even funny. Members having to figure out tags is not acceptable.
C'mon Kunena, step up your game. A WYSIWYG should have been integrated a long time ago. Until this is standard, Kunena gets only an average vote from me. Kunena is old and should be much more advanced that what it is. It still has a general antiquated feel, for some reason. Not nearly as advanced as some of the stand alones, like SMF.
I have to add too that the support, mainly from three or four different staff members, is rude, abrupt and condescending. Support gets zero starts, while the software itself is average.
C'mon Kunena, step up your game. A WYSIWYG should have been integrated a long time ago. Until this is standard, Kunena gets only an average vote from me. Kunena is old and should be much more advanced that what it is. It still has a general antiquated feel, for some reason. Not nearly as advanced as some of the stand alones, like SMF.
I have to add too that the support, mainly from three or four different staff members, is rude, abrupt and condescending. Support gets zero starts, while the software itself is average.
With a whole lot of beautifully implemented features Kunena could be an excellent forum extension for Joomla, but...
in my opinion it stays just an average product because of an unacceptable weakness: lack of WYISWIG editor for rich text.
I can't find any excuse why in 2012 a forum user, who could be grandma, should deal with tags (bbcode or whatever) to get bold text or pictures in their posts.
in my opinion it stays just an average product because of an unacceptable weakness: lack of WYISWIG editor for rich text.
I can't find any excuse why in 2012 a forum user, who could be grandma, should deal with tags (bbcode or whatever) to get bold text or pictures in their posts.
Thanks for this great Component..keep it up for good work..
As a fairly new joomla user (less than 3 months) I found this extension to be extremely easy to install and set up. This is the first time I have ever set up a forum and it was done in less than a day.
I am using Joomla 1.7 and beez5 template and it worked perfectly first time.
I am using Joomla 1.7 and beez5 template and it worked perfectly first time.
easy to install, configure and interface with my joomla 2.5 site. within 2 hours i had it working exactly how i wanted on a closed site for members only access and its great. i needed a simple, joomla specific forum for a martial arts site amd this was just heaven, compared to phpbb and bridges.
well worth a download and does everything i need. happy chappy and without spending a bean. who can complain really?
well worth a download and does everything i need. happy chappy and without spending a bean. who can complain really?
Use Kunena on the site for my extensions for some years now. It's a great forum component.
I have contributed a plugin (Write Control for Kunena) to the community to say thank you!
Keep up the great work!
I have contributed a plugin (Write Control for Kunena) to the community to say thank you!
Keep up the great work!
I don't know why you don't have an option to turn on/off the spam protection feature. My forum got about 30-40 spams each day and all registered user can post anything without any content filter or Captcha. The ReCaptcha works with guest only.
Owner's reply
Kunena has had a configuration option called "CAPTCHA Challenge for Users" for a few months, and we have implemented that in our site. The feature has been tested to be effective, but it doesn't stop all spam. Kunena 2.0 will also have "Moderate Guests / New Users", which allows moderators to check if the posts are spam before they get published. We are also planning other methods to prevent spam.
My English might be not good.
I generally avoid writing reviews. But this is the extension which made me to do this. I'm not a new kunena user. I have used some old versions of kunena and not much attracted on the extension. So, I looked for a better one this time similar to PHPBB. Unfortunately i was reverted to the same extension since i cannot get the better. But while using the new version of this extension,I found lot of improvements that the developer has made. My client was really happy with this forum style...
Really an excellent work!
I generally avoid writing reviews. But this is the extension which made me to do this. I'm not a new kunena user. I have used some old versions of kunena and not much attracted on the extension. So, I looked for a better one this time similar to PHPBB. Unfortunately i was reverted to the same extension since i cannot get the better. But while using the new version of this extension,I found lot of improvements that the developer has made. My client was really happy with this forum style...
Really an excellent work!
The best and totally free forum component for Joomla! Has dozens of features, functions, configuration options, plugins and possibilities. Easy to install, configure and maintain. Devs provides great support same the community. There is probably nothing better than Kunena. It's absolutely must-have for any community-based Joomla website.
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