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Introduction

Communication, Forum

Kunena is the leading Joomla forum component. Downloaded more than 8M times in 11 years, Kunena is the only forum/discussion solution for Joomla that is community driven - true open source - public self-help forums, GitHub and documentation Wiki.

The most recent stable release, recommended for production websites running J! 3.10 (still works too with J! 3.9), is Kunena 5.2.8

Details about changes in last release of Kunena 5.2 are contained in the release notes at https://www.kunena.org/blog

MAIN FEATURES:

  • Build with jQuery, Bootstrap (2.x,3.x and 4.x) and Fontawesome 5
  • Uses CKeditor 4
  • Highly configurable
  • Upload attachments in Ajax with drag&drop support
  • Upload avatar in Ajax
  • Save moderation actions with log system and system error
  • Rate topic
  • Support polls in topic
  • Buit-in template installation support
  • Integration plugins to work with : AltaUserpoint, Community Builder, Jomsocial, Easyblog, Easyprofile, Easysocial, Uddeim and gravatar
  • Support in messages embded tweet, soundcloud, instagram and ebay
  • Support of openGraph
  • Support of microdata
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Complicated, conflicts with Helix 3?



Posted on 24 December 2021
Functionality
Because I did not get Kunena up and running I cannot give a full impression of this, but it looks it supports lots (or all?) functionality.
Ease of use
It's complicated! Debug does not help. In my situation only Quick Reply was shown and it did not work. Reply was missing. Reason? No idea.
Support
Yes, there is nice documentation and yes, there are forums. But not really aiming on getting started and then already getting into trouble.
Documentation
Yes, there is nice documentation. But it's not aiming on getting started and already get into trouble.
I used this to: I don't think I will start to use it. Screens are too filled with too many options and nobody is able to reply on a topic. I like quiet white empty layouts!

Poorly coded, overly complicated



Posted on 17 November 2019
Functionality
This is a very basic forum. Can't even add a category image. Categories must go in a "top level category" so you always have to drill down
Ease of use
This is way over complicated. The code base is a nightmare. All table based layouts. Very old school.
Documentation
Poor documentation. Lots of missing pages. It feels like this hasn't been well maintained.
I used this to: I was building a new site that required a forum but I am now looking at other options.
Owner's reply: Hello there,

Kunena 5.1.x is shipped with two templates : Crypsis (build on bootstrap 2.x) and Crypsisb3 (build on bootstrap 3.x) by following Bootstrap guidelines and by setting it can use fontawesome 5.x. Feel free to opne a feature request on the forum or on github.

Reliable and features-rich native Joomla forum



Posted on 09 July 2019
Functionality
Kunena is a features-rich forum extension for Joomla, including many settings and customization possibilities.
Ease of use
It is very easy to use in the front-end, and the admin area is well-designed.
Support
The Kunena forum is active and questions are answered in a reasonable timeframe.
Documentation
Actually, never needed it as the administration side is well self-documented.
I used this to: Over 10 years for the community and support forum of Community Builder.

Sieht aus, wie ein Forum vor 20 Jahren



Posted on 28 March 2019
Functionality
Das Design ist ein Witz. Und die meisten Templates funktionieren auch nur mit Joomla Templates vor 10 Jahren.
Ease of use
Direkt nach einer sauberen Installation kommen Rendering Fehler. Scheint bekannt, aber wird nicht geändert. Viel anpassen kann man auch nich
Support
Probleme wird auf jeden geschoben, nur nicht auf Kunena selber nicht, was einfach nicht sauber unter den aktuellen Versionen mehr funktionie
Documentation
Das kann man ehrlich gesagt nicht Dokumentation nennen, was man zu lesen bekommt.
I used this to: Wollte eigentlich ein Forum aufziehen. Aber das kann man seinen Kunden nicht antun. Ist vielleicht etwas für jemand, der noch eine alte HTML Seite hat und ein Retro Forum nutzt.

Better than some of the recent reviews would indicate



Posted on 20 January 2018
Functionality
Provides all features I need, and more. Deciding factor for me was that many extension providers use Kunena themselves for support forums.
Ease of use
Easy for end-users to use. Installing and setting up not so obvious, but OK for a free open-source product.
Support
OK for a free open-source product.
Documentation
Not so good, but once again, this is a free open-source product.
I used this to: Support forum for a small software company.

Exellent



Posted on 24 July 2017
Functionality
Very useful forum.
Ease of use
Easy to use
Documentation
I feel some part of it are currently in progress.

Very complicated and difficult forum



Posted on 10 June 2017

Works Well



Posted on 28 March 2017
Functionality
A good Forum extension. You can build a complete forum with that, in a very short time.
Ease of use
Ok to use, maybe a little confuse to beginners. With time and test it's get easier. Could have a better interface.
Documentation
Have some tutorials, but they are not practical guides, only explain (more or less) the features. Could be much better in this sense.
I used this to: Build a Forum for an enterprise site integrated with Community Builder.

Support Site not easy to use



Posted on 17 January 2017
Functionality
The functionality of the forum is exceptional; does what many do not. But has some issues.
Ease of use
Relatively easy to use; takes a bit to find some of the config settings.
Support
New forum makes support a headache; even browsing for Q&A is a headache due to color scheme and appalling layout.
Documentation
Again read above; the site is a mess.
I registered to post a question; but not allowed to post or reply or anything.
I used this to: Currently using for test site; unfortunately due to attachment names being truncated; will probably have to try something else; as users have no idea as to what the attachment is ie /home/....a.pdf means nothing to a user.

The new version not so good



Posted on 06 December 2016
Functionality
Functionality is good, the new design is though quite a mess.
Ease of use
Not to difficult, but setting it with Joomla is not a one step process.
Support
Excellent for a free product
Documentation
Good
I used this to: I used this for a forum for jewelry
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Kunena Latest

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The Kunena team is proud to release the latest version 5.2.2 of its ultra-flexible module for Kunena 5.2 and Joomla! 3.x. Use this module to display the topics and posts of your Kunena forum with a wide variety of options (over 7,500 possible combinations!) to show off your forum content anywhere on your Joomla website. Add as many modules on a page as you like....
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Kunena Login

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The Kunena Team is proud to release version 5.2.2 of the Kunena Login module. This module replaces the default Joomla login module and gives you more flexibility and custom redirection. It's integrated with other popular extensions like JomSocial and Community Builder....
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Kunena Stats
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Kunena Stats

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The Kunena Team is proud to release 5.2.2 of our next generation statistics module for Kunena 5.2. The Kunena Statistics module enables you to display various statistics about your Kunena forum. You can display just about anything such as top posters, top polls, most thank yous, and much more....
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Kunena Discuss
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Kunena Discuss

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The Kunena Team is proud to release version 5.2.2 of our discussion plug-in for Kunena 5.2. The Kunena Discuss plug-in enables you to add comments functionality to your website. Users can comment on any section, category, or article just like any commenting system, but user comments and discussions are stored in your Kunena forum (though displayed on your articles). Now you can have all of your u...
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Kunena Search
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Kunena Search

By Kunena Team
Kunena extensions
The Kunena Team is proud to release version 5.2.2 of the Kunena Search module for Kunena 5.2. This module enables you to add a search box in any module position. The search box searches your Kunena forum....
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Kunena

Version:
5.2.8
Developer:
Kunena Team
Last updated:
Jan 02 2022
3 weeks ago
Date added:
Feb 02 2009
License:
GPLv2 or later
Type:
Free download
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Compatibility:
J3
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