lantern.forumframe.com
A draft for the autumn anthology
Nora · Workshop · 2h
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Lantern-light, week 3: what made the cut
Rafa · Chapters · 8h
♥ 17
Where the editor and I disagreed
Kim · Critique · 1d
♥ 10
FORUMS, NOT FEEDS
A home for the community,
not the algorithm.
ForumFrame is a hosted forum platform for communities that have something specific to talk about — and want a place that actually feels like theirs.
Your subdomainEU-hostedOpen changelogBuilt in public
- The Lantern Society
- Quiet Coffee
- Fourth Wall
- Root Cellar
- Field Notes
- Long Division
Pick a layout. Pick a colour.
This is real, not a video.
Built on the same theme tokens your tenants use. Three independent axes — layout, chrome, palette — and the forum reflows in place. No spinners; the page underneath stays still.
LIVE PREVIEWTheme studio
live
LAYOUT
CHROME
PALETTE
WHO RUNS ONE
Built for these communities.
Whatever your community is about, ForumFrame bends around it. Layouts, roles, vocabulary, branding — yours.
Roleplay group
Narrative-driven, chapter-based, character roster.
1–50 members
Writing circle
Workshop drafts, marginalia, long-form criticism.
50–500 members
Esports clan
Match logs, scrim board, member ladder.
50–500 members
Homesteaders' barn
Seasonal threads, advice archive, regional sub-forums.
50–500 members
Indie game-dev cohort
Devlog channel, playtest threads, gear locker.
50–500 members
Vintage collectors
Review threads, catalogue, dealer warnings.
500+ members
WHAT YOU GET
The Lantern Society
--brand#7b5e84
--canvas#fbfaf7
--font-displayFraunces
--radius-lg14px
IT FEELS LIKE YOURS
Theme it like the place it is.
The deepest theme studio of any hosted forum. Four layouts, every colour token, every font from the catalogue, optional custom CSS for admins who code. Custom subdomain on Hobby; custom domain on Maker.
Open the studio in the dashboard. Type. Save. The pill commits. The forum updates without a reload.
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Flow
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18
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Classic
Library
I
II
III
IV
Chronicle
THE COMMUNITY'S SHAPE
Four layouts. One forum.
Layouts are postures: Flow for chat-adjacent communities, Classic for table-of-contents thinkers, Library for review and critique communities, Chronicle for narrative-driven ones.
Switch any time without losing a thread, a permalink, or a member.
24 MayAuto-promotionShipped
23 MayRoles, edited in placePolished
22 MayPer-category accessShipped
22 MayRoles + permissionsShipped
Updated every Friday.
BUILT FOR ONE PERSON
From idea to first thread in five minutes.
Onboarding is honest: pick a subdomain, name it, pick a layout + colour, you're posting. In-context everything. Save pills, not modals. Pricing on the page.
The role system has forty toggles. You only need to touch one to start. The rest is sensible default.
24 MayAuto-promotionShipped
23 MayRoles, edited in placePolished
22 MayPer-category accessShipped
22 MayRoles + permissionsShipped
Updated every Friday.
BUILT TO LAST
An open shop, not a platform.
EU-hosted, GDPR-native. Data export available on every tier. Public changelog, public roadmap, small team building one thing well.
Custom domain (Maker) means the community survives ForumFrame leaving the market. Built so it doesn't have to.
IN THE WILD
Communities, in the wild.
Six forums building something specific. Real screenshots, real members.
PRICING
One price, room to grow.
Hobby starts free. Maker has a custom domain. House scales with you. No asterisks.
READY?
Start a forum in five minutes.
Pick a subdomain. Add a brand colour. Invite three people. The rest you can change later.
Start in 5 minutes
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