Creating a public social network?

Michael Humbert Posted in Technical Support 11 months ago

Hi all,
I apologize if this has been asked before, but when I look at the demo site there: https://demo.opensource-socialnetwork.org/ basically I have to register to see anything. Is there a way to install the open source social network so that everything is public (profiles, discussions) so that people are more enticed to joining? If so, is there a demo of a public social network installation?

Thanks so much!
Michael Humbert
Berlin Germany

Replies
us Michael Humbert Replied 11 months ago

Joey - cool domain name :)

David - basically I want to set it up like Joey, you only sign up if you want to participate, you can still read.

Is there a way to have the "homepage" display the latest posts instead of the signup screen? I mean on Joey's site I know to click on "Posts" but it would be nice to see them from the get-go

us Joey Champion Replied 11 months ago

Hi Michael,
I did just that with my site, https://odd.news by adding links on the landing page to the site's content.
I also wanted everything to be visible to the world and signing up was only necessary if a person wanted to comment on a post or share something.

French David Athome Replied 11 months ago

Asking for trouble, no? You would be busy moderating.

What sort of theme would be your website? Education?

Or do you mean just a demo site,; elliminate the hassle of signing up etc?