Forum Patterns

Community, topic list, thread, Q&A, moderation, and activity recipes

7 items

Forum-shaped products combine discovery, participation, identity, governance, moderation, and durable knowledge retrieval. Chirp UI can compose these pages from existing primitives before adding a publicforum_*namespace.

Use the canonical repository guide for the full recipe set: docs/FORUM-SITE-PATTERNS.md.

Use This When

  • A community home needs rules, categories, visibility, stats, and posting state.
  • A topic list needs filters, replies, labels, saved views, or activity state.
  • A thread page needs root post, replies, local navigation, composer, and secondary management controls.
  • Q&A, moderation, and inbox surfaces need dense but separated operating state.

Blessed Surfaces

  • app_shell, site_shell, route_tabs, nav_tree, breadcrumbs, and split_layout.
  • detail_header, thread_reader_layout, post_card, rendered_content, comment_thread, and comment.
  • resource_index, resource_card, facet_chip, badge, and counter_badge.
  • action_bar, share_menu, reaction_pill, message_reactions, and btn.
  • callout, alert, confirm_dialog, form, action_strip, and toastfor governance and moderation.

Checks

  • Rules, visibility, and posting permissions appear before composers.
  • Locked, archived, removed, or moderator-only states are visible before reply forms.
  • Reply and moderation actions are keyboard reachable and labeled.
  • Long threads provide anchors, sort controls, or continuation markers.
  • Sanitized body HTML remains app-owned; recipes do not add new unsafe escape hatches.