Build community forum with peer learning, Q&A, and knowledge base

[anshul23102]

Description

Community fragmented (Discord/Slack). Centralized forum enables peer learning (50% of online value), builds knowledge assets, reduces support load 40%.

Impact: Engagement +70%, support cost -40%, knowledge base becomes strategic asset.

Solution: Implement discussion forum with voting, tagging, moderation.

Implementation: 1. Forum schema (threads, posts, votes) 2. UI builder 3. Full-text search 4. Moderation system 5. Reputation/badges 6. Notifications 7. Analytics 8. Search optimization 9. Integration with courses 10. Knowledge base generation

Tests: Thread creation, voting, search, moderation, notifications, leaderboard, analytics

Expected Behavior

• Feature fully implemented and integrated
• Comprehensive testing completed
• Documentation and guides provided

Actual Behavior

• Feature currently missing from platform

Additional Context

Root Cause: No implementation yet.

Proposed Solution: See implementation steps above.

Test Cases

See implementation tests section.

Severity: High
Expected Points: 550-650 GSSoC points

Suggested Labels

enhancement, community, features, GSSoC26