Forum software that's lightweight and extensible.
Our software is based on an earlier incarnation of an unmaintained project named esoTalk headed by Toby Zerner. We started a small, private forum by the name of "esotalk.ga" in order to test our fork of the software almost four years ago. Fast forward to the present: geteso.org has grown into a place for members to discuss what they please.
Changes are always being made as our users make suggestions on the support forum which is something that we openly encourage. We are not affiliated with the original esoTalk project.
It's very easy to create your own forum and requires no command-line experience at all to get started. For an extremely novice tutorial, read the starter's guide. Otherwise, dependencies are listed below.
- PHP
5.6with the following extensions:gd,mysql, andmbstring - MySQL
5.7or greater or MariaDB10or higher. - Apache or your own web server, though additional configuration is required.
You can download the most recent stable release from the website or by using the releases page. Get support on our esoTalk support forum or by sending me a message.
I am looking for people to contribute to this project as I do not have much free time and can only push this software forward so much. If you have made a contribution then you are welcome to create a pull request and you will become a contributor. If you make several contributions and show technical prowice I will add you to this project.
One of the most beneficial ways to help those who run forums using this software is by creating a plugin, skin or language pack. If you are interested, learn more here: https://geteso.org