Multithreaded.
Forum software for project communities.
Built into Makenot.work. One login, full moderation, no separate accounts to manage.
Multithreaded gives every Makenot.work project a discussion space. Your supporters log in with their existing MNW account — no separate signup, no password to remember, no email verification loop. You get a clean, fast forum with categories, threads, markdown posts, and a full moderation toolkit. We built the mod tools first, not as an afterthought.
1
Login for everything
0
Separate signups
6
Mod actions built in
0
Tracking & analytics
How Forums Work
Community
One per MNW project. Name, description, member list.
Categories
Organize by topic. Custom names, slugs, ordering.
Threads
Discussions. Sortable by activity or replies. Pin and lock.
Posts
Markdown replies. Edit within 15 min. Soft delete.
What You Get
Threads & Posts
- Markdown with safe rendering (no XSS, no script injection)
- Edit posts within 15 minutes (mods can edit anytime)
- Edit thread titles (authors and mods)
- Soft deletes preserve audit trail
- Paginated threads (25/page) and posts (50/page)
- "(edited)" indicator on modified posts
Categories
- Unlimited categories per community
- Custom names, URL slugs, and descriptions
- Drag-to-reorder (transactional swap)
- Thread counts displayed per category
- Sort threads by latest activity or reply count
MNW Integration
- OAuth 2.0 + PKCE login (one click, no new account)
- User profiles link back to Makenot.work
- Forum listed on MNW project page
- Shared identity across all MNW services
- Account suspension propagates from MNW
Design
- Makenot.work visual language (warm beige, serif headings)
- Clean tables with sort controls and pagination
- Pinned/locked thread badges
- Responsive layout (mobile hamburger nav)
- No JavaScript required for core reading experience
Moderation
Moderation tools are built in from day one — not a plugin you install later. Every community gets a mod dashboard, a searchable mod log, and role-based access. Community owners appoint moderators. Moderators can ban, mute, pin, lock, and delete. Every action is logged with who did it, why, and when.
Ban
1h, 1d, 7d, 30d, or permanent. With reason. Blocks all access.
Mute
Same durations. User can read but not post or reply.
Pin / Lock
Pin threads to category top. Lock to prevent new replies.
Delete
Soft-delete threads and posts. Content hidden, data preserved.
Mod Log
Full audit trail. Paginated. Actor, target, action, reason, time.
Platform Admin
Suspend entire communities or users at the platform level.
Roles & Permissions
| Role |
Can do |
Cannot do |
| Owner |
Edit community, create/reorder categories, appoint mods, all mod actions |
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| Moderator |
Ban, mute, pin, lock, delete posts/threads, view mod log |
Edit community settings, manage categories |
| Member |
Create threads, post replies, edit own posts (15 min window) |
Mod actions, community settings |
| Banned |
— |
All access (403 on every page) |
| Muted |
Read all content |
Post, reply, edit |
Fail-closed access model. If the database cannot verify your permissions, you get blocked. Errors never grant access.
Community Settings
- Edit community name and description
- Create new categories with custom name, URL slug, and description
- Edit existing category names and descriptions
- Reorder categories (move up / move down)
- View member list with roles and join dates
- All setting changes recorded in the mod log
Security
Content Safety
- Markdown rendered server-side (pulldown-cmark)
- All raw HTML stripped — no script, iframe, or event handlers
- URL scheme allowlist: http, https, mailto, ftp only
- javascript:, data:, and vbscript: links replaced with #
- CSRF tokens on all write actions
Infrastructure
- OAuth 2.0 with PKCE (no client secrets in browser)
- Session cookies: Secure, HttpOnly, SameSite=Lax
- Rate limiting on all write endpoints
How It Compares
| Feature |
Multithreaded |
Discourse |
Discord |
GitHub Discussions |
| Shared login with platform |
Yes |
— |
— |
Yes |
| No separate account |
Yes |
— |
— |
Yes |
| Moderation built in |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Limited |
| Mod log / audit trail |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
— |
| Timed bans & mutes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
— |
| Self-hosted option |
Yes |
Yes |
— |
— |
| No JavaScript required |
Yes |
— |
— |
— |
| Searchable & archivable |
Yes |
Yes |
— |
Yes |
| Free for creators |
Yes |
$50+/mo |
Free (ads) |
Yes |
| Source-available |
Yes |
Yes |
— |
— |
| Zero tracking |
Yes |
— |
— |
— |
Included with your MNW project. No additional cost, no setup, no server to manage. Your community forum lives at the same place your project does. Conversations are public and indexable — not locked behind a Discord server that search engines can't see. Source-available under PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0.