What’s the difference between Groups and Forums in ShidoHub?

In short: groups are social spaces for members, while forums are structured discussion areas within those groups. A group can host many features (members, activity feed, media), and a forum is specifically for organized discussions (Topics)

What is a Group ?

A group is a social mini‑community inside your platform.

Key characteristics:

• Member list: people can join a group
• Privacy settings: public, private, or hidden
• Activity feed: similar to a Facebook group
• Roles: organizers and moderators manage the group
• Optional features: media, documents, events, and… a forum

Groups are mainly designed for social interaction, updates, and collaboration.

What is a Forum ?

A forum is a place for structured, long‑form discussions.

Key characteristics:

• Contains topics and replies
• Keeps conversations organized and easy to find
• Can be linked to a group (most common setup)
• Is automatically created when you create a new group

Forums are ideal for Q&A, support, and thematic discussions

How do Groups and Forums work together ?

ShidoHub links these two features automatically:

• If you create a group called “Shido Beginners” → ShidoHub automatically creates a “Shido Beginners Forum”
• The forum belongs to the group, but you can also use forums independently if you prefer