1) Start with Lincoln's Hard Fork
2) Security patch Chocolate Forums for newest PHP 8.5
3) An improved forum Installer.
4) An improved forum Updater
5) Add Redis/Memcached support
6) UI improvements like thread views and rich text editor.
7) AI & AutomationModel Context Protocol (MCP): Connects external AI tools (like Claude or ChatGPT) to read and perform tasks inside the community. Automated Workflows: Triggers automated moderation rules, & demographic segmentation.
8) AI Simulated Member programed to make 3 new posts/week by searching the internet & to interact naturally by answering questions members post.
9) Visual Layouts: Introduced drag-and-drop layout editors for customized, mobile-responsive community pages without custom code.
10) Federated Search: Enabled cross-platform search capabilities to pull content from external tools like Zendesk into the main community search.
11) Third-Party Integrations: Added deep synchronization capabilities with enterprise tools, including Salesforce Activity Sync and automated Productboard feedback routing.