Building a community app with Adalo
An app where members talk to each other in topics, groups or threads.
Community apps need moderation and notifications more than features. Both are usually underestimated.
What this kind of app usually needs
- Topics or groups members can join
- Threads and replies inside each topic
- Simple moderation: hide, flag or remove a post
- Notifications when someone replies
- A member directory or profile page
The parts that take the most work
Moderation
Flags, hidden states and an admin area, plan them in the model, not as an afterthought.
Notifications
Replies should notify. That is an outbound webhook or push trigger per event.
Navigation depth
Topic → thread → reply gets deep quickly. Keep the stack shallow and predictable.