First thing to do when creating a forum / website or blog

[Cedric]

What's the first thing you do when you create a new forum, blog or website ?

 

[Cory]

When I first create a forum I usually create the category/forum layout first.

 

[Shortie]

When I first create a forum I usually start working on the categories and forums I would like to have on the forum, this often comes with brainstorming and planning out what I want as a parent forum and what I want as a child forum (sub-forum) and then I will start to fill the forums up with new topics to get started off before I work on a theme for the site. I feel that when opening a new forum, it's always best to get a head start on topics and posts if you can so that when people start to visit, they have something to interact with.

 

[Cedric]

I usually set up the most options and configurations, while making a layout mock up. Once the layout is done, I'll start adding them to the forum and setting up usergroups after that.

 

[Arantor]

Spin up my local dev environment and build out the theme and any custom functionality that I deem necessary for launch. Even if it's all pre-existing components, I still want a local environment to test the combinations of things together first.

 

[Heatman]

When I first create a forum I usually create the category/forum layout first.

This is what I do first too in most cases because it's what gives the forum a real shape of what it's to look like. Once all the categories are in the place, you will have a clear sight of what you looked forward to your forum being like when it starts getting activities with contents.