Discuz! X5.0 officially released (March 20, 2026)

On March 20, 2026, carrying the expectations of tens of millions of webmasters and 25 years of technical accumulation, Discuz, the leading community forum software system in China! Officially launched a new version-Discuz! X5.0 open source version.

Since its launch in 2001, Discuz! After more than ten major version iterations, it has witnessed the rise and changes of China's Internet community. Relying on its core advantages of stability, efficiency and scalability, it has become one of the forum software systems with the highest maturity and the largest coverage in the world, serving more than 3 million sites, accumulating 2 million + application authorization cases, and the original intention of deeply cultivating community ecological construction has never changed.

This time Discuz! The release of X5.0 is a comprehensive architectural innovation and functional upgrade. With "openness, ease of use, and security" as the core, based on webmasters 'operating pain points and user experience needs, it provides comprehensive optimization of the underlying system, functional modules, and interactive experience, breaking the boundaries of traditional communities, reconstructing the new ecosystem of community operations, providing more competitive community solutions for individual webmasters, corporate organizations, and developers, and helping each creator build a more dynamic and exclusive community.

Core innovation reshapes the new experience of community operations

Discuz! X5.0 continues its 25-year original intention of free open source. On the basis of retaining classic core functions, it incorporates cutting-edge technical concepts to achieve the leap from "tools" to "ecology". Every upgrade is suitable for actual operation scenarios, and every function has been polished repeatedly.

1. The underlying architecture has been comprehensively upgraded, resulting in double breakthroughs in performance and stability.

Adopt a new App architectural transformation (a new framework system reconstruction based on the MitFrame® kernel, which is both a community and a framework), comprehensively optimize the system directory structure, achieve thorough Appization, and greatly improve system operating efficiency and expansibility, even in high concurrency scenarios. It can also maintain smooth operation and easily respond to large-scale user access needs.

At the same time, unify system functions, plug-ins, and app URL formats, taking into account user experience and SEO optimization effects, making the community easier to discover. In addition, native support for cluster deployment and complete database and file logging functions further ensure data security and system stability, laying a solid foundation for long-term community operations.

2. Functional modules are iteratively upgraded, taking into account operational efficiency and user experience

Focus on the pain points of webmasters 'operations and comprehensively optimize and expand core functions: the new JSON editor is launched, which makes operation more convenient and supports diversified content editing; the points system realizes multi-cycle optimization, and user groups support multi-dimensional promotion, helping webmasters create a complete user incentive system to enhance user stickiness;DIY functions have been comprehensively strengthened, supporting open configuration and mobile phone adaptation. Webmasters can easily customize the page layout and create a personalized community interface without complex programming; The post shopping function adds cover and icon settings to make the content presentation more attractive.

At the user interaction level, rich Emoji emoticons have been added to optimize the content publishing and browsing experience; multi-channel logins such as WeChat (service number), QQ, and mobile phones are supported to reduce user registration thresholds and improve conversion efficiency; the management center supports code scanning login, making management operations more convenient and safer. At the same time, i18n's multi-lingual features are fully supported, helping the community break through regional and language limitations and move towards globalization.

It's worth noting that Discuz! X's recording function has been newly updated to the Light Community Mode, supporting sending pictures and sending Short Video, realizing the integration of light and light, taking into account convenience and functionality, allowing users to share content more freely and efficiently.

3. The open ecosystem continues to improve, empowering developers and webmasters

Discuz! X5.0 fully opens the RESTful API, realizes deep integration with the cloud plug-in system, and builds a new cloud plug-in ecosystem. Users can choose applications in the WitFrame market without installation and use them directly in the system. Cloud deployment ensures code security and provides developers with broad innovation space. Relying on 7000+ plug-ins and template resources, webmasters can easily expand community functions to cover multiple application scenarios such as city, e-commerce, live streaming, and knowledge payment, creating an all-round community platform.

In addition, the system is optimized and open and supports the integration of more third-party tools. Whether it is internal collaboration, user fan operations, or industry communication communities, it can adapt to diverse needs through flexible configuration, truly realizing "one-stop website building, Full scene empowerment".

4. The safety system is comprehensively strengthened to protect the healthy development of the community

Continue Discuz! With the consistent security gene, the X5.0 version further strengthens security protection capabilities, adds multi-dimensional settings for forum permissions, refines access control, and effectively prevents malicious attacks and illegal access.

Twenty-five years of traveling together to a new future for the community

From the prototype of CDB in 2001 to today's Discuz! X5.0, a twenty-five-year iterative upgrade, cannot be separated from the trust and support of millions of webmasters, developers and users. We always adhere to the concept of "openness, connection, and win-win", with technological innovation as the core and user needs as the orientation, constantly polish products, improve the ecology, and help every community dream take root.

Discuz! The official release of X5.0 is not the end, but a new starting point. In the future, we will continue to deepen the community field, embrace cutting-edge technologies such as AI, continuously optimize product experience, enrich the ecological layout, provide better products and services to webmasters and developers, and work with all partners to reshape community values and jointly start a new journey for Internet communities.