socialMeter for Discourse
A Discourse member counter for your desk.
Your Discourse forum's member count, with topics and posts, live on a small display. Just the forum's address.
Sample numbers. Yours appear once it is set up.
On the screen
What it shows for Discourse.
The labels below are the ones printed on the device.
- MEMBERS
- Registered members, from the forum's public statistics.
- TOPICS
- Topics on the forum.
- POSTS
- Posts on the forum.
- N TODAY
- The green pill: forum members gained since the day's first reading, in your time zone.
- NEXT MILESTONE
- A bar to the next round number (1, 2 or 5 followed by zeros), with how far along you are.
- Circle and dot
- The circle empties until the next check. The dot is green while the number is live, amber while it shows the last reading, red when something needs a look.
Checks: Every 60 seconds.
What you need
Set up in a few minutes.
It needs only your forum address: no key, no login. Your forum address stays on the device. No account with us, no app.
- Find your forum addressJust the host of any public Discourse forum. No
https://needed.exampleforum.example.comWorks with any Discourse forum that leaves its public statistics on, which almost all do. - Plug it in and join its Wi-FiPower it with any USB-C cable. Scan the code on its screen (or join the Social Meter-XXXXXX network) and the setup page opens. If it does not, visit
192.168.4.1. - Choose Discourse and fill in one pagePick Discourse from the list and type your forum address. Leave the API-key box blank.
- Pick your home Wi-Fi and saveChoose your 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi, type its password and tap Save. It restarts and shows your number within about 30 seconds.
Same device
Or count something else.
It counts one platform at a time. Switch from your phone whenever you like.
In use
Your count, while you create.
It sits by the mic and keeps counting while you work on the next one.
7 stand colours. Pick one to start your build.
FAQ
Questions.
Does it need an admin API key?
No. It reads the statistics Discourse publishes about every public forum, so the address is all it needs.
Can I watch a forum I do not run?
Yes, any public Discourse forum with its statistics on.
Why no live preview here?
Discourse forums do not answer requests from other websites, so this page shows a sample. The device asks the forum directly.
Does it need my Discourse password?
No. Discourse forum members are public, so it needs only the forum address.
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