# User blogging and discussions

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/user-blogging-and-discussions/113458>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [August 31, 2007, 10:04am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/user-blogging-and-discussions/113458 "2007-08-31T10:04:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![gsampathkumar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/4da419/32.png) [@gsampathkumar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gsampathkumar)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 10:04am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/user-blogging-and-discussions/113458/1 "2007-08-31T10:04:48Z")

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Hi,  
I’m in the process of building a website using RoR and would like  
to add the capability to allow registered users of my website create  
personal blogs on my site as well as start/participate in discussions  
(discussion forums).

I took a look at some of the blogging engines out there like typo and  
mephisto and it looks like those are geared more towards helping _me_  
as the developer of the website, add a blog section to the site where  
I can publish my own content (correct me if I’m wrong here).

Are there blogging platforms (either open-source or commercial) and  
discussion forum platforms out there for Ruby on rails, that I can  
integrate with an existing application, without disrupting / taking  
over my existing databases and functionality, that will help with User  
Generated Content (UGC).

The famous 15 minute blog demo on the RubyOnRails website does come to  
mind i.e. I could just build it myself, but a platform that’s been  
tried-and-tested and provides features like spam protection, RSS  
syndication among other things would be great. Any help here much  
appreciated.

thank you,  
Gautam