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Open-source community platforms — AI Recommendation History

What AI assistants recommended for open-source community platforms, date by date. Every ranking we publish is frozen the day it publishes, so this is a record of what was said — not a re-computation of what today's data would say about the past.

Record: 26 dated snapshots · Aug 14, 2026 – Sep 8, 2026

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What changed

Computed by comparing each dated snapshot with the one before it. Share moves smaller than 1pp are treated as noise and left out — the same threshold that suppresses trend arrows on the ranking.

Sep 8, 2026vs Sep 7, 2026

▲ INAnswer entered the top 10 (#12 → #10)
▼ OUTWordPress left the top 10 (#8 → #11)
▼WordPress moved #8 → #11
▲Node.js moved #10 → #8
▲Answer moved #12 → #10
▲Node.js +5.7pp (22.9% → 28.6%)
▼WordPress -5pp (22.9% → 17.9%)
▲MyBB +2.9pp (25.7% → 28.6%)
▲Flarum +1.4pp (62.9% → 64.3%)
▼NodeBB -1.4pp (51.4% → 50%)
▼PHP -1.4pp (37.1% → 35.7%)

Sep 7, 2026vs Sep 6, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 5-7 → 7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

▼Node.js moved #8 → #10
▲WordPress moved #9 → #8
▲Circle moved #10 → #9
▼phpBB -3.7pp (35.1% → 31.4%)
▲PHP +2pp (35.1% → 37.1%)
▲Docker +1.6pp (27% → 28.6%)
▼Node.js -1.4pp (24.3% → 22.9%)
▼MyBB -1.3pp (27% → 25.7%)
▲WordPress +1.3pp (21.6% → 22.9%)
▲Circle +1.3pp (21.6% → 22.9%)

Sep 6, 2026vs Sep 5, 2026

▲PHP moved #5 → #4
▼phpBB moved #4 → #5
▲PHP +4.1pp (31% → 35.1%)
▼NodeBB -3.4pp (54.8% → 51.4%)
▲Node.js +2.9pp (21.4% → 24.3%)
▲WordPress +2.6pp (19% → 21.6%)
▲Circle +2.6pp (19% → 21.6%)
▼Flarum -2.1pp (64.3% → 62.2%)
▲phpBB +1.8pp (33.3% → 35.1%)
▲Discourse +1.1pp (88.1% → 89.2%)

Sep 5, 2026vs Sep 4, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 4, 2026vs Sep 3, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 3, 2026vs Sep 2, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 2, 2026vs Sep 1, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 1, 2026vs Aug 31, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 31, 2026vs Aug 30, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 30, 2026vs Aug 29, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 29, 2026vs Aug 28, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 28, 2026vs Aug 27, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 27, 2026vs Aug 26, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 4-7 → 5-7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

▲ INNode.js entered the top 10 (#12 → #8)
▼ OUTAnswer left the top 10 (#8 → #13)
▼Answer moved #8 → #13
▲Node.js moved #12 → #8
▲Docker moved #7 → #6
▼MyBB moved #6 → #7
▼Answer -3.6pp (17.9% → 14.3%)
▲Node.js +3.5pp (17.9% → 21.4%)
▲Docker +3pp (23.2% → 26.2%)
▼phpBB -2.4pp (35.7% → 33.3%)
▼MyBB -2.4pp (28.6% → 26.2%)
▼NodeBB -2.3pp (57.1% → 54.8%)
▼Discourse -1.2pp (89.3% → 88.1%)
▲WordPress +1.1pp (17.9% → 19%)
▲Circle +1.1pp (17.9% → 19%)

Aug 26, 2026vs Aug 25, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 25, 2026vs Aug 24, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 24, 2026vs Aug 23, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 23, 2026vs Aug 22, 2026

▲ INWordPress entered the top 10 (#12 → #9)
▼ OUTHumHub left the top 10 (#8 → #14)
▼HumHub moved #8 → #14
▲WordPress moved #12 → #9
▲Answer moved #9 → #8
▼HumHub -6.1pp (18.6% → 12.5%)
▲NodeBB +2.8pp (54.3% → 57.1%)
▲WordPress +2.2pp (15.7% → 17.9%)
▼Discourse -2.1pp (91.4% → 89.3%)
▲MyBB +1.5pp (27.1% → 28.6%)
▲Flarum +1.4pp (62.9% → 64.3%)

Aug 22, 2026vs Aug 21, 2026

▲ INCircle entered the top 10 (#12 → #10)
▼ OUTNode.js left the top 10 (#10 → #11)
▲Circle moved #12 → #10
▲HumHub moved #9 → #8
▼Answer moved #8 → #9
▼Node.js moved #10 → #11
▲HumHub +1.7pp (16.9% → 18.6%)
▲Circle +1.5pp (15.6% → 17.1%)
▲NodeBB +1.1pp (53.2% → 54.3%)

Aug 21, 2026vs Aug 20, 2026

▼Node.js moved #8 → #10
▲PHP moved #6 → #5
▼MyBB moved #5 → #6
▲Answer moved #9 → #8
▲HumHub moved #10 → #9
▲PHP +4.2pp (25.7% → 29.9%)
▼NodeBB -2.5pp (55.7% → 53.2%)
▼Node.js -1.7pp (18.6% → 16.9%)

Aug 20, 2026vs Aug 19, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 4-5 → 4-7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

▲ INNode.js entered the top 10 (#14 → #8)
▼ OUTXenForo left the top 10 (#10 → #22)
▼XenForo moved #10 → #22
▲Node.js moved #14 → #8
▼HumHub moved #6 → #10
▲Docker moved #9 → #7
▲PHP moved #7 → #6
▼Answer moved #8 → #9
▲Node.js +6.7pp (11.9% → 18.6%)
▼HumHub -6.7pp (23.8% → 17.1%)
▼XenForo -6.7pp (16.7% → 10%)
▲Docker +6.2pp (16.7% → 22.9%)
▼phpBB -4.8pp (40.5% → 35.7%)
▼Discourse -2.9pp (92.9% → 90%)
▲PHP +1.9pp (23.8% → 25.7%)
▼MyBB -1.5pp (28.6% → 27.1%)
▲Flarum +1pp (61.9% → 62.9%)

Aug 19, 2026vs Aug 18, 2026

▲ INXenForo entered the top 10 (#12 → #10)
▼ OUTNode.js left the top 10 (#10 → #14)
▼Node.js moved #10 → #14
▼PHP moved #5 → #7
▲XenForo moved #12 → #10
▲MyBB moved #6 → #5
▲HumHub moved #7 → #6
▲Answer moved #9 → #8
▼Docker moved #8 → #9
▼Node.js -8.7pp (20.6% → 11.9%)
▼NodeBB -7.1pp (61.9% → 54.8%)
▼Flarum -6.4pp (68.3% → 61.9%)
▼PHP -6.4pp (30.2% → 23.8%)
▼Docker -5.5pp (22.2% → 16.7%)
▼HumHub -4.8pp (28.6% → 23.8%)
▼Answer -3.9pp (20.6% → 16.7%)
▼Discourse -2.3pp (95.2% → 92.9%)

Aug 18, 2026vs Aug 17, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 17, 2026vs Aug 16, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 16, 2026vs Aug 15, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 15, 2026vs Aug 14, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

The ranking, date by date

Top 10 on each archived date, exactly as published. Cite a date and it stays true: snapshots are append-only, and a correction appends a new revision rather than overwriting the original.

Sep 8, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-08-11 – 2026-09-08 · rules v7

#1Discourse89.3%
#2Flarum64.3%
#3NodeBB50%
#4PHP35.7%
#5phpBB32.1%
#6Docker28.6%
#7MyBB28.6%
#8Node.js28.6%
#9Circle23.2%
#10Answer17.9%

Sep 7, 202635 sampled answers · window 2026-08-10 – 2026-09-07 · rules v7

#1Discourse88.6%
#2Flarum62.9%
#3NodeBB51.4%
#4PHP37.1%
#5phpBB31.4%
#6Docker28.6%
#7MyBB25.7%
#8WordPress22.9%
#9Circle22.9%
#10Node.js22.9%

Sep 6, 202637 sampled answers · window 2026-08-09 – 2026-09-06 · rules v5-7

#1Discourse89.2%
#2Flarum62.2%
#3NodeBB51.4%
#4PHP35.1%
#5phpBB35.1%
#6Docker27%
#7MyBB27%
#8Node.js24.3%
#9WordPress21.6%
#10Circle21.6%

Sep 5, 202642 sampled answers · window 2026-08-08 – 2026-09-05 · rules v5-7

#1Discourse88.1%
#2Flarum64.3%
#3NodeBB54.8%
#4phpBB33.3%
#5PHP31%
#6Docker26.2%
#7MyBB26.2%
#8Node.js21.4%
#9WordPress19%
#10Circle19%

Sep 4, 202642 sampled answers · window 2026-08-07 – 2026-09-04 · rules v5-7

#1Discourse88.1%
#2Flarum64.3%
#3NodeBB54.8%
#4phpBB33.3%
#5PHP31%
#6Docker26.2%
#7MyBB26.2%
#8Node.js21.4%
#9WordPress19%
#10Circle19%

Sep 3, 202642 sampled answers · window 2026-08-06 – 2026-09-03 · rules v5-7

#1Discourse88.1%
#2Flarum64.3%
#3NodeBB54.8%
#4phpBB33.3%
#5PHP31%
#6Docker26.2%
#7MyBB26.2%
#8Node.js21.4%
#9WordPress19%
#10Circle19%

Sep 2, 202642 sampled answers · window 2026-08-05 – 2026-09-02 · rules v5-7

#1Discourse88.1%
#2Flarum64.3%
#3NodeBB54.8%
#4phpBB33.3%
#5PHP31%
#6Docker26.2%
#7MyBB26.2%
#8Node.js21.4%
#9WordPress19%
#10Circle19%

Sep 1, 202642 sampled answers · window 2026-08-04 – 2026-09-01 · rules v5-7

#1Discourse88.1%
#2Flarum64.3%
#3NodeBB54.8%
#4phpBB33.3%
#5PHP31%
#6Docker26.2%
#7MyBB26.2%
#8Node.js21.4%
#9WordPress19%
#10Circle19%

Aug 31, 202642 sampled answers · window 2026-08-03 – 2026-08-31 · rules v5-7

#1Discourse88.1%
#2Flarum64.3%
#3NodeBB54.8%
#4phpBB33.3%
#5PHP31%
#6Docker26.2%
#7MyBB26.2%
#8Node.js21.4%
#9WordPress19%
#10Circle19%

Aug 30, 202642 sampled answers · window 2026-08-02 – 2026-08-30 · rules v5-7

#1Discourse88.1%
#2Flarum64.3%
#3NodeBB54.8%
#4phpBB33.3%
#5PHP31%
#6Docker26.2%
#7MyBB26.2%
#8Node.js21.4%
#9WordPress19%
#10Circle19%

Aug 29, 202642 sampled answers · window 2026-08-01 – 2026-08-29 · rules v5-7

#1Discourse88.1%
#2Flarum64.3%
#3NodeBB54.8%
#4phpBB33.3%
#5PHP31%
#6Docker26.2%
#7MyBB26.2%
#8Node.js21.4%
#9WordPress19%
#10Circle19%

Aug 28, 202642 sampled answers · window 2026-07-31 – 2026-08-28 · rules v5-7

#1Discourse88.1%
#2Flarum64.3%
#3NodeBB54.8%
#4phpBB33.3%
#5PHP31%
#6Docker26.2%
#7MyBB26.2%
#8Node.js21.4%
#9WordPress19%
#10Circle19%

Aug 27, 202642 sampled answers · window 2026-07-30 – 2026-08-27 · rules v5-7

#1Discourse88.1%
#2Flarum64.3%
#3NodeBB54.8%
#4phpBB33.3%
#5PHP31%
#6Docker26.2%
#7MyBB26.2%
#8Node.js21.4%
#9WordPress19%
#10Circle19%

Aug 26, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-07-29 – 2026-08-26 · rules v4-7

#1Discourse89.3%
#2Flarum64.3%
#3NodeBB57.1%
#4phpBB35.7%
#5PHP30.4%
#6MyBB28.6%
#7Docker23.2%
#8Answer17.9%
#9WordPress17.9%
#10Circle17.9%

Aug 25, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-07-28 – 2026-08-25 · rules v4-7

#1Discourse89.3%
#2Flarum64.3%
#3NodeBB57.1%
#4phpBB35.7%
#5PHP30.4%
#6MyBB28.6%
#7Docker23.2%
#8Answer17.9%
#9WordPress17.9%
#10Circle17.9%

Aug 24, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-07-27 – 2026-08-24 · rules v4-7

#1Discourse89.3%
#2Flarum64.3%
#3NodeBB57.1%
#4phpBB35.7%
#5PHP30.4%
#6MyBB28.6%
#7Docker23.2%
#8Answer17.9%
#9WordPress17.9%
#10Circle17.9%

Aug 23, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-07-26 – 2026-08-23 · rules v4-7

#1Discourse89.3%
#2Flarum64.3%
#3NodeBB57.1%
#4phpBB35.7%
#5PHP30.4%
#6MyBB28.6%
#7Docker23.2%
#8Answer17.9%
#9WordPress17.9%
#10Circle17.9%

Aug 22, 202670 sampled answers · window 2026-07-25 – 2026-08-22 · rules v4-7

#1Discourse91.4%
#2Flarum62.9%
#3NodeBB54.3%
#4phpBB35.7%
#5PHP30%
#6MyBB27.1%
#7Docker22.9%
#8HumHub18.6%
#9Answer17.1%
#10Circle17.1%

Aug 21, 202677 sampled answers · window 2026-07-24 – 2026-08-21 · rules v4-7

#1Discourse90.9%
#2Flarum62.3%
#3NodeBB53.2%
#4phpBB36.4%
#5PHP29.9%
#6MyBB27.3%
#7Docker22.1%
#8Answer16.9%
#9HumHub16.9%
#10Node.js16.9%

Aug 20, 202670 sampled answers · window 2026-07-23 – 2026-08-20 · rules v4-7

#1Discourse90%
#2Flarum62.9%
#3NodeBB55.7%
#4phpBB35.7%
#5MyBB27.1%
#6PHP25.7%
#7Docker22.9%
#8Node.js18.6%
#9Answer17.1%
#10HumHub17.1%

Aug 19, 202642 sampled answers · window 2026-07-22 – 2026-08-19 · rules v4-5

#1Discourse92.9%
#2Flarum61.9%
#3NodeBB54.8%
#4phpBB40.5%
#5MyBB28.6%
#6HumHub23.8%
#7PHP23.8%
#8Answer16.7%
#9Docker16.7%
#10XenForo16.7%

Aug 18, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-07-21 – 2026-08-18 · rules v4-5

#1Discourse95.2%
#2Flarum68.3%
#3NodeBB61.9%
#4phpBB41.3%
#5PHP30.2%
#6MyBB28.6%
#7HumHub28.6%
#8Docker22.2%
#9Answer20.6%
#10Node.js20.6%

Aug 17, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-07-20 – 2026-08-17 · rules v4-5

#1Discourse95.2%
#2Flarum68.3%
#3NodeBB61.9%
#4phpBB41.3%
#5PHP30.2%
#6MyBB28.6%
#7HumHub28.6%
#8Docker22.2%
#9Answer20.6%
#10Node.js20.6%

Aug 16, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-07-19 – 2026-08-16 · rules v4-5

#1Discourse95.2%
#2Flarum68.3%
#3NodeBB61.9%
#4phpBB41.3%
#5PHP30.2%
#6MyBB28.6%
#7HumHub28.6%
#8Docker22.2%
#9Answer20.6%
#10Node.js20.6%

Aug 15, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-07-18 – 2026-08-15 · rules v4-5

#1Discourse95.2%
#2Flarum68.3%
#3NodeBB61.9%
#4phpBB41.3%
#5PHP30.2%
#6MyBB28.6%
#7HumHub28.6%
#8Docker22.2%
#9Answer20.6%
#10Node.js20.6%

Aug 14, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-07-17 – 2026-08-14 · rules v4-5

#1Discourse95.2%
#2Flarum68.3%
#3NodeBB61.9%
#4phpBB41.3%
#5PHP30.2%
#6MyBB28.6%
#7HumHub28.6%
#8Docker22.2%
#9Answer20.6%
#10Node.js20.6%

Read any date directly

Every archived date is machine-readable at /api/index/open-source-community-platforms/as-of/<YYYY-MM-DD>, which returns the ranking as it stood, with the extraction version and revision it was published under. Dates before the record begins return no_record rather than a recomputation — we do not reconstruct history on demand and present it as what we said. See what the engines actually said.

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