Turn your site into a place people can bump into each other
5 hours ago
- #community-feature
- #web-experiment
- #open-source
- Town Square is an experimental feature added to the website to simulate a small community space.
- It displays stick figures representing other visitors, showing their current page and enabling real-time chat.
- The goal is to foster a sense of human presence online, without accounts, profiles, or permanent history.
- It has been open-sourced for others to integrate into their websites, with options for self-hosting or using a public server.
- Future ideas include adding interactive props, improving chat UX, and creating interconnected networks of Town Squares akin to webrings.
- Feedback and suggestions are encouraged via email to help shape its development.