The new Strapi Community forum has been launched after several weeks of development. The community decided on using Discourse as the platform for the forum, after testing other options like GitHub Discussions. The goal of the forum is to provide excellent community support, make it easier for newcomers to find information, and increase engagement among users. The community Slack's limitations will be addressed by guiding users to the forums, where they can ask questions, discuss projects, and share custom plugins and extensions. The forum will be a hub for discussions and Q&A, while GitHub Issues and Product Board will handle bug reporting and feature requests.