Student Website With Forum Development

I need a full-featured student-focused website built from scratch. The core of the project is classic website development, and the single non-negotiable feature is an integrated student forum where users can create threads, reply, and search past discussions.

The site’s overall purpose is to serve students—think of it as a lightweight campus hub rather than an e-commerce store or marketing portfolio—so the tone, structure, and navigation should feel familiar and welcoming to that audience.

Key points you should know before we begin
• Stack and CMS are your choice as long as they are modern, secure, and easy for me to update without touching code.
• Mobile responsiveness is critical; most students will visit on phones.
• I’m open to adding extras such as a resource library or mini course section later, so keep the architecture flexible.

Deliverables
• Fully responsive website front end and back end, deployed on my hosting.
• Student forum module with profile creation, posting, threaded replies, moderation tools, and search.
• Admin dashboard so I can manage users, forum categories, and basic page content.
• Brief handover guide (video or PDF) showing everyday tasks like approving posts and editing pages.

Once the forum is running smoothly, we can discuss phase-two enhancements, but for now let’s keep the scope tight around a clean, intuitive student site with a stable discussion area.