Discourse is where power users argue in public. Scrape it for angles.
Adlicio reads the posts under any public Discourse topic and ranks the patterns into ad angles, each with a hook line and the verbatim quotes behind it.
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“Switched from Notion after their sync ate my notes twice.”
“The API is the only reason my whole team stays.”
“Still no dark mode in 2026, genuinely considering leaving.”
Power users leave the moment a core workflow breaks
“Their sync ate my notes twice.” Why power users switch for good.
Discourse powers official product forums, open-source projects, and niche hobbyist hubs, where the most engaged users post long, specific threads about what's missing, what they switched from, and what finally worked. Adlicio reads the public posts under any topic and ranks the recurring feature gaps, switching stories, and complaints into angles, with the verbatim quotes underneath.
What can you do with Discourse comments?
Scrape a competitor's forum for the feature gaps its own users raise.
Pull switching-from threads to find what makes engaged users leave a tool.
Lift power users' verbatim language to write copy native to the community.
Read the most-replied topics to find the desires that define a niche.
How does the Discourse scraper work?
- 01Paste a Discourse thread URL
Any public topic on any Discourse forum a logged-out visitor can read. No API key, no code.
- 02Adlicio reads the thread
It clusters the recurring problems, workarounds, and feature complaints across every reply in about 60 seconds.
- 03You get ranked angles
Each with a hook line and the forum quotes behind it, ready for Claude or ChatGPT.
The honest limits: Adlicio only reads what is already public, and it never posts, votes, or messages on your behalf.
“Really user-friendly for pulling comments from a thread, and the files it spits out are perfectly formatted, no messy cleanup needed.”
Discourse scraper FAQ
Does this need a Discourse account or API key?+
No. Adlicio reads the publicly visible posts under a topic, the same content any visitor sees, with no login, no API key, and no code.
Full guide: how to scrape Discourse forums →What can it pull from a Discourse forum?+
The public posts under a topic URL, the text and who posted it, which feed the same angle engine as every other source.
How do I know a forum runs Discourse?+
Many product, SaaS, open-source, and hobby communities do, the topic list with threaded replies. If the topic URL is public, Adlicio can read it.
Is scraping Discourse posts allowed?+
Adlicio only reads what is already public and takes no action on your behalf. It never posts, replies, or likes.
What do I actually get back?+
Ranked angles: the recurring feature gaps, switching stories, and complaints by frequency, a hook line for each, and the verbatim quotes behind them.
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Turn Discourse comments into one testable angle.
Start with one public page. Adlicio returns the angle, hook, and proof to try next.