I sent you an email, but figured I would leave a review where others can see.
When I first found Waterhole I immediately thought I would give it a go. I have never built a forum and I am no expert when it comes to PHP and Laravel development, but I know the basics and it did not take long for me to figure out how things work and how to extend the forum in my own ways. I was unsure if I would want to pay for the license because I know there are other options, but after about a day of playing around I just went for it.
No regrets.
I am very impressed with this product. It has been super helpful for getting a community going in no time just right out of the box. Having now expanded it a bit and seeing what I can do with it, I can safely say that I may purchase another license in the future for another project. Super easy to use, looks great on its own but super easy to make it look how you want as well. The control panel is easy to use and customize. Easy to learn and has pretty good docs and reference.
I do hope to see reports and polls added in the future. I may turn my polls components into an extension and post it on the Waterhole forum when its done. Possibly a photo gallery down the line!
Thanks for building Waterhole!