I want to build a community website with forums and chat using a JavaScript stack using either a capable framework or a CMS. I am not keen on using PHP based frameworks and CMS like WordPress because I don’t know PHP and have already invested significant time in learning JavaScript. I also have to build it quickly.
Another alternative would be to build the core functionalities and use plugins for forums and chat. I have not done any research on plugins so far, but if anyone has experience using JS based plugins please let me know.