{"id":13275,"date":"2010-05-28T12:03:30","date_gmt":"2010-05-28T06:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/?p=13275"},"modified":"2020-05-24T10:00:17","modified_gmt":"2020-05-24T04:30:17","slug":"wordpress-forum-plugins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2010\/05\/wordpress-forum-plugins\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Top WordPress Forum Plugins: Install Site Forum in One Click"},"content":{"rendered":"

Looking to add a WordPress forum for your site? It is easy to add a forum to WordPress blog using forum plugins. Well, WordPress (WP) has evolved quite a bit since 2003 and now stands to be more than just a blogging system, it’s a full Content Management Service (CMS).<\/p>\n

One technology important to any thriving community is communication between its members.\u00a0 A forum is a great way to facilitate the\u00a0many-to-many conversations <\/strong>within a community that a blog cannot address.<\/p>\n

Add WordPress Forum<\/h2>\n

This article compares the popular service offerings available for adding a Forum to your WordPress site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nTal.ki Forums<\/strong><\/td>\nWP-Forum<\/strong><\/td>\nbbPress<\/strong><\/td>\nSimple: Press<\/strong><\/td>\nZingiri<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Facebook & Twitter Integration<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Email Notifications<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Embed Media & Videos<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nWith Add-On<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Search Engine Optimized URLS<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

1. Tal.ki Embeddable Forums<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"talki<\/strong><\/p>\n

The\u00a0Tal.ki Forum plugin<\/a> for WP is simple to install and configure as it automatically detects your WordPress theme and styles itself accordingly.\u00a0 Tal.ki really shines with it’s social network integration, allowing members to publish topics to their Facebook and Twitter feeds.\u00a0 Tal.ki is unique from the other plugins as the same forum can be embedded onto multiple websites, and not just WordPress.<\/p>\n

2. WP Forum Server<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"wp-forum\"<\/p>\n

The most popular forum plugin, with over 57,000 installs is\u00a0WP Forum Server<\/a>. \u00a0It \u00a0supports different skins and admins have the option to turn guest posting on or off with optional Captcha.\u00a0 Tight integration with WordPress makes this plugin easy to use and administer.<\/p>\n

3. bbPress Bulletin Boards<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"bbpress<\/strong><\/p>\n

bbPress is made by\u00a0Automattic, the people behind WordPress.\u00a0 bbPress<\/a> is separate software from WordPress and requires a bit more experience to set up, but it closely integrates with a WordPress blog and installs in one click<\/a>. Now available as an install-able plugin.<\/p>\n

4. Simple:Press<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"simplepress<\/p>\n

Simple:Press<\/a> is a feature rich forum plugin for WordPress. It is fully customizable and comes with a number of skins and icons.\u00a0 Through it\u2019s powerful and flexible permissions system it is suitable for those who wish to run private, specialist forums with invited members but is equally able to accommodate open, public forums that allow guest posting.<\/p>\n

5. Zingiri Forum<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"zingiri<\/p>\n

Zingiri is a unique plugin that integrates existing forum software, myBB, into WordPress. Zingiri provides the glue to connect MyBB, an easy to use, powerful, multilingual, feature-packed, and free forum software with WordPress. MyBB also includes a reputation system, multi-quote, and the ability to create custom BBCode (called MyCodes).<\/p>\n

Guest author\u00a0Vinnie Lauria is the co-founder of Lefora\u00a0Forum hosting and organizes the 5,000 member Silicon Valley New Tech Meetup which has featured hundreds of companies that have built their startup in Silicon Valley.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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