Comments on: Integrating Forums Into a WordPress Blog

By: Hillary Bost

Hillary Bost — Sun, 06 May 2012 20:28:47 +0000

Thanks for the references. I have been wanting to have a more forum like blog for a couple different niches I have been working on.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Sat, 05 May 2012 17:56:52 +0000

Kyle, I didn’t notice anything about Talki forum plugin. Do you know something about it that makes it avoidable?

I was going to try it out and see if it helps get the word out about my WordPress video course. What do you think?

By: CB Predator

CB Predator — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 06:59:43 +0000

i have been using phpbb since a month now…and its working like very smoothly on it…like very easily……integrated…..

Thanks to wordpress team.

By: deamonicangel

deamonicangel — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 21:30:32 +0000

I have also used simple press forum on my wordpress blog. It’s a plugin which is very easy to install and as Dawn says it can be themed to fit your current blog colours. The only downside of simple press is that you can’t generate a backup and store it on your computer or convert it to another forum type so it’s slightly limiting in that area. I have heard that it is planned for a future release so I highly recommend this forum.

I’ve tired bbpress in the past which is a forum created by wordpress that not-so-easily intergrates into wordpress. Maybe it was just me not being able to work it but simple press really is that simple compared to bbpress.

If you’re looking for a forum on your blog simple press is the forum software for you.

~ Deamonic Angel

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By: digitalwomen (Rebecca Hubbard)

digitalwomen (Rebecca Hubbard) — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 05:22:34 +0000

“How to Integrate Forums Into Your WordPress Blog” http://bit.ly/DwrmH

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By: Dawn

Dawn — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 20:21:42 +0000

I have used SimplePress Forums Plugin in the past and found it intergates completely, uses the same user id’s, etc. There are options to link to blog posts or have the blog posts show in the forum and also, comments can be linked to forum posts.

http://www.stuff.yellowswordfish.com/simplepress-forum/

It’s not as well-known as others mentioned, but certainly worth a look for a quick and easy install. I always found it easy to configure and use. It supports CSS, so you can match the style of your existing blog.

I should have shares in it

By: Josh

Josh — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:31:37 +0000

@Michael I think you have the right idea and I’m looking for something similar. When you click on the comments link at the bottom of the blog post it automatically goes to the corresponding thread on the forums that’s automatically created when a new blog post is created.

I have noticed that there is a vBulletin Plug-in that does this, but I’m not exactly going to shell out $180 for forums just yet, though there forums do look the best I’d I’d love to use them I can’t justify spending that much for forums on my mediocre blog site.

I don’t remember where I saw this, but it was somewhere on the vBulletin Forums. A website that uses this is here http://www.doomworld.com/

By: Stefano, WordPressMania

Stefano, WordPressMania — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:38:43 +0000

@Michael: Interesting vision.
Would you mind to list which forum features would you like to see in the comment system?
Could be an interesting extension to the Threated Comments Plugin (do you know it, don’t you?)

Stefano