Discussion Board – WordPress Forum Plugin
Discussion Board is an easy way to add a forum to your WordPress site. It has a one-click installation and stacks of essential features that make it the leading WordPress forum plugin. In brief: Users can register and log in via a front-end form Users post new forum topics via a simple form Each for
Discussion Board is an easy way to add a forum to your WordPress site. It has a one-click installation and stacks of essential features that make it the leading WordPress forum plugin. In brief:
- Users can register and log in via a front-end form
- Users post new forum topics via a simple form
- Each forum topic is displayed on its own page where other users can reply
WordPress forum plugin demo
Test out a live demo version of our forum plugin here . Note that this demo includes some features only available with the Pro version. Feel free to register and post some sample content.
One-click installation
Discussion Board has a unique, one-click set-up. When you activate the plugin, it will automatically create the three pages you need to get your WordPress forum up and running:
- A log-in page
- A page with a form for users to post new topics
- A page to view existing topics.
Your WordPress forum is up and running straightaway with no need to do any further configuration if you don’t want to.
User management
A key feature of Discussion Board is the ability to control separately who can view your WordPress forum and who can actually post to it. You can specify the required role for users to post new topics and, separately, you can specify the required role for users to view topics. So, for instance, you could allow anyone to view the content but only permit specific user roles to post content.
Registration
You can specify which role new users will be assigned when they register. You can also require users to activate their registration by verifying their email address – this drastically reduces spam registrations.
In the Pro version , you also have the option to approve new registrations yourself if you want.
Front end log-in
Discussion Board has a complete front-end registration and log-in system. You can choose whether to use the standard WordPress system or keep everything on the front-end.
Spam reduction
As well as the restrictions over registration, you can limit the frequency that users can re-post. This will reduce possible spamming. As the owner of the site, you can also choose whether new topics should be published immediately or held as draft in order for you to moderate them. You can use standard WordPress settings to determine moderation levels for comments or set different rules for topics.
