Wordpress forums

[Nomad]

Has anyone tried creating forums on wordpress? What's your experience like? I am running forum built with wordpress since 10 months.

 

[stijl]

If your members comfortable thats everything, I’ve worked with bbpress, buddypress and Simple Press and had mixed results with community confidence and dev updates for the plugin.

Nothing beats a stand alone community.

 

[meetdilip]

Bad idea! Never been the same as full-fledged forum software.

 

[WebHostVoice]

Do not use WordPress for the forum. It can break at any time. 😀

The standalone forum software is much better than the WordPress forum.

 

[Kale]

Rather use stand alone. I used Joomla before and had like the Community Builder forum which had mixed reactions from users. A site I was a member on used it as their forum and didn't mind it then myself.

 

[Nomad]

Do not use WordPress for the forum. It can break at any time. 😀

The standalone forum software is much better than the WordPress forum.

Yes, the standalone forum software is much better, however, running a WordPress site is easier than running a site built on forum script for novices.

 

[Page]

Nope, never used it. DOesn't offer all options anyway like a normal software

 

[Deleted member 17779]

I haven't done it but I've thought about it.

 

[Deathstarr]

Do not use WordPress for the forum. It can break at any time. 😀

The standalone forum software is much better than the WordPress forum.

thats a pretty bold statement.


LowEndTalk.com uses BBpress

 

[Nomad]

If you are running a forum and a blog at the same time, wouldn't it be nice to use wordpress for the forum as well as blog?

 

[meetdilip]

Are there any themes for bbPress?

 

[Deleted member 17779]

If you are running a forum and a blog at the same time, wouldn't it be nice to use wordpress for the forum as well as blog?

If you already have a blog with Wordpress, I would think it would be easier to use the Wordpress forum alongside your blog.

 

[Nomad]

If you already have a blog with Wordpress, I would think it would be easier to use the Wordpress forum alongside your blog.

This is my favorite way to build a forum on wordpress blog. It is easier to manage your forum and blog if they are built on the same platform. However, installing a forum software on a directory and running a forum is also a good option.