WP Discussion Board Features
WP Discussion Board is an easy way to add a discussion board, message board or simple forum to your WordPress site. The plugin creates a new post type, allows you to add a front-end log-in and registration form and decide who has access to your WP Discussion Board. We offer a free version and Pro version of the plugin.
| Feature | Free Version | Pro Version |
|---|---|---|
| User login / registration forms |  | |
| Register user as specific role | | |
| Require activation for user registrations | | |
| Admin approval for user registrations | – | |
| Hide wp-login.php | | |
| Restrict access by user role | | |
| Restrict usage by user role | | |
| Anti-spam protection | | |
| New topic moderation | | |
| Boards | 1 | Unlimited |
| Board permissions | – | |
| Child boards | – | |
| Subscribe to board | – | |
| Follow topics | – | |
| User profiles | – | |
| WYSIWYG editing | – | |
| Media uploads | – | |
| Categories and tags | – | |
| Widgets (Recent topics and replies) | – | |
| Top posters and top commenters | – | |
| Simple styles to match theme | | |
| Icons | | |
| Shortcodes for archives, recent topics and login form | | |
| Enqueue / Dequeue theme styles easily | | |
| Filters and actions for extending the plugin | | |
WP Discussion Board Pro Features
We also offer a Pro version of the plugin which takes WP Discussion Board to the next level by adding tons more forum functionality on top of what already exists in the free version. The Pro version which is for sale on this website includes:
Boards
WP Discussion Board Pro allows you to create sub-forums within your site. Your users can choose which board to allocate their topics to, allowing you to keep your forum nicely organized and helping your users find the topics they’re most interested in.
Each board is SEO-ready and can display a thumbnail image, description, and meta data, including:
- Number of topics within the board
- Number of replies to topics within the board
- Time since content was last added to the board (freshness)
- Number of users interacting on the board, either posting topics or replying to topics (voices)
Recent or most popular topics are listed below the meta data
Board Permissions
You can specify different access permissions by role for each board. So one board could be open to anyone to post on, and another board could only be available to users with a certain role, e.g. subscriber, customer, to post on. One board could be viewable by anyone, another board could only be viewed by admins. And so on.
Child Boards
WP Discussion Board Pro allows you to create sub-forums within your site. Your users can choose which board to allocate their topics to, allowing you to keep your forum nicely organized and helping your users find the topics they’re most interested in.
Subscribe to Board
Users can choose to subscribe (follow) specific boards in order to receive email notifications of any new topic or reply posted on that specific board.
Follow Topics
In WP Discussion Board Pro, users can subscribe to (follow) any topic they wish. They’ll receive an email notification whenever another user leaves a reply on the followed topic.
Users can choose to un-follow a topic at any time.
Admin Approvals
The admin approvals feature allows you to decide who can join your discussion board. When a new user registers for your site, you’ll receive an email with the user’s details and a link to approve the registration. If you decide not to approve the user, they won’t be able to post.
User Profiles
With user profiles, you can choose to display selected user information about each user on a dedicated page. Information includes:
- Biographical details for the user
- Date of joining
- Number of topics posted
- Number of replies posted
- In addition, you can also choose to display:
- A feed of topics started by the user
- A feed of replies made by the user
- A feed of topics followed by the user
WYSIWYG Editing
WP Discussion Board Pro gives you the option to enable a WYSIWYG editor on the front-end.
Media Uploads
WP Discussion Board Pro allows you to enable image uploads for new topics.
Categories and tags
You can define categories and tags for topics. Users can allocate their new topics to pre-existing categories and/or tags or you can choose to allow them to define their own.
Theme friendly
WP Discussion Board Pro is happy working with any WordPress theme. It has neutral styling and you can easily use custom CSS if you wish.
Recent Topics and Recent Replies widgets
WP Discussion Board Pro ships with a number of different widgets which can be added to your websites sidebar to display the most recent topics, replies and user data.
Top Posters and Top Commenters
Display lists of most active users
WP Discussion Board Pro Pricing
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STANDARD
normally $69
$49
$149
per year until cancelled
one-time payment
License Includes:
Pro Features:
BUSINESS
Most Popular
Most Popular
$89
$279
per year until cancelled
one-time payment
License Includes:
Basic Features:
AGENCY
normally $149
$129
$399
per year until cancelled
one-time payment
License Includes:
Pro Features:
Free Version
We also have a free version of the plugin available with limited features. If you’d like to use the this version of the plugin, use the button below to download it.