From the Problogger ‘How To…’ Group Writing Project, blogHelper offers great help on the subject of “Integrating a forum with WordPress”:
One of the most popular questions I’m e-mailed with is usually along the lines of: How do I integrate a forum with my WordPress (WP) blog?. Often, this is with reference to using WP as a more web site-ish CMS, e.g. a community site. So, I thought I’d kill three birds with this post. One: Write a (hopefully) brief guide answering the abovementioned question. Two: Before writing a how-to on using WP for a community site, prepare for it by tackling the forum integration issue first. Three: Participate in ProBlogger’s latest group writing project (which will be my first ever participation BTW).
Now, let’s get to work. I’ll list each option I know of, along with instructions or more likely, links to those elsewhere on how to integrate it with WordPress – both backend, e.g. user accounts, and layout/design-wise.
We’re not ready for this at BloodhoundBlog, but this is an eminently doable next step of blogevolution. The forum software discussed is available to you as a part of your hosting package if you host your own domain. And where a weblog can serve hundreds of active members, a forum can serve thousands…
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jf.sellsius says:
We love WordPress because it is open source & there are always new goodies coming down the pipeline.
September 26, 2006 — 7:50 pm