Wordpress and dedicated forum (IPS, Vb or XF)?

[MTT]

Using the last version of Wordpress which dedicated forum is the best for integrating it with the blog? I need the signle sign on option and the cross posting from blog to forum. Many plugins for Mybb and Phpbb are very very old and even if I tried to fix them they're very unstable.

 

[Alfa1]

Have you looked into BuddyBoss?

Build online communities, sell courses & memberships on WordPress

www.buddyboss.com

XF and vb do not have integration with WordPress. It is however the most popular recent suggestion for XF and the XF team tends to implement suggestions that are very popular. So if you have time to wait for XF2.2 then this could be interesting.

Single Sign On (Connect XF with XF, WordPress, etc)

It would be really awesome if we would be able to connect multiple XF installs. Or a XF install with Wordpress, Magento, MediaWiki, etc. Members would be able to use multiple sites and scripts with the same login or while they keep being logged in. XF 2.1 has a REST API. Please extend this to...

xenforo.com

IPS already has WordPress SSO.

Wordpress

Introduction You can link Invision Community with a Wordpress site to allow users to sign into one community using their credentials from another. First you need to decide which direction the login should happen: Allow users to log into your Invision Community with their account on a Wordpress si...

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I am however not quite sure what it entails or if it has API integration, widgets, automatic synch of members, etc.
Matt M could you explain what the IPS <-> WP integration entails?

 

[MTT]

Mmmh, when will come out the 2.2 of XF?

 

[haqzore]

Alfa1 - is buddyboss free?

I see paid options, then a link right below to download free, but no explanation of the difference. Are the paid options hosted by buddyboss, while the free download is self-hosted?

 

[Dan18]

BuddyBoss

That is pretty slick UI.

 

[Alfa1]

Mmmh, when will come out the 2.2 of XF?

No one knows. See:

An update from XenForo

Recently, we've had a few questions regarding our progress towards version 2.2 of XenForo, so it feels like the time is right to post an update to keep you all in the loop. First things first, we have to say that 2.2 isn't as far along as we would have liked. However, it is now our primary...

xenforo.com

Alfa1 - is buddyboss free?

I see paid options, then a link right below to download free, but no explanation of the difference. Are the paid options hosted by buddyboss, while the free download is self-hosted?

No.

Pricing • BuddyBoss

Choose the plan that best fits your needs and start selling memberships and online courses. Build online communities on WordPress with BuddyBoss.

www.buddyboss.com

That is pretty slick UI.

Yes, indeed. And fully integrated with WordPress.

 

[Dan18]

And fully integrated with WordPress.

I don't even need WP
Exploring on it atm, and every page is just so clean!

 

[Alfa1]

I don't even need WP

There are about ten trillion addons for WordPress and therefore also for BuddyBoss.

 

[haqzore]

No.

Pricing • BuddyBoss

Choose the plan that best fits your needs and start selling memberships and online courses. Build online communities on WordPress with BuddyBoss.

www.buddyboss.com

What is this?

https://buddyboss.com/free-downloads/buddyboss-platform.php

 

[overcast]

Not exactly XF add on but have you tried WPForo? It's a good forum.

 

[MTT]

I used it for a small project and it's a nice forum, better than Simpleress for sure. This time since, hopefully, is a bigger project I would like something more likely a IPS, vB or XF tho. Respect a minor forum plugin they make me feel more sure about the future

 

[Joel R]

IPS (Invision Community) offers native oAuth 2 integration with WordPress, combining a premium community experience with the world's largest CMS. This was a recent feature release to IPS.

IPS also natively supports the external embed of community content into your WordPress:

How to use Invision Community content in Wordpress in under 5 minutes

If youve already got a Wordpress website, and have recently added an Invision Community, you might want to show recent posts or topics right on your Wordpress site. You might think this involves complex programming and custom themes, but thanks to some Pages magic, its a very simple task that you...

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And finally, IPS has an SSO file in the third party Marketplace that's been well supported for many years if you'd like a more seamless sign on experience.

 

[haqzore]

And finally, IPS has an SSO file in the third party Marketplace that's been well supported for many years if you'd like a more seamless sign on experience.

Can I bother you for a link?

 

[overcast]

I must say IPS is all time favorite. You just use them once and never have to look back. Especially for creating membership based forums and communities this is a good forum script.

 

[DanielF]

Can I bother you for a link?

WordPress SSO

This plugin replaces the default IPS4 front-end login/registration system with WordPress. This plugin contains the following features Role syncing: The ability to move users into IPS4 groups dependant on the role assigned to them in WordPress. Account Management: Relevant account management pages...

invisioncommunity.com

 

[Alfa1]

What is this?

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https://buddyboss.com/free-downloads/buddyboss-platform.php

Buddyboss is free but the paid version offers various addons that seem essential to me.

 

[Wendell]

I use wpForo with my community website that gets between 50k and 100k uniques per month (depends on the season, but we're on the lower end at the moment). Have a look, if you are interested in seeing wpForo in action: https://rplstoday.com/community/

 

[Kyrie]

I use wpForo with my community website that gets between 50k and 100k uniques per month (depends on the season, but we're on the lower end at the moment). Have a look, if you are interested in seeing wpForo in action: https://rplstoday.com/community/

wpForo is nice but last time I used it took a bit to get it set-up. is it more out-of-the-box now?

Also, your registration page for your site is beautiful.

 

[Regs]

Hi Alfa1

To help you guys out, the buddyboss platform itself is free. The "slick UI" is actually the theme that is a paid for product/subscription.

The platform itself is/was a fork of buddypress and bbpress so if already have a theme that builds on top of those, the platform should just work when you install it (and then deactivate buddypress/bbpress). Note you can turn off the forums/bbpress component so if there is some sort of other forum software you want to use, that shouldn't be a blocker.

The platform theme adds on the ui you see and includes integrations with a growing list of 3rd party plugins (mostly of the "professional" variety such as Learndash and lifterlms (I think that is ready, not sure))

Cheers,

Regs.

 

[Kyrie]

Hi Alfa1

To help you guys out, the buddyboss platform itself is free. The "slick UI" is actually the theme that is a paid for product/subscription.

The platform itself is/was a fork of buddypress and bbpress so if already have a theme that builds on top of those, the platform should just work when you install it (and then deactivate buddypress/bbpress). Note you can turn off the forums/bbpress component so if there is some sort of other forum software you want to use, that shouldn't be a blocker.

The platform theme adds on the ui you see and includes integrations with a growing list of 3rd party plugins (mostly of the "professional" variety such as Learndash and lifterlms (I think that is ready, not sure))

Cheers,

Regs.

BuddyBoss looks absolutely incredible. Did it get revamped recently? Also, what type of support do you have for various other wordpress plugins?