Discussion Board is a free plugin designed to help you add a forum in WordPress. Install it in one click, and experience the many features that make it one of the top forum plugins. 

Discussion Board displays every subject on a separate page, where users can comment and interact. Users can register, log in, and post new topics with this plugin on your site. With the plugin, you’ll have your forum active in no time, with extra configuration options if you need them. Other forum plugins to try are bbPress, Forum Engine, and CM Answers.

User profiles and registration

The plugin lets you create different user profiles. It means that you control who can view and who can post on the forum. When users register, you can assign them a role, and users must verify their email addresses. In this way, Discussion Board helps you to reduce spam registrations.

To reduce spam comments, you can limit how often users can post. Also, it gives you the option to moderate new topics before it gets published. It’s simple to set moderation levels and different rules using the standard WordPress settings. 

Theme integration and shortcodes

Use the plugin with any theme, and change colors with the Customizer. There are three layouts, and you choose between the standard archive or classic forum layouts. Install the plugin and use the default settings, or use the optional templates to let your templates match the theme of your site.

Forum benefits

Forums give you the SEO benefits of user-generated content and their use of keywords unknown to you. It leads to higher engagement, and users will stick around for longer, a key metric used by Google.

You get to know your users through a forum, whether you use it for support or as a discussion board. When they register, you have their email address and your market to people who already have an interest in your product or service. The insights you gain from interacting with your users will help to boost your marketing.

Higher engagement and SEO benefits

When you create a forum with Discussion Board, users will interact with you and stay longer on your site. It improves your SEO and puts you in touch with people interested in your product or services. Install with one click or customize with the available shortcodes.