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bbPress

Lightweight forum software that integrates with WordPress

Forums & Community ★ 50 stars Easy setup GPL-2.0

bbPress is lightweight, open-source forum software built by the WordPress team that adds discussion boards to any WordPress site. It supports topics, replies, moderation, and user roles within the WordPress admin.

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Key features

  • Native WordPress integration
  • Topics and replies
  • Role-based moderation
  • Plugin extensible

Strengths

  • Released under the GPL-2.0 license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • Written in PHP
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 256 MB RAM

Is bbPress secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for bbPress's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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SelfHostIndex: 62 · good

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   :alt: SelfHostIndex health score for bbPress
   :target: https://selfhostindex.com/app/bbpress-forum/

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