bbPress
Lightweight forum software that integrates with WordPress
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.
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
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