{"id":68139,"date":"2012-01-03T09:45:54","date_gmt":"2012-01-03T14:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wpmu.org\/?p=68139"},"modified":"2022-03-02T05:33:30","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T05:33:30","slug":"simplepress-a-fully-scalable-forum-plugin-for-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpmudev.com\/blog\/simplepress-a-fully-scalable-forum-plugin-for-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"Simple:Press: A Fully Scalable Forum Plugin for WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for a solid plugin option for adding forums to your WordPress site? You may not have heard of <a title=\"Simple:Press Forum plugin for WordPress\" href=\"http:\/\/simple-press.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Simple:Press<\/a>, since it&#8217;s not available in the WordPress plugin repository. <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/bbpress\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">bbPress<\/a> tends to dominate the plugin space for forum plugins, so I wanted to introduce you to another option, just in case you&#8217;re looking for something a little different.<\/p>\n<p>Simple:Press has been under development for the past six years, steadily becoming a full-featured <a href=\"https:\/\/wpmudev.com\/blog\/top-5-forum-plugins-for-wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\">WordPress forum plugin<\/a> that can scale into the thousands.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-68150\" title=\"simplepress\" src=\"https:\/\/wpmudev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/simplepress.png\" alt=\"Post image\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"500\" height=\"315\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Simple:Press Features:<\/h2>\n<p>Simple:Press boasts all the robust capabilities and <a href=\"http:\/\/simple-press.com\/features\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">features<\/a> of a standalone forum, seamlessly integrated into WordPress. Here are just a few of the most important features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fully integrated with WordPress user registrations and logins<\/li>\n<li>Supports WordPress 3.0 standard, Multisite and BuddyPress<\/li>\n<li>Optional Cookies to track Guests and Members<\/li>\n<li>Comprehensive Admin Options and Settings<\/li>\n<li>Underpinned by a powerful user and permission system<\/li>\n<li>Can create private and\/or public forums<\/li>\n<li>Optional Spam Prevention tool<\/li>\n<li>Optional post moderation (approval)<\/li>\n<li>User Signature and Avatars<\/li>\n<li>Forum Statistics \u2013 including who is online<\/li>\n<li>Admins Unread Post list with Quick Reply<\/li>\n<li>Subscription and Watched topics<\/li>\n<li>Image, Media and File Uploader<\/li>\n<li>User defined Topic Tags<\/li>\n<li>Fully customizable skins and icons<\/li>\n<li>Extended Member Profile Options with ability to add custom Profile data items<\/li>\n<li>Extensive set of Template Tags for showing forum data outside forum pages<\/li>\n<li>Custom icons for forum\/topics<\/li>\n<li>Custom Smileys and Badges<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/simple-press.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Simple:Press<\/a> is completely localized for language support and there&#8217;s a growing list of <a href=\"https:\/\/glotpress.simple-press.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">translations<\/a> available. It&#8217;s also created to be SEO friendly with optimized permalinks, page and browser title settings, and custom descriptions and keywords.<\/p>\n<h2>Why would you use Simple:Press instead of bbPress?<\/h2>\n<p>Many of you might be wondering why you might use the SimplePress plugin instead of bbPress, which seems to be the standard around these parts. Simple:Press has more features built in. While bbPress is widely used and has a large community of people contributing, many of its add-on features are only available through additional plugins at the moment. Simple:Press offers all the features you would expect from forum software in one package.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re the adventurous type, go ahead and give <a href=\"http:\/\/simple-press.com\/simplepress-version-5-beta-download\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Simple:Press 5.0 Beta<\/a> a spin. SP V5 requires WordPress 3.3+ and will not work with any other versions. For the latest updates, make sure to subscribe to the <a href=\"http:\/\/simple-press.com\/blog\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Simple:Press blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for a solid plugin option for adding forums to your WordPress site? 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