I need to integrate a forum with my Wordpress blog. Do I go with A) BBpress B) Vbulletin C) Phpbb Price doesn't matter. My main concerns are A) User logins MUST be integrated for the forum and blog. Would this be a problem with vbulletin and phpbb? Would upgrading versions of wordpress cause chaos? B) Features. I need a lot of features such as private messaging, avatars, profiles, reputation, etc. Are these even available with BBpress? C) Design. I really like the design of vbulletin a lot better. Looks more professional, imo. Would the design of a different platform be able to be modified to look like vbulletin? In other words, how hard would it be to take BBpress and make a vbulletin skin fit on it? Also, are any of these platforms "better" for SEO?
You'd be better asking here - http://forums.digitalpoint.com/forumdisplay.php?f=64 Personally I'd go with vbulletin, then phpBB based on my experience with the two, although I never integrated them with a blog.