Hello, One of the blog www.sagardezign.com/blog is getting 10,000+ Unique Visits monthly. Now I feel to integrate a FORUM there keeping the same Color, Layout, Header as on the blog. Please someone guide me STEP by STEP instruction and can anyone name some forums scripts. I heard for vbulletien, BBpress, PHPbb and few more. Or Is there any WP PLUGINS available for this.
simplemachines.org is best php/mysql forum software...............css will play important role in color, header and all layout.
Actually, the best thing is to code the template of the forum to make it feel like the wordpress site. As far as i can tell, the plugins of IPB, phpBB, VB, SMF are for database integration. Well you can use forum scripts like simplepress which is especially made for wordpress.
So you suggest me install SIMPLEPRESS script and than customize the header and sidebars. BUT isn't it too much of work for newbie. I had seen a wordpress blog and a forum was integrated to it as if used some PLUGIN. It was beautifully done. Can anyone suggest such kind of method or scripts.
have you considered bbpress forum software. http://bbpress.org/ bbpress is from wordpress developers and its just plug and play with your wordpress blog. Even headers can be customized.
Everything is not a plug in. Believe it or not, some people actually learn some code or design skills to do the things that they want.
Just search for forum on the plugin page of wordpress, there are a few, from simpler ones to full systems. They will be built in fully with your site, so no mysql changes needed, but in most cases a little coding is expected to do even with plugins - so they will look like the way you want it.
oh! almost forgot. you can embedd a forum inside wordpress blog using vanilla. Its very easy just paste few lines of code. check this out: http://vanillaforums.org/features/embed-vanilla With that being said, if you still looking for wordpress forum plugins, download the below plugins http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/talki-embeddable-forums/ http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/mingle-forum/
Well thanks for this help. I guess MIngle PLugin would be better. As it looks easier. BTW Vanilla more easier BUT it seems it is a paid version.