WordPress Discussion Plugins

bbPress is forum software for WordPress.

Completely disables comments functionality from backend and frontend. Just install it, nothing to configure!

An admin interface to control the default comment and trackback settings on new posts, pages and custom post types.

Asgaros Forum is the best forum-plugin for WordPress! It comes with dozens of features in a beautiful design and stays simple and fast.

Set custom avatars for users with no Gravatar. The avatar will be the first (or any other) letter of user's name on a colorful background.

Decent Comments shows what people say. A more engaging way to show comments.

Build powerful communities with Forumax. A fully standalone, feature-rich forum plugin with voting, private replies, and Elementor integration.

Add comment subscriptions to the blog comment form.

Integrate Ultimate Member with the forum plugin ForumWP.

Replace the comments on your WordPress blog posts with topics from an integrated bbPress install

Powerful and invisible fighter against comment spam.

A WordPress-BuddyPress plugin to set fancy custom avatars for users with no Gravatar and no profile picture.

This plugin adds user signature support to bbPress 2.0.

The DMN (Hush) plugin allows you to disable comments on your WordPress site.

Better bbPress Signature is signature plugin to add option for member signature for bbPress forums

Universal commenting system with cross-site profiles, reputation scores, and real-time analytics.

Allows you to enable comments on posts which are older than the comment deadline set in discussion settings.

Seamlessly integrate Reddit discussions and publishing capabilities into your WordPress site.

This plugin allows your readership to reply to your posts via Twitter and App.net using a beautiful, simple reply tool.

The Dispito comment system replaces your WordPress comment system with your comments hosted and powered by Dispito.

BBP Auto-Close Topics will automatically close bbPress topics after an admin-specified time period.

Enhance community engagement with a video-enabled forum and Q&A board, supporting multimedia posts and monetization.

Enables per-post override of "Automatically close comments on posts older than" option in the WP Discussion Settings.

Send automated email to your blog's commenters everytime you reply their comments on the blog's comment system.

Asks commenters to write their names in the language that your blog uses.

This plugin adds some of the most-requested views for bbPress

Replace Disqus with a privacy-first comment system. No tracking, no ads, 2x faster. GDPR compliant. 30-day trial available.

A powerful forum plugin for WordPress, developed by Believe Creative, enabling question-and-answer discussions.