ForumConverter
Migrates a phpBB forum into a bbPress forum.
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·10 active installs·Updated 14 years agoAs of April 2026, ForumConverter is a WordPress forum plugin with 10 active installations and a 1/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 12K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.2.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 14 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: bbPress.
1/51 reviews
10active installs
12K+total downloads
15 yearssince 2011
Overview
This plugin is under heavy development. Please do not use it in production unless your willing to accept difficulty of
upgrading or correctness of the conversion.
ForumConverter migrates post, topics, and users from one forum to a WordPress compatible forum. Currently,
ForumConverter supports phpBB 3.0.9 to bbPress 2.0 conversion in addition to migrating users as subscribers
to your WordPress blog.
ForumConverter migrates users from the source forum database to WordPress compatible forum so that migraters can take
advantage of BuddyPress social networking. This is not a bridge.
For phpBB-to-bbPress conversions, ForumConverter is capable of…
- reproducing the same forum tree structure for bbPress
- reproducing forum post using the same same user, timestamps, sticky flag
- allowing conv…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.2.1+ requiredTested up to 3.2.1 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.13
- Bug Fix: Make signatures editing on WordPress backend only make changes to the viewed profile.
Contributors
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