Discussion Board – WordPress Forum Plugin
Discussion Board is a simple, effective way to add a forum or discussion board to your site, helping you build and engage an active community.
4.6(43 reviews)
·2.0K+ active installs·Updated 2 months agoAs of April 2026, Discussion Board is a WordPress community plugin with 2.0K+ active installations and a 4.6/5 rating from 43 reviews. It has been downloaded 163K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.3+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2016. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Download volume is stable this week. Top alternative: Ultimate Member – User Profile….
4.6/543 reviews
2.0K+active installs
163K+total downloads
10 yearssince 2016
Overview
Discussion Board is an easy way to add a forum to your WordPress site. It has a one-click installation and stacks of essential features that make it the leading WordPress forum plugin. In brief:
- Users can register and log in via a front-end form
- Users post new forum topics via a simple form
- Each forum topic is displayed on its own page where other users can reply
WordPress forum plugin demo
Test out a live demo version of our forum plugin here. Note that this demo includes some features only available with the Pro version. Feel free to register and post some sample content.
One-click installation
Discussion Board has a unique, one-click set-up. When you activate the plugin, it will automatically create the three pages you need to get your WordPress forum up and running:
- A log-in page
- A…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
Single topics page cannot adjust between Full width and Site Width
by Mansur·1 year ago·1 reply
I cannot find any archive page work on Avada page..
Single Topics cannot be detected by Avada Template System
So far so good
by rkoffe·1 year ago·1 reply
I just started using this tool and it’s been a breeze so far. Thank you.
Excellent
by ابوالقاسم کریمی·1 year ago·1 reply
Excellent
Intro to Discussion Board
by jubiladokpmetz·1 year ago·2 replies
As an advanced wp beginner, a bit disappointed, can not find a tutorial on-line for the plug in, as with other forum plug-ins. And sorta minimal set up instructions. Any advice?
excellent
by abeland1·2 years ago·1 reply
I highly recommend This product.
Download Trends
Today: 24Yesterday: 31This week: 211Period total: 17K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.3+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
Version Adoption
v2.5
88.2%
v2.4
8.5%
v2.3
3.3%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
2.5.8, January 12, 2026
*Fixed: Critical error impacting Discussion Boards Profiles functionality.
*Fixed: Plugin Vulnerability to Broken Access Control
Contributors
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