[wp-edu] Discussion board plugin

[Jeff VanDrimmelen]

We use bbPress here at UNC.  It is a bit strange to get going, but works great.  We just configured a theme and folks create a forum site and use that rather than embed it on a site. 

Drawbacks are that you can not easily embed a forum on any page.  It has it's own hierarchy because of the way it is built.  But very nice and lots of goodies to go along with it. 

~Jeff 


On Thursday, April 11, 2013 at 2:08 PM Thursday, April11, Ronnie Burt wrote:

> Hey there,
> 
> This plugin is really simple to use and works perfectly on large multisite networks. No configuration or headaches :)
> 
> http://premium.wpmudev.org/project/forums/
> 
> It is well overdue for some new features and updates - though it may meet your needs. There should be quite a few new features and improvements in the next month or so. These new features are a direct result of feedback from the hundreds of universities and schools we work with. 
> 
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Ronnie Burt
> Director of Operations
> Edublogs | Incsub | WPMU DEV
> 
> Timezone: Austin, TX (UTC/GMT -6 hours) 
> Twitter: @ronnieburt
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 1:04 PM, Joseph Ugoretz <joseph.ugoretz at mhc.cuny.edu (mailto:joseph.ugoretz at mhc.cuny.edu)> wrote:
> > We have had fantastic success with Simple:Press. It is extremely feature-rich, so initial configuration can be challenging, but for the end-user or even for the site admin once it is set up it is completely friendly and effective.  
> > 
> > It is absolutely the best discussion board platform I have ever seen, far better than even dedicated forum software packages like phpBB, vBulletin or XenForo. 
> > 
> > Highly recommended. The plugin is free although support requires a paid membership (well worth it, the developers are responsive and helpful)  
> > 
> >  http://simple-press.com/
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Joe
> > 
> > Joseph Ugoretz, PhD
> > Associate Dean
> > Teaching, Learning and Technology
> > Macaulay Honors College
> > City University of New York
> > macaulay.cuny.edu (http://macaulay.cuny.edu)
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On Apr 11, 2013, at 1:56 PM, "Grogan, David" <David.Grogan at tufts.edu (mailto:David.Grogan at tufts.edu)> wrote:
> > 
> > > Hello,
> > > 
> > > Can anyone make a recommendation on a discussion board plugin to use in a WP site? This is a multi-site instance and I'd like individual site admins to be able to place the discussion board on any page within their site.
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > 
> > > David
> > > 
> > > --------------------------------------------------------------
> > > David Grogan
> > > Senior Solutions Specialist
> > > Educational & Scholarly Technology Services (ESTS)
> > > Tufts Technology Service (TTS) Tufts University
> > > 108 Bromfield Rd 
> > > Somerville, MA  02144
> > > 
> > > Phone: 617.627.2859 (tel:617.627.2859)
> > > Fax: 617.627.3082 (tel:617.627.3082)
> > > http://it.tufts.edu/ests
> > > 
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