[wp-edu] Discussion board plugin

[Covello, Steve]

Keep in mind that you may need to pay a monthly membership fee to WPMU to have access to their plugins ($19/mo.)  – even if you only want one of them. You can stop membership anytime, but you may miss out on updates and support if you do. I have had a somewhat adversarial position to their pricing model and have chosen to buy competitor's products that were sufficient, even though I would have preferred not to.

On the other hand, you may prefer to pay the monthly fee to gain the advantage of all of the support resources if you need them, as well as having access to all the other plugins they provide that comes with membership. It depends on your needs.

It's not a bad thing – but just be informed before you consider the problem solved with a WPMU plugin.

Thx – Steve

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Steve Covello
Rich Media Specialist/Online Instructor
Granite State College
603-513-1346
Skype: steve.granitestate
Scheduling: http://meetme.so/stevecovello


From: Ronnie Burt <burtrw at gmail.com<mailto:burtrw at gmail.com>>
Reply-To: "wp-edu at lists.automattic.com<mailto:wp-edu at lists.automattic.com>" <wp-edu at lists.automattic.com<mailto:wp-edu at lists.automattic.com>>
Date: Thursday, April 11, 2013 2:08 PM
To: "wp-edu at lists.automattic.com<mailto:wp-edu at lists.automattic.com>" <wp-edu at lists.automattic.com<mailto:wp-edu at lists.automattic.com>>
Subject: Re: [wp-edu] Discussion board plugin

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

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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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